Modding my guitar with EMGs

[Midnight]

Hey guys im using a washburn 248 right now. Thinking of buying a ESP eclipse but no way do i have 1.9k to splurge at Davis.

My current guitar is a strat type, the pickups on it arent fantastic, i heard on EMG's website, the EMG-81 and EMG-85. The ZW combo. Its pretty good but does it fit well it a strat type guitar?

 

[leecs]

strat? & u wana fit in 85 & 81???? R u sure?

 

[Midnight]

No no its a strat TYPE guitar. Solid body. Its has a floyd rose. I was thinking if i mod it, it be like kirk hammet's KH-2 or something..

 

[HarrisonYeo]

i'am thinkin of slapping my ibanez with emg's too . but dont know if EMG+BASSWOOD sound good o not .

 

[neuro182]

try it out i had a pair of 81's in my previous LTD EX-50.

didn't really worked out well for me.. now i prefer Seymour Duncan..

 

[leecs]

Well, its all up to individual what types of tones u want. some like semour duncan, emgs, has-sounds etc... i like Dimarzio.

 

[Rossie]

HarrisonYeo:

http://www.4shared.com/dir/2255471/63beb6e/sharing.html

"After" clip is done with an Ibanez with EMG81/85 combo...
Maybe it'll give you a rough idea...

 

[HarrisonYeo]

wow... u rock .. wad amp were u using?

 

[I_M_Ken]

from personal experience. since EMGs are active, it wont have much of a difference in tonewoods. So emg actives in a basswood guitar would sound very similar to emg actives in say alder.

if u like how it sounds then go for it.
as someone said here, its really up to personal preference

 

[Rossie]

Yeah, what Ken said...
I find that EMGs sound more or less the same in any kinda guitar...
You can get crunch too, but you seriously need to tweak your eq...
I've just got myself a sweet ZZ Top tone...
EMG81/85 generally have more mids, 85 is bassier, 81's treblier...
A great combo anyhow...

Harrison: I'm playing through a PODxt LIVE...

 

[HarrisonYeo]

but i heard that mahgonay(or whatever u spell it) wood sound's better with active's EMG.

 

[fgl]

for me...only the emg SA (sgl coil modern) sound stratish .. te rest especially the humbkrs lack warmth & defination

your call ...

 

[Rossie]

HarrisonYeo: Let your ears tell you want to think, not other people's opinions.

 

[I_M_Ken]

hmm, its more like "the EMG Actives sound better when in mahogany" rather than "the mahogany sounds better with EMG Actives."

anyway, yeah comparing mahogany and basswood with actives, u can definitely hear a difference.

 

[fgl]

Harisson Yeo: maybe you can borrow a set of emg pick ups from a friend and if yuo like what you hear, just proceed to purchase a set for yuorself? No point buying a set onlyto reliase later that it's not your sound etc... and last time I checked EMGs are pretty ex...?

 

[Midnight]

Alright guys, thanks. I was thinking EMG81 and 85. But wat about SD SH-4s and SH-2s? So naturally the EMGs would sound good in any type guitar?

 

[HarrisonYeo]

RazorAsh let me test his ibanez with EMG's that time . but kinda forgot how it sound like .. hmm yea they are kind ex.. 135 per piece at davis

 

[I_M_Ken]

Midnight: no they dont sound good in every guitar, they sound the same in alot of guitars. good or not is up the the person listening/playing it.

Harrison: i thought it was $125? anyway $135 aint that bad...gotta remember that it comes with pots as well. Duncan Pro models are already $125 (which is already quite reasonable IMO)

 

[HarrisonYeo]

its 135sgd . if i get them i will get a 81/SA/60or maybe a 85 at neck . but currently davis dont have SA's . also after i buy i dont know how to change them

 

[I_M_Ken]

i see...well ge tthe shop to change them for u. just pay them abit. or experiment urself