Spaced Out Ace
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You love lamps? Kinda odd, but... Hey dude, let your freak flag fly.^ I love lamp too
You love lamps? Kinda odd, but... Hey dude, let your freak flag fly.^ I love lamp too
To be fair I've never played their SAs and would be curious to give them a shot, but I've never liked EMG humbuckers. I don't like dealing with batteries and worrying if I left a gyuitar plugged in or not, but it would be worth it if I cared for the tone, and I don't. I think the 707 sounds like a heavily compressed singlecoil, which is actually kind of awesome for certain applications, but for most of the times I pick up a guitar with humbuckers, that's not the sound I'm going for. They stay well defined under heavy gain, but don't really hold up well under low to medium gain sounds, which is most of where I spend my time.I dunno guys, i just feel that once the initial hype of a new product/brand dies down, i want to go back to EMG again.
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Isn't it possible to play without the batteries?but I've never liked EMG humbuckers. I don't like dealing with batteries and worrying if I left a gyuitar plugged in or not, but it would be worth it if I cared for the tone, and I don't.
No.Isn't it possible to play without the batteries?
He means EMGs, you mean a preference for passives.
I would be super interested in that, if only I actually liked how EMGs sounded.He means EMGs, you mean a preference for passives.
Drew, what you need is one of these and a stereo cable.
http://www.emgpickups.com/pedals/power-supplies/power-supplies/es-918.html
I just swapped out the duncan SH-5 from my Ibanez and popped in an 81 x, my first time trying an x series out through my own rig. I love it. It is a little better for mid gain leads in a single pickup scenario, and the high end is just a little less razor sharp. Eq wise it sounds pretty similar to the sh-5, but the 81 x has way less low end for sure. Simply bringing up the low end on my amp and its basically all the changes I wanted in my sound.
On a side note, I just realized what a nightmare can it be to be a marketing officer for EMG, at least for the 6-string guitar segment. Most people decide on getting EMGs because of the 81 - the 85 or 60 in the neck just to accompany the former. They've sort of been pigeonholed for that specific tone and most people are overlooking their other 6 string actives as well as their 6 string passive line. But it's probably harder for the passives. I mean who thinks 'I want a passive pickup' and decides on an EMG? That's not to say passive EMGs suck but you get the picture.
I tried the Hz passive series and they were absolutely awful.
So that doesnt help.
But i plan on trying the 57/66s, the retro active Super 77s and the X series 81/60 set
On a side note, I just realized what a nightmare can it be to be a marketing officer for EMG, at least for the 6-string guitar segment. Most people decide on getting EMGs because of the 81 - the 85 or 60 in the neck just to accompany the former. They've sort of been pigeonholed for that specific tone and most people are overlooking their other 6 string actives as well as their 6 string passive line. But it's probably harder for the passives. I mean who thinks 'I want a passive pickup' and decides on an EMG? That's not to say passive EMGs suck but you get the picture.
from what I remember the x series is basically the equivalent of doing the 18v mod to a regular series. I know that it was that way for the 707 and 808 at least. I don't remember if it applied to the 81 or not though.EMG related stuff I always wondered about:
85 in the bridge w/ 18v mod
85 vs 85x bridge
x series 18v mod or does the improvements of the x series make pumping more voltage redundant
also does the 18v mod make it impossible to clean up with the volume pot