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Anyone else here hate EMG pickups?
Posted: Wed Jul 08, 2009 7:49 pm
by JesseJames
I've had them before, the 60, 81, 85, and never really liked any of them or saw what the hype was all about.
A seymour duncan jeff beck shits all over these.
Posted: Wed Jul 08, 2009 8:18 pm
by Muffin
oooh they get me so mad!
Posted: Wed Jul 08, 2009 9:04 pm
by Dawdy
i've got two sets of them. i have the 81/85 in one guitar, and 81/60 in another. When i got the first pair installed, i thought they were awesome, a huge upgrade over the factory pickups. Then when i got the second pair installed in another guitar, i realized that they pretty much made both guitars sound the same. Its like the guitars lose their own characteristics. From my experience you can throw them in any guitar and they all sound the same. If thats what you want, then its good. If you like your guitars to all sound different, then its not good.
Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2009 1:04 am
by Big Mike
i am not a fan of emg pickups. i prefer deans, or humbuckers.
Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2009 1:40 am
by ssh
Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2009 9:37 am
by Wrona
they are o-k. I could play a guitar with a set of em' but i'd be quick to replace them. I don't really like that super high output shit anyways. Gimmie a tonezone and a 59
Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2009 5:36 pm
by texasborn
Muffin wrote:oooh they get me so mad!
Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2009 6:55 pm
by Sky Black
Yeah, I had one of the ones that took a battery back in the day.. sucked. DiMarzio ftw.
Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2009 12:00 am
by Wrona
Sky Black wrote: ftw.
what?
Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2009 1:10 am
by BassPhemy
None of you can really tell the difference, come on now.
Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2009 8:07 am
by PABassPlayer
I hung out at the bar with some EMG's one night and I actually liked them. They were courteous and even bought me a few beers. I actually liked them, but you're right, they do sound just like each other.
Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2009 1:19 pm
by JesseJames
TK wrote:Sky Black wrote: ftw.
what?
In her case it stands for "flat titted woman"
Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2009 1:42 pm
by Sky Black
In your case it stands for "fat tramp wife".
Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2009 1:44 pm
by JesseJames
Sky Black wrote:In your case it stands for "fat tramp wife".
In your brothers does case it stands for "Flat tied windpipe"
Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2009 1:47 pm
by Sky Black
JesseJames wrote:Sky Black wrote:In your case it stands for "fat tramp wife".
In your brothers does case it stands for "Flat tied windpipe"
My brothers does? You fuckin retard.
Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2009 1:48 pm
by JesseJames
Sky Black wrote:JesseJames wrote:Sky Black wrote:In your case it stands for "fat tramp wife".
In your brothers does case it stands for "Flat tied windpipe"
My brothers does? You fuckin retard.
OMG I TOTALLY FUCKED UP SPELLING DOGS. OH GOD YOU TOTALLY WIN. BY SUBMISSION!!!! JUST LIKE YOU DID WITH YOUR BROTHERS DOE.
Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2009 1:49 pm
by Sky Black
Treated.
Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2009 1:51 pm
by JesseJames
Oh yeah, totally treated by the grammar nazi you are. Take a gander at the first sentence of your sig while you're at it.
Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2009 2:41 pm
by Cynosure
cool it you two
Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2009 2:43 pm
by JesseJames
As odd as it is I think this is just our way of telling eachother we love one another. And that I want sky to sit on my face.
Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2009 6:41 pm
by UNGODLIKE
dimarzio pickups
Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2009 7:07 pm
by Balls On Parade
BassPhemy wrote:None of you can really tell the difference, come on now.
I can, I have an older Charvel Model 6 and an early Japanese made Jackson Soloist, both with 81's in the bridge...totally different tones, the Charvel has better mids and less lows, while the Soloist scoops the mids a bit more and cranks up the bass a notch, both treble levels are about the same, though...
Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2009 7:58 pm
by JesseJames
BassPhemy wrote:None of you can really tell the difference, come on now.
I can completely tell a huge difference between the pickups.
Posted: Sat Jul 11, 2009 12:54 am
by ssh
Balls On Parade wrote:BassPhemy wrote:None of you can really tell the difference, come on now.
I can, I have an older Charvel Model 6 and an early Japanese made Jackson Soloist, both with 81's in the bridge...totally different tones, the Charvel has better mids and less lows, while the Soloist scoops the mids a bit more and cranks up the bass a notch, both treble levels are about the same, though...
i'm still fucking jealous as hell of your guitar collection.
Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2009 5:33 pm
by morgbite
They're great.
Posted: Mon Aug 03, 2009 3:15 am
by chuckbuksquared
JesseJames wrote:As odd as it is I think this is just our way of telling eachother we love one another. And that I want sky to sit on my face.
I want you to die like James Dean in a fucking Corvette. I like some factory pick-ups. I was really inspired by An Officer And A Gentleman!