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I'm going on the working assumption that it's a Black Winter in there.
Source: it's what we all know it should be.
Source: it's what we all know it should be.
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I'm going on the working assumption that it's a Black Winter in there.
Source: it's what we all know it should be.
I would agree with you in theory, but in practice I’d love to see less EMG and more passive SD choices. An Eclipse with Alpha/Omega? It’s on my mind...ESP/LTD/Edwards etc need to start spending those extra few pence/cents/yen to install clip-shut battery boxes for their active pickups on instead of needing to unscrew a cover to change the PP3, IMHO
I would agree with you in theory, but in practice I’d love to see less EMG and more passive SD choices. An Eclipse with Alpha/Omega? It’s on my mind...
Is the older Alex Scolnick signature still in the market? That pretty much checks all the boxes in your wish list.
I actually like that ESPs come with EMGs most of the time. The 90es are over, EMG now has a pretty complete lineup and the quick connect allows for easy pickup swapping. It's not like it's 81 or bust any longer.
Back in my days, EMGs had to be wired like anything else, they're probably cheaper to install today as it's prepackaged and no soldering is required, hence lots of LTDs/IL ibbies/WMI guitars having them.
I don't think there's any conspiracy. I think ESP pays probably the same low price for EMGs and SDs or whatever else. It just turns out that with so many newer options on the market from both companies over the past few years that the resale value of the "standards" (81/85/60 or JB/59) have dropped. Active EMGs seemingly more than the passive SDs.I can't speak for 2017, but my 2015 had them soldered. The only quick connect was on the pickups themselves, so you could swap them solderlessly. It looks like EMG sells the 81/85 cheap, hoping to get a foot in the door for some extra sales on the newer models.
I don't think there's any conspiracy. I think ESP pays probably the same low price for EMGs and SDs or whatever else. It just turns out that with so many newer options on the market from both companies over the past few years that the resale value of the "standards" (81/85/60 or JB/59) have dropped. Active EMGs seemingly more than the passive SDs.
I actually like that ESPs come with EMGs most of the time. The 90es are over, EMG now has a pretty complete lineup and the quick connect allows for easy pickup swapping. It's not like it's 81 or bust any longer.
Back in my days, EMGs had to be wired like anything else, they're probably cheaper to install today as it's prepackaged and no soldering is required, hence lots of LTDs/IL ibbies/WMI guitars having them.