Need help in choosing pickups

[Maidendroogie]

Need advice here.

I'm planning to buy new pickups for my guitar(dual humbucker setup).

I play hard rock and metal and i'm unsure whether to buy Duncan AHB-1 blackouts, the more common EMG 81/85 setup, or any others.

Any suggestions on other kickass metal suited pickups?

Please help!

Cheers.

 

[HarrisonYeo]

are u really sure u wanna use active pickups?
not saying that they are bad , but there are alot of other pickups in the market which are passive and a pack a real punch of metal tone.

 

[Lanaku]

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Just get EMGs. The sound is great for metal.

 

[Maidendroogie]

are u really sure u wanna use active pickups?
not saying that they are bad , but there are alot of other pickups in the market which are passive and a pack a real punch of metal tone.

Didn't say i was only after actives.

Can you suggest any good passive pickups?

 

[Rhizopus]

Didn't say i was only after actives.

Can you suggest any good passive pickups?

if want to stay in passive pickup choice, for distortion, I like the Seymour Duncan Parallel Axis Trembucker

 

[XLayaR]

Get the Kerry King EMGs(forgot the model) got built in preamp....sounds damn kickass to me

If I'm not wrong it should be the 85s, but KK signature

 

[Maidendroogie]

Ok after a bit of research i've decided to get the blackouts. Anybody know how much they are at davis or anywhere else?

Cheers for all the suggestions!

 

[zax]

PAF humbuckers hahaha seymour duncans .

 

[jskadiang]

you might want to look at the pickups your influences use. if they all have something in common and you want to have a sound similar to that, it's probably the right choice.

 

[hatecrew]

you should look at what amp you're using.
my suggestion is, get active pickups if you're using a tube amp. if not, go high output passives.