Members Qlippothic Posted March 7, 2007 Members Share Posted March 7, 2007 has anyone compared the Seymour Duncan Livewire Metal Humbucker to the EMG 81? which did you like better, and why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Chrisjd Posted March 7, 2007 Members Share Posted March 7, 2007 Good question, I would also like to know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sukeetoshyoo88 Posted March 7, 2007 Members Share Posted March 7, 2007 i liked the 85 more than the livewires. the livewires were chunkier, but the 85 was much more clearer. edit. i never really liked the 81. and the livewires have alot more mids then hte 81. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dave Owens Posted March 7, 2007 Members Share Posted March 7, 2007 i have a SD Livewire..its the only active i have..its not bad.. def a phat sound.its the same pickup Jim Martin used in Faith no More. i use 2 transistor batteries in it..18 volt man. its got a scalloped neck and stock fender bridge with some other tweeks.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Stazinish Posted March 7, 2007 Members Share Posted March 7, 2007 Yeah I'm interested in this as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Qlippothic Posted March 7, 2007 Author Members Share Posted March 7, 2007 then again, SD has the new Blackouts... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members nrarocks Posted March 7, 2007 Members Share Posted March 7, 2007 What are those? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Qlippothic Posted March 7, 2007 Author Members Share Posted March 7, 2007 new active pups - similar to EMGs, but supposedly 'better' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members nrarocks Posted March 7, 2007 Members Share Posted March 7, 2007 Hm, I don't see them on their website. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Qlippothic Posted March 7, 2007 Author Members Share Posted March 7, 2007 Hm, I don't see them on their website. here ya go: http://www.americanmusical.com/item--i-SEY-AHB1-B.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Savage_Daze Posted March 7, 2007 Members Share Posted March 7, 2007 Intersting . . . better than EMG . . . . intersting . . . better than EMG . . . intersting indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members outkastin2g Posted March 7, 2007 Members Share Posted March 7, 2007 are those the ones that are supposed to be 12 db less noisier than emgs or something when you are near a tv or monitor and the like (the new duncans i mean) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Qlippothic Posted March 7, 2007 Author Members Share Posted March 7, 2007 of course 'better' is subjective - in everything Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members septopus Posted March 7, 2007 Members Share Posted March 7, 2007 Dunno, EMG 81/85 is a nice combo though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Wolfeman28 Posted March 7, 2007 Members Share Posted March 7, 2007 I did this a while back to test the difference.... Short, but you can hear a difference.... Same guitar, same amp, just swapped the PU's out.... Keep in mind that the 85 was hooked up to the Livewire 'schematic', so values of pots etc were not what they should have been. But, I think it shows(at least in terms of high gain rhythm) that these pickups have very similar properties, but at the same time you can hear a subtle difference. My LW's seem to have a much higher output than the 81/85 also... It isn't a big difference on paper, but the LW Metal pushes the amp alot more than the EMG's, you have to try them to hear what I mean. Excuse the cheap riff, sloppy playing, bad recording, and failure to tune after swapping the PU..... It's just a comparison anyway..... EDIT- Yeah I suppose a link would help.... DOh!!! http://www.soundclick.com/bands/pagemusic.cfm?bandID=243947 Download it, don't stream it.... SC makes stuff sound like {censored} Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members joeyinflames Posted March 7, 2007 Members Share Posted March 7, 2007 emg 81 in basswood vs emg 85 in basswood? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sukeetoshyoo88 Posted March 7, 2007 Members Share Posted March 7, 2007 i agree on the livewires having alot more output, but i dont know, to me the 85 just sounded alot better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Wolfeman28 Posted March 7, 2007 Members Share Posted March 7, 2007 i agree on the livewires having alot more output, but i dont know, to me the 85 just sounded alot better. I agree. I like the bass response and the high output of the Livewire, but the 85 seems so much tighter..... My vote goes for EMG's, although the Livewires will always have a home in my baritone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Qlippothic Posted March 7, 2007 Author Members Share Posted March 7, 2007 the 85 seemed have abit more low mids in that clip, whereas the Livewire seemed abit more upper mids-heavy, at least to my ear... thanks for posting it. The 85 is alnico V, whereas the 81 is ceramic, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sukeetoshyoo88 Posted March 7, 2007 Members Share Posted March 7, 2007 is the first part the 85 and second part the livewire? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Wolfeman28 Posted March 7, 2007 Members Share Posted March 7, 2007 the 85 seemed have abit more low mids in that clip, whereas the Livewire seemed abit more upper mids-heavy, at least to my ear... thanks for posting it. The 85 is alnico V, whereas the 81 is ceramic, right? 85 is Alnico, and the 81 is ceramic/steel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Wolfeman28 Posted March 7, 2007 Members Share Posted March 7, 2007 is the first part the 85 and second part the livewire? livewire, then 85 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Uncle_Milton Posted March 7, 2007 Members Share Posted March 7, 2007 i have a SD Livewire..its the only active i have..its not bad.. def a phat sound.its the same pickup Jim Martin used in Faith no More. i use 2 transistor batteries in it..18 volt man. its got a scalloped neck and stock fender bridge with some other tweeks.. how is that possible? Big Jim left FNM in the mid 90s, after angel dust. Every pic I have ever seen of him we was playing stock flying V's. I may be wrong, but that doesn't add up to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sukeetoshyoo88 Posted March 7, 2007 Members Share Posted March 7, 2007 wow..i would have guessed the other way around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members soc_monki Posted March 7, 2007 Members Share Posted March 7, 2007 how is that possible? Big Jim left FNM in the mid 90s, after angel dust. Every pic I have ever seen of him we was playing stock flying V's. I may be wrong, but that doesn't add up to me. because that is what Jim used, he even said so in an interview. im not sure if he used the Livewire Metal, but he used a Duncan Livewire in the bridge of his V thats what, most likely, got him that crazy crunch on songs like Falling to Pieces and Epic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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