All user reviews for the Seymour Duncan LW-HMET Livewire Metal Humbucker

This is a first review hot, I use it for a few days, but then what power! At the same time everything works with two 9V batteries.
I have another guitar with EMG, compared to Seymour Duncan they have much less power, but are a bit more accurate. However, SD is so powerful that even the slightest error in the game is even more amplified.
The sound is warm and SD titanic, I play on Bugera 333XL, it takes a kick in the butt every big deal and palm mute is jubilant. The amp saturates clear sound with the bridge pickup is to tell you that this mic is exclusively made for the big metal and nothing else.
At the installation (on a Gibson Explorer 84), be careful they are longer than the passive pickups I had hair, hence the need to expand the knockouts, and must make the place to put the two 9V batteries.
Everything is provided in the kit, knobs, jack, wiring, surround microphones, it only remains for the brave to get out the soldering iron.
Value / price given the price at which I bought at Thomann, I would do without hesitation that choice even if compared with Blackouts or EMG there is no system of seamless connection.

First, this microphone is to the players exclusively of metal and metal! For those who have decided to take the plunge and equip themselves with this micro active (relatively recent innovation in seymour duncan) will be granted the privilege of play with the ultimate design for accuracy, power, grain and I passe.les clean sounds are like absolutely nothing, but frankly, this is absolutely not what is asked (should be a imbecile to load the gear and play jazz ...) NO micro him comes close, not even a emg 81 (I speak knowingly! I've had) the highs are rich, precise and clap in frequency very agreables.Les mediums are perfectly proportioned to give a punch without giving incomparable sound synthetic and criardes.enfin, low to provide a safe everything, absolutely enjoyable, carefully avoiding to make a draft or "porous". Ultimately, it would make the most anemic micro amps of power as a monster! and if you are lucky enough to own a mesa correct (or any other amp lamp) you can, live or repeating 'you free of common mortals! I defy anyone to make a palm muting and not having chills ...

Note: Mount Bridge position.

Aie Aie Aie! BY FAR! but it's still my opinion, the best extreme metal micro typ date, I see no competitors on the horizon ... yet the EMG 81 is the direct opponent ... ct of this monster in Mount 18V it is getting ridiculous, can be more prcis but much less powerful, organic, dynamic and warm. The Livewire Metal is simply buy the closed eyes, if you like the sounds that the body, palm mute sharp without becoming cold, the gain on your distortion becomes aggressive, a 20-watt amp for a password 100 ... Tapping the "float" in the air without any problem! All this with an electronic active noise-free, therefore, with potentiomtres of 100 kohms.

I possd long EMG 81 (always the way), the Seymour is suprieur (I use it for a year), it is indescribable, it can be found at low prices OCCAZ, I résumé:

Body, dynamics, gain, and heat and sustain these growing in a corner ... short, it's almost the HiFi guitar pickup for ...

MONUMENTAL!