Members metalaxe Posted January 20, 2012 Members Share Posted January 20, 2012 WATCH IN HD! [video=youtube;F3YfnrGjGIM] and PLEASE read the description!!! PLEASE!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members munizfire Posted January 20, 2012 Members Share Posted January 20, 2012 they sound the same to me (1080p) but I'm listening thru my iMac speakers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members grunge782 Posted January 20, 2012 Members Share Posted January 20, 2012 I liked the EMG a lot more (can't believe I am actually saying that ). The Aftermath did sound a little bit looser and more "responsive", but otherwise the EMG sounded clearly and heavier to my ears. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members nakedzen Posted January 20, 2012 Members Share Posted January 20, 2012 Pretty close. EMG is a bit sharper and tighter and AM has more meat to it. Would sound great mixed together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mizati20 Posted January 20, 2012 Members Share Posted January 20, 2012 Thought they both sounded like overcompressed {censored} Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members OceansBetweenUs Posted January 20, 2012 Members Share Posted January 20, 2012 EMG sounded a bit tighter, otherwise identical. Never would have noticed a difference if you didn't point it out for listening's sake. Heavy tone from the SLO - makes me wanna change the tubes in my Jet City and drop my tunings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members metalaxe Posted January 20, 2012 Author Members Share Posted January 20, 2012 it's a HR50 actually Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Harvester1199 Posted January 20, 2012 Members Share Posted January 20, 2012 gotta love emg's, running emg's @ 18 volts? if not try that...even better! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members metalaxe Posted January 20, 2012 Author Members Share Posted January 20, 2012 usually yes, in this case it's only 9v though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members shred-o-holic Posted January 20, 2012 Members Share Posted January 20, 2012 The AM sounds fuzzier in that example.......on the pinch harmonic it does.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DVaz Posted January 20, 2012 Members Share Posted January 20, 2012 Lasse, you git. It was you that made me switch from the AM as my main pickup to the 81, and I named the bloody thing! I'd A/Bd them before. With amps dialed in well for the AM, the 81 always sounded thin and crap. Then I heard your clip from ages ago, gave the 81 another shot (I used em for years before BK) and like the 81 better. So I got another 81, dialed in as best I could for it, and tried to match the tightness and clarity with the AM. Not possible. The AM sounds almost like its 1/4 neck pickup by comparison. This comparison is consistent with that experience. I'm still using BKs, but the 81 is my go to for anything fast and detuned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members metalaxe Posted January 20, 2012 Author Members Share Posted January 20, 2012 yeah, if you want tight there's no way past the 81 IME Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DVaz Posted January 20, 2012 Members Share Posted January 20, 2012 yeah, if you want tight there's no way past the 81 IME Which makes it my main pickup now When I say 'fast and detuned' thats most of what I play. Aftermath doing the best I could with it in drop B @~250 (a little more or less through the course of the track). Its an old clip (learned a lot in the last year), I could do better now. Will be using an 81 for it next time I record it. PIttbull CL, Ubercab, and iirc md421 and AT4050 http://soundcloud.com/mdv/apotheosis-by-mdv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ss454 Posted January 20, 2012 Members Share Posted January 20, 2012 I actually liked the more organic sound of the BKP...it really showed on the pinch harmonic too. Now if you like a bit tighter sound and really wanted a sharp squeel on that harmonic then the EMG would be the way to go. Either way the EMG held it's own with the BKP for this type of music. Now try that again through a VHT UL and see how that BKP sounds with an ultra tight amp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DVaz Posted January 20, 2012 Members Share Posted January 20, 2012 I actually liked the more organic sound of the BKP...it really showed on the pinch harmonic too. Now if you like a bit tighter sound and really wanted a sharp squeel on that harmonic then the EMG would be the way to go. Either way the EMG held it's own with the BKP for this type of music. Now try that again through a VHT UL and see how that BKP sounds with an ultra tight amp. See post above Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members satannica Posted January 20, 2012 Members Share Posted January 20, 2012 EMG81 by FAR! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitarbilly74 Posted January 20, 2012 Members Share Posted January 20, 2012 EMG 81 is IMHO the best high gain pickup ever... it's been an industry standard for 30 years now and I still can't find a pickup that matches it. I used it for a long time, and then got caught on the internet BS that it is sterile etc and tried a bunch of passive pickups for about 7 years trying to convince myself that they were better. Ended up going back to my good old 81/85 set and I couldn't be happier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SG-DAWG Posted January 20, 2012 Members Share Posted January 20, 2012 EMG 81 is IMHO the best high gain pickup ever... it's been an industry standard for 30 years now and I still can't find a pickup that matches it. I used it for a long time, and then got caught on the internet BS that it is sterile etc and tried a bunch of passive pickups for about 7 years trying to convince myself that they were better. Ended up going back to my good old 81/85 set and I couldn't be happier. Im the same way. Most of my guitars are emg loaded. I will say though that the motorcity pups (solution and hellbaby) are the only ones i ever liked for passives. I had a painkiller and hated it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Hardvalve Posted January 20, 2012 Members Share Posted January 20, 2012 I personally like the 85 better in the bridge of Alder bodied guitars, and The Blackout in Les Paul/Mahogany stled guitars for metal. The 81 has always been too bright for me. I prefer actives for metal over most passives. I like passives for blues/classic rock styled music. There are exceptions of course, but the video sounded better with the EMG for the music played. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members shred-o-holic Posted January 20, 2012 Members Share Posted January 20, 2012 I had a painkiller and hated it. I despise the Pain Killer.......twang city. I also changed out to the 81 to the 85 because of the warmer sound.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cobrahead1030 Posted January 20, 2012 Members Share Posted January 20, 2012 I agree the 81 sounded better there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Oblivion DC Posted January 20, 2012 Members Share Posted January 20, 2012 I agree the 81 sounded better there Yeah, agreed. The Aftermath actually sounds fuzzy, as if it's set up too close to the strings to be clear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members magh8 Posted January 20, 2012 Members Share Posted January 20, 2012 81 sounds better here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members satannica Posted January 20, 2012 Members Share Posted January 20, 2012 I bought a Warpig set on the intense recommendations here. Went back to EMG - the store took em back happily, though that's probably because I buy tonnes from em! My friend has a Nailbomb set in his Warlock though and it sounds crushing. I'd still stand by my EMGs though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members the_bleeding Posted January 20, 2012 Members Share Posted January 20, 2012 after watching that video, i'm pissed that you got your double hex row aftermath engraved when Tim told me he wouldn't do it to my warpig because it looked silly 2 years ago. Aftermath was more awesomer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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