Dimazrios or EMGs?

[Midnight]

Hey guys, thinking of modding my guitar before i get a new one.

Currently looking at EMGs 81/85 set. Or Dimarzios' Air norton, Breed or the paf joe. Recommendations for neck and brdige pickups? Cant really decide. Opinions?

 

[shioks76]

what guitar u using?

'if u are already planning to get a new guit, why even bother modding??

 

[rimuel]

yup.shiok's right.why bother?and how do we help you when u don't state your guitar and the type of music u play -.-?

 

[suckasucks]

put the pickup money into a better guitar. then maybe you can mod it to use a backup.

 

[Midnight]

oh its a washburn 248. Strat type. I play like heavy rock and metal stuff. well it might be awhile before i get a new guitar so yeah, plus the pups on these arent fantastic.

 

[subversion]

what kinda tone are you after?

the EMGs & DiMarzios are quite worlds apart (active vs passive)...

 

[dhalif]

i PERSONALLY like dimarzios

 

[Midnight]

so like for dimarzios, according to their website. Air norton for the neck and tone zone for the brdige. Wat u guys think? Or just EMGs 81/85?

 

[subversion]

it's really according to what you have in mind:

*are you after sizzling hot drive? (actives are arguably best)

*are you after some organic interaction with your amp?

 

[Midnight]

Well thats a good question sub. I would prefer a hotter drive. What do you mean by organic interaction? As in more flexibilty? More feel in the playing? What are your recommendations?

 

[subversion]

it's like this sir:

-active units are quite a one-trick pony, if you aim to raise hell, it's an excellent option. other than that, it's quite at a lost (think: restraint drive/ blues crunch/ cleans...) because the non-active options are excellent & preferred in this domain

-the passive pickups clean up up better if you lower the guitar volume. IMO this gives the player another palette of tones to work with in addition to the pedals/ amps the player utilizes. the active counterpart is quite adverse in this light because it works on a pre-amp basis where the pickup is being pushed to give more (output) when what the player really needs, at times, is less.

is one better than the other? nope- it's what you need that counts.

 

[Midnight]

so more likely the dimarzios will be able to play wat the emg can with more tonal flexibilty? Do the EMGs play well when clean? So say ur a versatile player who likes to play loud and heavy. But u appreciate the nice bluesy clean sounds as well. Would the dimarzios be a better pick? Choices choices choices..

 

[IwanaGuitar]

1 solution~!!!!



SEYMOUR DUNCAN INVADER OR JB


Hahahaha :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: :twisted:

 

[Midnight]

oh i actually heard about the invaders...seem cool, never tried.

 

[subversion]

i'm a big Duncan fan, just being objective to Mr. Midnight's queries here. anyway, i own the Invader, currently resident in my Ibanez S540:

 

[Midnight]

ohh tats nice. The invaders are in the bridge eh, wats on the neck?

 

[subversion]

neck: Duncan Full Shred

mid: Duncan Hot Stack

 

[IwanaGuitar]

or try this one


Both invader....neck and bridge...


Do take note there are 2 types of invaders...


Invader neck and invader bridge...

Each possess diffrent tone...


But the neck is wad i like....very strong yet warmn tone....

 

[Midnight]

nice. Im just wondering if the EMGs play well clean? They do well in other genres besides metal right? If they do id probably grab em.

 

[blues_freak]

try emg 81/85 and run it in 18v(2 battery) and you will not look at passive again............................ clean like passive and growls in high gain and no noise!!!!!