EMG 57/60 Review

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Well after trying to find real reviews on these pickups I decided to pull the trigger. I put these in my ESP Eclipse II and removed the stock EMG 81/60 combo that was previously in there.

I never really liked the EMG active series as they always sounded sterile to me and lacked punch and clarity. I use an 81 years ago and liked it, but I guess my tastes have changed as well. My favorite passive of all time is the Seymour Duncan custom (SH-5/TB-5) And I have this pickup in several of my guitars.

Okay back to the review :)

Of the EMG series, these are the most passive feeling pickups I have tried. I have tried and used all of the EMG active series except for the hetfields.

These do indeed have the punch and top end clarity of PAF style passives. and are very authentic sounding especially when you dial the guitar volume back a tad. Also I found that lowering these away from the strings give you much better results, than having them right up against the strings.

Also they even sound better with the 18 volt mod as all the EMG's do.

So for a active passive sounding pickup, these are great
 
Sounds pretty cool. Thanks for the GAS *** burp ! ***
 
baron55":2n2ve585 said:
Well after trying to find real reviews on these pickups I decided to pull the trigger. I put these in my ESP Eclipse II and removed the stock EMG 81/60 combo that was previously in there.

I never really liked the EMG active series as they always sounded sterile to me and lacked punch and clarity. I use an 81 years ago and liked it, but I guess my tastes have changed as well. My favorite passive of all time is the Seymour Duncan custom (SH-5/TB-5) And I have this pickup in several of my guitars.

Okay back to the review :)

Of the EMG series, these are the most passive feeling pickups I have tried. I have tried and used all of the EMG active series except for the hetfields.

These do indeed have the punch and top end clarity of PAF style passives. and are very authentic sounding especially when you dial the guitar volume back a tad. Also I found that lowering these away from the strings give you much better results, than having them right up against the strings.

Also they even sound better with the 18 volt mod as all the EMG's do.

So for a active passive sounding pickup, these are great
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This is great to hear. Exactly what I was hoping for. EMG is sending me a sample of the 57 and 66 to check out. Should be here any day now. Looking forward to it!
Cheers
Mike
 
They retain the character even at lower gain settings so you can get nice vintage tones or dial up the volume for more modern tones. These pickups are very alive sounding with a lot of juice!
 
Lasse Lammert":3ql2202z said:
You're gonna love them mike!
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Looking forward to it!

Lasse, will you be attending NAMM or Messe this year?
 
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Lasse Lammert":3o9y9t6c said:
You're gonna love them mike!
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Looking forward to it!

Lasse, will you be attending NAMM or Messe this year?
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Not sure, I would love to, but the plane tickets will probably be out of the budget...we'll see
 
Definitely have my nterested peaked. Saw the video they came out with the bloke who is the K.K. replacement from Priest. Sounded excellent.
 
Great review Dave! Any clips of these ripping through a Baron??? :)
 
Glad to hear another good view on these. They're the only EMGs that I've considered dropping into my Les Paul so I might have to give them a whirl soon!
 
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