Bare Knuckle definitive modern thread

[angelspade]

Anyone here have any experience with the Miracle Man bridge that is supposed to mimic the EMG 81 with a passive voice?

 

[Detroit1973]

My go to bridge pickup for that kind of sound in a bright guitar is the tried & true EMG 85

Tell me more please? I've wanted to switch a couple of my 81'S TO 85's but i haven't had the time lately.

 

[cobrahead1030]

Tell me more please? I've wanted to switch a couple of my 81'S TO 85's but i haven't had the time lately.

It has a similar clarity to an 81, but not as bright. It has a really full lower-mid range that doesn’t get muddy. While it still responds like an active pickup, I find that picking dynamics don’t get lost as much as they do with an 81.

I swapped the 81 in my old ESP for an 85 just out of boredom years ago, and never looked back.

 

[Detroit1973]

It has a similar clarity to an 81, but not as bright. It has a really full lower-mid range that doesn’t get muddy. While it still responds like an active pickup, I find that picking dynamics don’t get lost as much as they do with an 81.

I swapped the 81 in my old ESP for an 85 just out of boredom years ago, and never looked back.

Thank you Man! My biggest problem with the 81 is the Brightness & the lack of low end & the lack of warmth. I have a les paul that is anemic in the low end spectrum & i'm hoping an 85 would help.

 

[Exo-metal]

Sounds like a ceramic nailbomb would help too.