NPD fit EMG85/81 in my Kramer 210

[dave74]

Re: NPD fit EMG85/81 in my Kramer 210

^yeah there might be something to that with the different power

 

[MkIII Renegade]

Re: NPD fit EMG85/81 in my Kramer 210

How about noise? Do you use any noise gate with the 81?
IMHO 81 is the most humming. 60 comes second. 85 is almost on par with my Dimarzios = quiet. One of the many reasons I am going back to 85b/81n.

I have no idea what you're talking about. All of my EMGs are quieter than my passive pickups. I use an MXR Smartgate at all times, but I can still notice an improvement in low noise and feeeback resistance when using my EMGs. Other than the Smartgate and sometimes a 1 or 2 effects, I run my guitars straight into the amp, no distortion/overdrive pedals.

 

[greekdude]

Re: NPD fit EMG85/81 in my Kramer 210

I have no idea what you're talking about. All of my EMGs are quieter than my passive pickups. I use an MXR Smartgate at all times, but I can still notice an improvement in low noise and feeeback resistance when using my EMGs. Other than the Smartgate and sometimes a 1 or 2 effects, I run my guitars straight into the amp, no distortion/overdrive pedals.

read the link I gave above, read the original blackouts advertisement, maybe google for it. In my country every person with emg81 I've talked to says the same thing.

 

[greekdude]

Re: NPD fit EMG85/81 in my Kramer 210

did the mod, high E sounds better with the downstrokes, reverted to the original positions 85b/81n , all back to normal!

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[dave74]

Re: NPD fit EMG85/81 in my Kramer 210

Nice. Love that gold Kramer logo, always have liked their headstocks.

I seem to only like 81 bridge when the guitar has some weight and thickness to the lows and/or lower-midrange.

 

[MkIII Renegade]

Re: NPD fit EMG85/81 in my Kramer 210

Nice. Love that gold Kramer logo, always have liked their headstocks.

I seem to only like 81 bridge when the guitar has some weight and thickness to the lows and/or lower-midrange.

Yep, in a Les Paul for example, it seems more like a "normal" high output pickup but with mega clarity under gain. A nightmare scenario for the 81 would be one of the thin body Ibanez S series shredder guitars.... :crazy: