Anyone Keep Going Back To EMG?

[lewis]

The Daemonum's and 57 are my favorite EMG's by far...just sayin

Have you tried the Super 77 set?
If so, how would you say it compares to both?

 

[Apex1rg7x]

Have you tried the Super 77 set?
If so, how would you say it compares to both?

I have not, but i'd like too.

 

[Oliro]

I’m keep going.
Just swapped passives in my RGR5221 with 81 and 89 and now I’m more then happy. Almost noiseless sound. Tight, clear and as ‘tru’ as on my favorite records.

 

[HeHasTheJazzHands]

I do have one more guitar I need to replace the pickups in. Not sure if I wanna go for the 77 or the Daemonums though.

 

[Zhysick]

My bandmate is using some kind of retroactives in his guitar, is a Cort kx300, I'm not sure if those are the 55 or 77, but they sound good, I should ask him to try his guitar Thu my gear one day but most of the times he uses a Jackson with a DiMarzio X2N which is, in my experience, the closest passive pickup to an 81 in feel and sound: cutting, hot, compressed and tight.

The X2N feels and sounds amazing too, but I am just too happy with the easy electronics of the solderless EMGs to even think about anything else right now so... I may try those retroactives one day

 

[HeHasTheJazzHands]

I was watching some videos of the Super 77 set, and the Cort guitar did come up. So I'm going to assume that's the 77 set in those.

 

[lewis]

I’m keep going.
Just swapped passives in my RGR5221 with 81 and 89 and now I’m more then happy. Almost noiseless sound. Tight, clear and as ‘tru’ as on my favorite records.
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And in that guitar too!
hot!!!!

Love that colour!
Ive never tried the 89. Heard great things about its coil split tones.

 

[Endnote]

I too would like to try the 55, 70 ,77, and Daemonums as well...but I don't wanna take out the 81/60 out of my guitars! I've definitely enjoyed the 89 I have in the neck of one of my guitars, looking forward to trying the 60TW though.

 

[HeHasTheJazzHands]

FWIW it looks like EMG discontinued the Fat 55 set. Not surprised since it seemed like no one really cared about that set. Everyone went for either the Super 77 or Hot 70 (Super 77 bridge, Fat 55 neck) set

 

[lewis]

FWIW it looks like EMG discontinued the Fat 55 set. Not surprised since it seemed like no one really cared about that set. Everyone went for either the Super 77 or Hot 70 (Super 77 bridge, Fat 55 neck) set

thats actually a shame.
Were they Alnico versions of the 77 ? or completely different voiced pickups ?

I just never had a use for pickups that on paper, were targeting the style those were.
I better grab a 77 set soon before they are discontinued too haha

 

[HeHasTheJazzHands]

thats actually a shame.
Were they Alnico versions of the 77 ? or completely different voiced pickups ?

I assume the neck pickups are. The model number for the neck pickups are the RA350C (77) and RA350A (55). But it seems like like bridge pickups are different? The 55 bridge is RA360A and the 77 is RA370C.

 

[Spaced Out Ace]

FWIW it looks like EMG discontinued the Fat 55 set. Not surprised since it seemed like no one really cared about that set. Everyone went for either the Super 77 or Hot 70 (Super 77 bridge, Fat 55 neck) set

You sure?

 

[Spaced Out Ace]

Looking at this again, and it seems the Fat 55 has more reviews than the Hot 70 and Super 77 sets as well.

 

[primitiverebelworld]

I am just getting a second ibby and intending to go for EMG again(2 year hiatus). Probably 57/66 brushed chrome

 

[lewis]

I am just getting a second ibby and intending to go for EMG again(2 year hiatus). Probably 57/66 brushed chrome

heads up incase you are interested, they sell TW coil splittable versions of the 57/66 now too if you need extra options

 

[InfernalVortex]

heads up incase you are interested, they sell TW coil splittable versions of the 57/66 now too if you need extra options

Man I wish they weren't thicker than regular EMG's.... I've been surprised at how little space my Ibby's have for them.

 

[lewis]

Man I wish they weren't thicker than regular EMG's.... I've been surprised at how little space my Ibby's have for them.

Ive ran into this problem before with Ibanez's too.
Infuriating haha

 

[HeHasTheJazzHands]

That's something I'll definitely give Fishman over EMGs. They know how to do a good-sounding split sound without shoving an entire 2nd pickup under the cover.

 

[Davsco872]

I’ve always loved my 81 and SA EMGs. The SAs are fantastic

 

[Spaced Out Ace]

That's something I'll definitely give Fishman over EMGs. They know how to do a good-sounding split sound without shoving an entire 2nd pickup under the cover.

EMGs don't split anything, so it's not exactly a direct comparison. They are switching to an entirely different pickup, in essence.