srinivassa
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Does anyone out there deal in fact or strong opinion with regards to the different enumerations of EMG active pickups?
I've got an ESP LTD EC-1000 (clever name, huh?). It has the 81/60 combo.
I can really appreciate the brutal, tight crunch on these things. It's weird to me though because my neck pup sounds like a bridge pup. It's bright. It's clear and separated. The bridge pickup sounds like, I'm not sure, more of the same maybe?
Anyway, I don't get it. I thought that I really liked this neck pup for rythm, but I don't have much use for the bridge except to keep the volume higher and use it for solos. I could do it the other way around though. I'm not sure there would be much difference.
So is anyone the expert on a possible repup? It seems like the going thing is to keep the 81 bridge and replace the 60 with an 85 or a 89. I like the 60 though. I'd rather sack the bridge pup, but it seems unanimous that the 81 is the best EMG active for the bridge.
What do most people do? Do they go for contrast between neck and bridge sounds at all? Are the 85 and 89 pups just as clear and brutal in the neck? I do love that brash sound. I just wondered if there was enough variation in models to make a repup worthwile.
Do I even want to consider an 'x' pup? Has anyone tried these? I keep thinking, 'yeah, and 'x' is only like $10 more,' but for all I know they suck.
Unfortunately, I can't try out any of this stuff in my town. I was tempted by a used Schecter Hellraiser C-1 FR that had dual split-coil 81tw/89. Didn't buy it, but it looked sweeeeet. I think it's probably smarter to repup my EMG, but I wonder if I'll get any improvement out of it.
I've got an ESP LTD EC-1000 (clever name, huh?). It has the 81/60 combo.
I can really appreciate the brutal, tight crunch on these things. It's weird to me though because my neck pup sounds like a bridge pup. It's bright. It's clear and separated. The bridge pickup sounds like, I'm not sure, more of the same maybe?
Anyway, I don't get it. I thought that I really liked this neck pup for rythm, but I don't have much use for the bridge except to keep the volume higher and use it for solos. I could do it the other way around though. I'm not sure there would be much difference.
So is anyone the expert on a possible repup? It seems like the going thing is to keep the 81 bridge and replace the 60 with an 85 or a 89. I like the 60 though. I'd rather sack the bridge pup, but it seems unanimous that the 81 is the best EMG active for the bridge.
What do most people do? Do they go for contrast between neck and bridge sounds at all? Are the 85 and 89 pups just as clear and brutal in the neck? I do love that brash sound. I just wondered if there was enough variation in models to make a repup worthwile.
Do I even want to consider an 'x' pup? Has anyone tried these? I keep thinking, 'yeah, and 'x' is only like $10 more,' but for all I know they suck.
Unfortunately, I can't try out any of this stuff in my town. I was tempted by a used Schecter Hellraiser C-1 FR that had dual split-coil 81tw/89. Didn't buy it, but it looked sweeeeet. I think it's probably smarter to repup my EMG, but I wonder if I'll get any improvement out of it.
It's a little bit cumbersome to drag around, but if it ever dies right before a show, you can go out in the parking lot and find someone to jump you off!
