EMG Pickups. Yuck!! | I'm kidding! Must Watch!!!

For a while I loved EMGs then suddenly REALLY disliked them. Hahaha! I yanked them out of my guitars and my buddy Steve shared this link with the 24volt "mod" which is just a battery compartment that uses two 12v batteries and WHAMMO! Instant amazing EMGs for ever!! Steve, thank you so much and here's a link to the ebaY store I bought mine from! ENJOY!!

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[colelewis]

99% of why people dont like EMGs is because they read on a forum and are following hype. Close to 90% of everyones favorite metal records are all recorded with emgs. It's not by accident.

[JasperPost]

I used to dislike EMG's too because I read everyone hates them. In my first guitar I had them but I got rid of them.
Recently I aquired a Jackson RR24 with an EMG81 in the bridge. And I fell in love. Great pickups for me.

[timmyd]

I love Emg's. I have them in every guitar I own. In the SG's I use one 9v battery due to space. In the others I use 2 9v for 18v. It lowers the amount of compression giving you more dynamics.🤘🏼😎🍺

[RichLunaMusic]

I’m that weird guy who likes the clean tone out of the 81.

[RÅNÇIÐ]

EMGs have never let me down. I really wanna try some Fishmans tho.

[xDMFPx]

Used to run the EMG 81s in basically all my guitars back in the day till i tried the EMG HETSET. They sound amazing, can be found for a good price and come in great colors. I'm more of a Bare knuckle Ragnarok guy these days but still use the EMG HETSET for recording.

[JayBruceWorld]

I’ll always have a guitar with Emgs, are they my go-to? No, but they serve a purpose and they deliver a consistent, time-honoured tone. I’ve found that they’re super loud when I’m using amp-sims and they are one dimensional.

[istvanfabian]

I really love EMGs, i play a dsl 100 and it sounds great with those, real oldschool

[MarcusW]

Nope, not my thing either. I do like the DiMarzio DActivator though, it’s a passive with some active dynamics. The 7 string version turned my Ibanez into a monster.

[MegaGuitarpicker]

I install EMG’s in all my builds. Have had people say they do not like them but they do not have any examples of songs or idea who has used them. Yeah, the battery sucks but you loose the hum in single coils. I love the ease of installation also. I put DiMarzio covers on a guitar with EMG’s and some thought it sounds better with those in it. They also think a black guitar sounds better than a red one, or some crap like that. I’ll keep my EMG’s! Man you got a lot of cool stuff!

[doomsdayStudios.]

I have tried all 3 combos. Running my 81/85's on 9v, 18v, and 24v. The best sound is running on 18v. 24v you lose a lot of the low end. 18v gives you that true bone crushing sound.

[VIRAEMIAPHXAZ]

I always see ppl complain about having to change batteries all the time with EMGs but they last 1, 000 hours according to their specs. If you played guitar for 2 hours every single day that’s 1 year 4 months before needing a battery change. Like seriously give up the battery argument. All you gotta do is swamp out a battery every 6 to 8 months at worst. It takes less than 5 mins. You have to worry more about your phone battery more than your guitar battery. Now if you dislike the tone, that’s a valid complaint. I personally think EMGs have their place like anything else.

[lightningwithin]

I spent 18 years avoiding them, I finally bought an Ltd EX-401 in white. It came with EMG’s and at first I thought they were shit (my main is a Gibson Les Paul Modern). But then I realize how to eq them and stuff like that. Now I’m actually addicted to it. I found love.

[spaceace]

I had 81/85 or 60 in all of my guitars. Then I tried the Hetfield set and was impressed. Then I found the 57/66 set. I found even people that hate actives like those. The 57/66 set goes in all my guitars.

[johnsguitarmusicanddemos]

I’ve always liked EMG pickups. Great for classic metal tones which is what I like although people don’t like it anymore.

[JGC]

Pickups are definitely a personal preference, but most players I’ve talked to who were anti active pickups were mostly afraid to deal with 9v batteries and have little to no experience with the pickups.

[Danvezina]

Louis also don’t discount trying the 85 in the bridge at 9V and at 24V. The 85 is warmer and less fizzy.

[timbuk]

I use DiMarzio Super Distortion bridge pickups in all my guitars. They are a nice output but not too high and they split well. They can go from blues to death metal.

[Padresfansince]

Love my EMG's. I have 81/60 on a squier Jim root, I have the 57/66 on a Epiphone Les Paul pro, I have a het set on a Ltd ec401 and I am working on a cheap Les Paul SL by adding single coil EMG pups.

[justaguy]

Never used active pickups until I bought a Kirk Hammett V with his signature Bonebreakers. After playing it for a week, I friggin hate them. They just don't have the dynamic range and harmonic richness I'm used to. I swapped them out for SD JB&Jazz