thinking about swapping out the EMG's in my G&L

[AmpliFIRE]

My 85' G&L Invader is setup with a EMG 85/SA/SA. They sound too dull to my ears so it's time to go! Any ideas what I should replace them with? I rarely use the middle pup, so i might leave that one empty (the pickup gets in the way sometimes anyway). I'm not sure if the guitar is Alder or some sort of Ash. Oh, it has a Kahler locking trem as well. I have BBQ's in the bridge of my other 2 guitars (01 LP Std. and 01' EBMM Axis), so I want something a little different. I play mostly hard rock/metal and my main amp is a Mesa MKIII blue stripe. The main requirements I have are: tight bottom end and well balanced. I was thinking about either a Custom, CC or perhaps an old JB. I know nothing about single coils, so any reccomendations for the neck would be great. I like something that sounds great for both soloing (w/ high gain) and warm/fat clean.

Thanks!

 

[dani]

Re: thinking about swapping out the EMG's in my G&L

a jb will suit your needs just fine. custom is nice too. mesas are bottom heavy amps thus i am leaning towards the jb because of that. as for the single coils, are you going for true single coil or perhaps the rails? cool rails will be a good option for the neck with a jb in the bridge.

 

[AmpliFIRE]

Re: thinking about swapping out the EMG's in my G&L

a jb will suit your needs just fine. custom is nice too. mesas are bottom heavy amps thus i am leaning towards the jb because of that. as for the single coils, are you going for true single coil or perhaps the rails? cool rails will be a good option for the neck with a jb in the bridge.

thanks dani...anyone esle?

 

[DeadSkinSlayer3]

Re: thinking about swapping out the EMG's in my G&L

Before you ditch it, try the 18v mod. It makes the EMG's sound more like passive pickups, and they don't have that super compressed metal feel anymore.

 

[fenderiarhs]

Re: thinking about swapping out the EMG's in my G&L

strange that the emg 85 doesn't do it for you. Based on your requirements i would not say that the CC is a good choice as i have experienced a nice sound with it but on the other hand it lacked in the bass department. So if you are not sAtisfied with the emg 85 i would go with the JB.