Emg Pickups

[bobwiramuzzy01]

Hi All,

I'm kinda new here. Was wondering you guys could help me out here. Any of you guys there using EMG Pickups? I would like to get the 81/85 combo but need some feedback from ppl who already use this combo. Any review about EMG Pickups are wellcome.

Hope to hear from you all soon.

Thanks in advance.....


Regards.,

Bobwiramuzzy01

 

[Dime]

bro many will come up and say that 81/60 is the shyte while some sy 85/60 kills.but personally 81/60 really is the shyte.dont know about 85/60.btw what genre you playing?amp you using?

 

[bobwiramuzzy01]

Old skool rock, Maiden, Metallica, Sabbath, etc....

 

[NanoShred]

I am using a combo of EMG 81 in the neck and EMG 85 in the bridge for my main rock guitar. A PRS SingleCut. Upon recommendation from someone on another forum i decided to give them a try since i wanted to swap out the pickups anyway. It has been a very good experience.

The cleans were what really surprised me. They are really fat and rich sounding. Not to mention very even balance from string to string. Don't be expecting clean sounds like a strat. These are active humbuckers. But, they are able to give a good mimic of a "hollow-body" humbucker sound and also a wide range of fat and clear tones.

Distortion wise, they are high output of course. Personally i love how the EMGs react in a singlecut much more then a les paul. Its just overall a better sounding pickup in it. Acquired taste with regards how you like distortion with the active pickups. Anyone who says EMGs are not great for low gain or other applications, doesn't know what they are talking about. ( just waiting for someone to post that )

Here is a clip of the EMG81 in the neck and EMG85 in the bridge. Videos are by the fella who recommended them to me.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6tKjQ1SNCw

 

[bobwiramuzzy01]

thxs nano.....

 

[remy]

try seymour duncans blackout

 

[BLACK-13]

i got 81/85 on the kramer which my buddy lent me....its good... i drop c....it still rocks :twisted:

 

[Dime]

wooo drop c rocks my socks.

 

[HarrisonYeo]

i would say depends on wad genre..if u're playinf drop C the EMG81 will do a killer job , not sure abt the seymour duncan's blackout's but heard it's good la .

 

[Dime]

yes yes its good alexi laiho uses it i think.heard he moved to duncans.

 

[Hydesg]

try seymour duncans blackout

are the dun cans blackout avalibale in Singapore?

 

[remy]

try davis
they might have

 

[TravisK]

81/85 seems to be a popular combo huh.
And it does make your playing electrifying.
It's like the pickups is bloody hungry for notes to be hit.
It scares me sometimes.

I stick to Duncan Distortion.

 

[Sunrisenblues]

i have emgs 81/81 on my sg...but i am starting to feel that both the treble and the rhythm sound nearly the same..duh cos both are 81s...but i am getting more throat and attack it seems..i have this thought of changing one of them to the 60 to see how it goes...

any advice?

 

[fgl]

60 (neck) SA (mid) and 81 (bridge0 on my Ibanez - Im rather dissapointed with the emg hums but I like the sgl coil pups though ...

YouTube - Ain't no sunshine - at Terry's Tavern here's an example of te emg 60 and 81 - one of my jam sessions

 

[most_wanted]

Isnt 81/85 a KFK-set? Hey, wad is the cost of SA/SA/81? Any comments on tat pups i m getting? THX!!!