Emg vs normal pups

[ungauged]

Just interested to know what you guys think. Is it me or do EMG's sound rather dull compared to humbuckers or single coils or even P-90's?

EMG's are full of power with roaring sounds but that's just about it, clean tone is basically are lifeless. Yes, it's got that chuggar chuggar and punch but not much of a range of tones.

Putting aside whatever guitar it's fitted with, would a guitar with humbuckers playing with a guitar with EMG's be able to merge together? Are there any bands that do that?

 

[subversion]

EMGs should be pitted against other active units; it's not on level terms with passives.

 

[Hydrofly]

you don't buy EMGs to play clean, besides, I'm planning to shitcan my EMGs for SD blackouts, they explode with alot more raw power than the famed EMG 81/85 combo.

 

[predz23]

The EMG's got better pinched harmonics over the SD blackouts, but thats about it, and thats enough for me

 

[Hydrofly]

Yea, EMGs pick up pinch harmonics more easily, but hey, if you've got really precise pinch harmonic technique, it doesn't matter anymore does it?