EMG Appreciation thread, EMGers make your presence be known.

[Monty-Jay]

Re: EMG Appreciation thread, EMGers make your presence be known.

I'm pretty sure that's BS, at least for the old pickups (which these are) without the quickconnect. Think of the EMG pickups like Kit-Kat bars, almost exactly like that. You have the black on top/around and the light brown wafer underneath. The black cover on the EMGs encase another brown enclosed housing underneath. All you gotta do is sand/grind/cut the black off. You just gotta be careful and not let it get too hot or it *will* damage the pickup and start to burn

MJ

 

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Re: EMG Appreciation thread, EMGers make your presence be known.

hey monty jay!!

nice to see another fellow metallica board meber here also :headbang:

 

[GnR_Guy]

Re: EMG Appreciation thread, EMGers make your presence be known.

i've always enjoyed my 81b/85n set. Great crunchy ballsy rythem and cool bluesy lead when switched to the neck. I might get yelled at for this one but i enjoy that in my les paul more than the jb/59 set in my dean even though that is a great guitar as well

 

[Thames]

Re: EMG Appreciation thread, EMGers make your presence be known.

I dont like this one --> "EMG81 is the best humbucker ever made" :evil:

BTW, I've used the EMG DG-20 set in one of my Strats.

Yuck!

Guess I'm not "appreciating".. right ?

 

[RG 2570]

Re: EMG Appreciation thread, EMGers make your presence be known.

I dont like this one --> "EMG81 is the best humbucker ever made" :evil:

BTW, I've used the EMG DG-20 set in one of my Strats.

Yuck!

Guess I'm not "appreciating".. right ?

the 81 was very dissapointing for me and so was the 85. as far as it being the best ever made i am glad he feels that way about his 81.
I will not say they are not good but definitely not my cup of tea. i got curious and the EMG set was on sale at guitar center so i tried them to finnaly hear them up live and was very uninspired about the results. my band memebers yelled at me to "PUT THE ****ing duncans back in your guitar!!
duncans remain best there is for all styles!
even NON guitarist like my drummer and singer like the way they sound :laugh2:

 

[Benjy_26]

Re: EMG Appreciation thread, EMGers make your presence be known.

I like the pair of 60's in my Hamer. They work really well with effects processors and super saturated settings, though, when I plug straight into the Bassman and go, I do it with my LP loaded with a Pearly Gates set.

 

[fenderiarhs]

Re: EMG Appreciation thread, EMGers make your presence be known.

while i like very much my emgs i cannot see the reason for an "appreciation" thread for any kind of pickup,amp,guitar,car,shoe, or whatever manufacturer..............
If you buy them i think it means you appreciate them.................... :alcoholic