Neeklaus
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in the past 6 months I 've become an EMG man myself.
my rg has the 18 volt mod and i think it sounds great. 81/85 combo
the 81-7 and 707 models are top notch too. i still can't get that same 707 neck sound from my 85 neck.
my rg has the 18 volt mod and i think it sounds great. 81/85 combo
the 81-7 and 707 models are top notch too. i still can't get that same 707 neck sound from my 85 neck.
mctallica1
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EMG's all the way for me. I switched to actives about 6 or 7 years ago after playing passives for around 14 years and haven't looked back.
I still try out passives that I haven't before, but nothing has taken the place of EMG's for me. I love the clarity and quiet performance.
FWIW, for those that say EMGs make all guitars sound the same, I call bullshit :wink:
I still try out passives that I haven't before, but nothing has taken the place of EMG's for me. I love the clarity and quiet performance.
FWIW, for those that say EMGs make all guitars sound the same, I call bullshit :wink:
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nwright
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If you truly can't hear the difference, than it's not the 18volt mod that's overexaggerated. Obviously, in high gain situations, it's not as noticeable, but if you can't tell the difference in clean and medium gain tones, then good for you...Less batteries to change. I think the difference is easily heard, but to each his own.
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If you truly can't hear the difference, than it's not the 18volt mod that's overexaggerated. Obviously, in high gain situations, it's not as noticeable, but if you can't tell the difference in clean and medium gain tones, then good for you...Less batteries to change. I think the difference is easily heard, but to each his own.
mrp5150
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I think EMG's sound VERY similar in guitars made of the same wood. I've owned at least 6-8 EMG81 loaded mahogany guitars, and they've all sounded pretty much exactly the same. I've had an EMG81 loaded alder guitar, and it sounded totally different, even thinner than in mahogany.
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BOOGIE444
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About 3-4 years ago I switched from EMG's to passive's and I used to slam active stuff all during that time. Passives sound much warmer, organic thick and full, & darker, so I used to slam EMG's for the obvious differences between the two.
But then two weeks ago or so I helped a buddy install a EMG-81 that I gave him in his old POS strat and it made me want a EMG loaded guitar all over again. I went back & forth between his EMG-81 loaded cheapo strat & my gibby explorer through all of the high-gain modules on my RM-100 and I was blown away by how aggressive and in your face the EMG equipped guitar was. I still love the dark, thick and woody tone from my explorer, but I like the in your face agression of the EMG-81 just as much.
For me both have their place, and I will soon have LP equipped with 81/85 combo. The difference between a passive & EMG equipped guitar can be just as much as a drastic change in tone as switching from two totally different amps.
But then two weeks ago or so I helped a buddy install a EMG-81 that I gave him in his old POS strat and it made me want a EMG loaded guitar all over again. I went back & forth between his EMG-81 loaded cheapo strat & my gibby explorer through all of the high-gain modules on my RM-100 and I was blown away by how aggressive and in your face the EMG equipped guitar was. I still love the dark, thick and woody tone from my explorer, but I like the in your face agression of the EMG-81 just as much.
For me both have their place, and I will soon have LP equipped with 81/85 combo. The difference between a passive & EMG equipped guitar can be just as much as a drastic change in tone as switching from two totally different amps.
dave_mc
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cobrahead1030
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i think it's good to have both if you can...each one provides some things you just can't get from the other
but as an above poster said, gun to the head...i'd choose passive; i could probably be limited to a JB/59 set, and be happy for the rest of my life with it
but as an above poster said, gun to the head...i'd choose passive; i could probably be limited to a JB/59 set, and be happy for the rest of my life with it
thegame
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I just got a set of active Duncan Metal live wires. If you keep the volume pot low, or attenuate them, they're incredible. More organic than EMGs. Just an insane crunch and aggresiveness. They are literally several TIMES hotter than any EMG, so you gotta turn'em down somehow.
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I run my EMGs at 18v too. It helps them sound less sterile, but not enought for my taste at the moment.
Again, last night, the Stock 500s in the V killed the EMGs in the Paul. I think I want to check out some Tom Anderson P/Us. Apparently, they use the Andersons to test Mesa amps, which I use. So...
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I run my EMGs at 18v too. It helps them sound less sterile, but not enought for my taste at the moment.
Again, last night, the Stock 500s in the V killed the EMGs in the Paul. I think I want to check out some Tom Anderson P/Us. Apparently, they use the Andersons to test Mesa amps, which I use. So...