MetallicaFreak
First Lieutenant   Posts: 3 Registered: 1/4/2006 Status: Offline
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 posted on 1/4/2006 at 18:24 |
Would EMG pickups make a noticeable difference in sound on a regular amp
compared to the stock pickups on an ESP EX50 guitar? And which combo would
anyone recommend: an EMG 81 pickup in the neck and an EMG 60 in the bridge
or the other way around? Thanks!
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Telefreak
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posted on 1/4/2006 at 20:07, Reply 1 |
Short answer, yes
EMG's work differently to regular pickups, they're active meaning they have
a seperate power source.
They're much higher output than regular pickups and have a sound all of
thier own which is hard to describe.
I'm guessing that you're a Metallica fan, James Hetfield and Kirk Hamett
both use EMG pickups in most of thier guitars so that may influence your
decision.
My brother uses EMG 81's in the Telecasters I built for him and they sound
great ____________________
Technology, not technique
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MetallicaFreak
First Lieutenant Posts: 3 Registered: 1/4/2006 Status: Offline |
posted on 1/6/2006 at 00:21, Reply 2 |
Do you know which setup would be better? The 81 in the bridge and 60 in
the neck or 81 in the neck and 60 in the bridge?
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GuitarMuscle
Captain   Posts: 160 Registered: 5/4/2004 Status: Offline |
posted on 1/6/2006 at 10:40, Reply 3 |
I would put the hotter of the 2 in the bridge.
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Telefreak
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posted on 1/6/2006 at 12:37, Reply 4 |
I don't know, I've only ever dealt with 81's, 85's and 89's
Never heard of a 60 ____________________
Technology, not technique
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docc
First Lieutenant  Posts: 13 Registered: 11/26/2005 Status: Offline |
posted on 1/6/2006 at 15:33, Reply 5 |
81 at bridge and 85 at neck is a very good set.60 sounds more like a big
size single coil because it has narrower aperture than a standart HB and i
like to have it combined with 85 at bridge.
85 sounds like a classic PAF pick-up.81 is hotter and more agressive.
Active EMG's produces higher output voltage than the conventional passive
HB and are working great in some critical(for the signal)situations - lot
of processors on the signal path;bad amp;bad P.A...
I am using 81;85;89;60;SA and SAV instaled on some of my guitars,but I
really prefer the sound variety of the passive pick-ups.
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MetallicaFreak
First Lieutenant Posts: 3 Registered: 1/4/2006 Status: Offline |
posted on 1/6/2006 at 18:14, Reply 6 |
Would it be a bad thing to use two 81s or would it be better to use the
81\85 setup... i love the sound that metallica has so i would like to get
as close to that as possible so should i go with the 81\85 or two 81s
(which is what kirk uses i think)
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docc
First Lieutenant Posts: 13 Registered: 11/26/2005 Status: Offline |
posted on 1/7/2006 at 05:21, Reply 7 |
It is not a bad thing to use any pick-up combination which works for
you.81/81 is one powerfull set.Having a very high output HB on the
neck,probably you should put it much more away from the strings for
equalising the output of the two(or more)p.ups.This could cause a change in
the tonal characteristics of the p.up(which does not mean necessarily
"bad").You just should experiment.
81/60 is J.Het
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docc
First Lieutenant Posts: 13 Registered: 11/26/2005 Status: Offline |
posted on 1/7/2006 at 06:03, Reply 8 |
SORRY! Accidental click of the mouse button sent the unfinished reply.
...81/60 is J.Hetfield's combination.He uses 60's more accentuated clean
sound for the clean passages(where KH usualy doesn't play or plays some
melodic lines).When massive distorted sound is needed - 81 is switched.
KH's neck 81 is used for rounder but still agressive,cutting
through(because of it's HiMid presence)sound.
In the studio Metallica guitarists uses a huge number of different guitars
and pick-ups - passive and active.
So,in my opinion,81/85 or 81/60 are more suitable than 81/81, to reproduce
richer sound variety.
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