EMG to the rescue !!

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About 4 years ago I had a custom made Skervesen 4AP 7 String HSS built. It took 1 full year and is a beautiful guitar. But it was so DAMN bright sounded, it was piercing. I have tried at least 5 or 6 pickups and got it a little better, but still wasn't happy.

I bought an EMG 85-7XH and 2 EMG SA7's. It took forever to do the install because all the 5way switches I had were too tall for the body cavity. Anyway, spare you from all the details.

The guitar a sounds AMAZING now. The little darker 85-7 in the bridge works perfectly with this guitar and the SA7's sound great too.
 

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Done a bunch of different stuff this year including buying an ESP Viper with EMGs in it. Sounds perfect for what I wanna do and is the guitar I play most now.
 
I’ve hard similar experiences with guitars I didn’t like at first, but it was the Fishman Fluences that rescued them for me
 
It’s funny, about 10 years ago I had EMG’s in several guitars and loved them. Then slowly drifted away. For years I haven’t even thought about going Active but I remembered having an EMG 85 in the bridge before and how it darkens things up a bit and they really rounded out the sharp treble of this guitar. Happy camper, first time I’ve enjoyed playing this guitar.
 
firejack said:
Nice axe! What were the other pickups you tried?
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It’s over about a 3 year period, but think this is most of them: SD Custom 5, DiMarzio Tonezone, BKP Warpig, DiMarzio Super Distortion, DiMarzio Evolution and seems like 1 or 2 others I can’t recall. The BKP Trilogy’s in the middle and neck were always ok.
 
stratjacket said:
It’s over about a 3 year period, but think this is most of them: SD Custom 5, DiMarzio Tonezone, BKP Warpig, DiMarzio Super Distortion, DiMarzio Evolution and seems like 1 or 2 others I can’t recall. The BKP Trilogy’s in the middle and neck were always ok.
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What were your thoughts on the Warpig? I'm having a similar experience with one of my guitars and the Warpig was up next.
 
I went with the Alnico Warpig since it should be a little smoother than the Ceramic Warpig. It was good, but didn’t take out the harsh treble as good as the Active EMG 85. Are you having trouble with a 6 or 7 string guitar?
 
The '85's a great compromise between the colder / harsher '81 and jazzy / warm '89 IMHO. Not surprised it's workin' great for you.

I made the mistake of puttin' '89s all-'round on a custom super Strat back in the '90s and learned my lesson the hard way. Great for jazz (if I could play it, which I can't), but muddy as all Hell for anything heavier.

It was a super-warm mahogany axe, so I probably should've gone '81s or at least '85s.
 
i know this is sacrilege around here, but i got a KILLER suhr reb beach, and it has an aldrich which i dont like! i know, everyone here loves the aldrich. i am thinking of putting an EMG set in it, like it came with stock.

great the EMGs worked out stratjacket!
 
Actives are great for "saving" a guitar you don't like the tone of, in general.

The same principle is why actives *don't* work in certain guitars.
 
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