Passive alternatives to EMG 81/85's ?

[InbredJunk]

Re: Passive alternatives to EMG 81/85's ?

The emg h4's with the active gain boost are really close to their active counterparts. I'd even say that they sound better.

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[Mincer]

Re: Passive alternatives to EMG 81/85's ?

After looking for a passive pickup that sounds like an active since 2001, I can safely say there are NONE! For better or worse, passive pickups can't sound that way. Not sure why, they just don't.

You'd usually need a preamp of some sort at least, but that really isn't the goal of most passive pickups.