I came across this video today and I thought I should share it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3YfnrGjGIM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3YfnrGjGIM
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Emg81 vs Bare Knuckle Pickup Aftermath
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Chuck_Norris
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Re: Emg81 vs Bare Knuckle Pickup Aftermath
Aftermath sounds fuller than the EMG81 and does not need batteries, even if it's twice the price the EMG81.
Funny, I recently put a 500T in my Gibson LP Studio in order to shortcut my way into tone, but I need the Aftermath. The 500T is being returned... it is too gritty to my tastes. I prefer clarity that BKP pickups are known for. Moreover, it would compliment my neck pickup, The Mule by BKP, in the neck which is sweetest of the sweet to my ears.
Aftermath sounds fuller than the EMG81 and does not need batteries, even if it's twice the price the EMG81.
Funny, I recently put a 500T in my Gibson LP Studio in order to shortcut my way into tone, but I need the Aftermath. The 500T is being returned... it is too gritty to my tastes. I prefer clarity that BKP pickups are known for. Moreover, it would compliment my neck pickup, The Mule by BKP, in the neck which is sweetest of the sweet to my ears.
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Each to his own. I do not think any passive can be tighter than an EMG81 or any quality active pickup out there and conversely no active pickup can be as organic as the passive pickup. That is the nature of passive vs. active I suppose.
If there is a passive pickup tighter than an EMG81 then please point me to it, but I doubt it has great tonal qualities. If there is an active that responds like a passive pickup then point me to it as well. So far I have tested the EMGs and the Blackouts and since then I have always found myself playing the passives.
It is possible that the Aftermath's tightness is covered by the organic aspect of the pickup, being passive, and the added bass prominent in the clip. Since the EMG81 does not seem to have either, tightness is easily heard.
The Aftermath is a REALLY tight humbucker to my tastes and moreover it the humbucker of choice I prefer.
Like I said, each to his own.
Each to his own. I do not think any passive can be tighter than an EMG81 or any quality active pickup out there and conversely no active pickup can be as organic as the passive pickup. That is the nature of passive vs. active I suppose.
If there is a passive pickup tighter than an EMG81 then please point me to it, but I doubt it has great tonal qualities. If there is an active that responds like a passive pickup then point me to it as well. So far I have tested the EMGs and the Blackouts and since then I have always found myself playing the passives.
It is possible that the Aftermath's tightness is covered by the organic aspect of the pickup, being passive, and the added bass prominent in the clip. Since the EMG81 does not seem to have either, tightness is easily heard.
The Aftermath is a REALLY tight humbucker to my tastes and moreover it the humbucker of choice I prefer.
Like I said, each to his own.
King IzzO)))
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Isn't the Aftermath supposed to be the tightest pickup ever?
Isn't the Aftermath supposed to be the tightest pickup ever?
zenmindbeginner
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What do y'all mean when you refer to "tightness" as a sound quality?
And how would you use EQ/dynamics processing to "tighten" or "loosen" a particular sound?
What do y'all mean when you refer to "tightness" as a sound quality?
And how would you use EQ/dynamics processing to "tighten" or "loosen" a particular sound?
metalmachine
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carry over to the next not. This is usually accomplished by scooping out the lowest frequencys. Its a bass that punches hard and fast instead of just hanging around like a freeloading fat cousin.
tight bass is when the low end doesn't
carry over to the next not. This is usually accomplished by scooping out the lowest frequencys. Its a bass that punches hard and fast instead of just hanging around like a freeloading fat cousin.
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Franknfilms
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EMG81 absolutely killed the bareknuckle in this clip
EMG81 absolutely killed the bareknuckle in this clip
metalmachine
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metalmachine
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Personally I think the distortion is more brutal than both of them
Personally I think the distortion is more brutal than both of them
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King IzzO)))
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I didnt actually watch this earlier, the 81 does sound better, but it still sounds like sh!t. That's a nasty tone, and not in a good way. I'd like to hear them compared doing a thrash riff or something without that generic ass tone. Something like the demo that compared the 81, BO and the DD.
I didnt actually watch this earlier, the 81 does sound better, but it still sounds like sh!t. That's a nasty tone, and not in a good way. I'd like to hear them compared doing a thrash riff or something without that generic ass tone. Something like the demo that compared the 81, BO and the DD.
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