Members martinidol1166 Posted March 21, 2011 Members Share Posted March 21, 2011 hey, anyone have any thoughts on how a fender strat w/ 2 emg humbuckers in it sounds? im looking to trade one of my guitars for it but want to know geneerally how it it'll sound first. thought? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Yarbicus Posted March 21, 2011 Members Share Posted March 21, 2011 It'll sound like a guitar with EMG humbuckers? Don't mean to sound like I am trolling you, but EMG hummies tend to overpower whatever guitar they are. I have the S series in my Warmoth strat, though, and it still sound straty--a clean and punchy strat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members xrleroyx Posted March 21, 2011 Members Share Posted March 21, 2011 They'll probably sound killer! If you notice, most Ibanez guitars are modified strats. That'll give you a better idea! Post pics! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Stratmaster Posted March 21, 2011 Members Share Posted March 21, 2011 I have a strat that has EMG 81/sa/89 pickups in it and it sounds awesome. If you like EMG pickups you will like the sound of it. I do like Emg pickups so the guitar sounds amazing IMO. I think EMG pickups have a full response and sounds hifi with very low pickup hum the 81 has a sharp sound when placed in the bridge and the 89 (89 is an SA and 85 in a single humbucker) has a very full sound with good bass . best way to decide if you like it is to play it and see if it is what your looking for. Good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Spike Li Posted March 21, 2011 Members Share Posted March 21, 2011 Ive got a Jim Root strat which has 2 EMGs in it, although its pretty far away from your average strat - its a hardtail with mahogany body and ebony board: Its an amazingly resonant guitar, the bridge sounds bassy - a lot like an explorer but has an extra bite that really cuts through, and the neck sounds very woody/acousticy - its my favourite sounding guitar! I might have been lucky with mine tho because i played another one - exactly the same, and it felt really heavy and tonally "dead" Oh and my Jim Root sounds noticably different from my other guitars with EMGs, which totally debunked that "all EMGs sound the same" myth for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Yarbicus Posted March 21, 2011 Members Share Posted March 21, 2011 Ive got a Jim Root strat which has 2 EMGs in it, although its pretty far away from your average strat - its a hardtail with mahogany body and ebony board: Its an amazingly resonant guitar, the bridge sounds bassy - a lot like an explorer but has an extra bite that really cuts through, and the neck sounds very woody/acousticy - its my favourite sounding guitar! I might have been lucky with mine tho because i played another one - exactly the same, and it felt really heavy and tonally "dead" Oh and my Jim Root sounds noticably different from my other guitars with EMGs, which totally debunked that "all EMGs sound the same" myth for me OK, I will amend a bit. Your strat is more LP than strat so, no, it won't sound exactly like a regular strat with EMGs. But I stand my statement about EMGs overpowering most body woods (in particular). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Spike Li Posted March 21, 2011 Members Share Posted March 21, 2011 OK, I will amend a bit. Your strat is more LP than strat so, no, it won't sound exactly like a regular strat with EMGs. But I stand my statement about EMGs overpowering most body woods (in particular). I kind of think that EMGs are more high fidelity than passives and therefore really bring out a guitars "natural tone". I have a theory that people (ie, us) dont actually like the natural sound of electric guitars - thats why we love valve amps and distortion and such because they add an extra something to its sound... To back this up- most guitarists dont like the sound of EMGs/actives and Solid state amps because they sound too clean/harsh or "sterile", whereas bass players often seek these out... Theres also the point that most good microphones are powered so why not guitar pickups? When i asked this forum a while back what made valves sound "better" to the ear than SS amps, the general consensus was that valves smooth out the sin waves whereas SS amps reproduce them too well and therefore sound harsh, which got me thinking... Im not saying any of this is a bad thing, or that youre wrong, its just an interesting observation that ive made Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BoneNut Posted March 21, 2011 Members Share Posted March 21, 2011 Why would you ruin a perfectly good Strat with EMGs?Ruin some other guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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