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Humbucker guitar pickup from EMG belonging to the Active series

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  • canibalismcanibalism

    EMG 81Published on 01/05/08 at 14:12
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    Hi!
    hehe good first I advise you if you have not not rely pa has a reputation as one can have surprises
    g gained 2 EMG 81 g that is mounted on a randy jackson rhoads by a luthier so impecable wiring, very precise knob no fault cables losses gnagna guitar set by him, half tone lower drop over 1 ton
    lack of group g sold my powerball, so I am plugged into one pod mixer (Soundcraft), sound card connected directly to the computer (mac) and everything comes out of 4 moniroring speakers (Mackie) .. .son very very clean so no breath
    I play technical death grind and sorry to tell you my friends ... the big avalanches of notes and riffs complikés in severe mite ben..on nothing ..., ca tro dro…
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    Hi!
    hehe good first I advise you if you have not not rely pa has a reputation as one can have surprises
    g gained 2 EMG 81 g that is mounted on a randy jackson rhoads by a luthier so impecable wiring, very precise knob no fault cables losses gnagna guitar set by him, half tone lower drop over 1 ton
    lack of group g sold my powerball, so I am plugged into one pod mixer (Soundcraft), sound card connected directly to the computer (mac) and everything comes out of 4 moniroring speakers (Mackie) .. .son very very clean so no breath
    I play technical death grind and sorry to tell you my friends ... the big avalanches of notes and riffs complikés in severe mite ben..on nothing ..., ca tro drool. c certainly powerful, but too much treble, c too dry, there are notes but dégeulent on each other .... so for precision c ... voila missed
    Fortunately ke ga second scraper (esp ltd kirk hammett) equipped with a 500 l and xl ben same level of output seen higher LOT more bass and more accurate xuxa the EMG is for trash and treble solos yeah but his attacks too ba ears yen a ki likes it, I prefer the big sound heavy and powerful PRECIS
    So a board .... especially try before you buy !!!!! fashionable things are expensive ...
    c c pa parcke expensive and kerry king ke (ke I love) has a contract with them kil be bought with eyes closed (in addition to him c pa even the ones kil) hehe veiled

    stay fucking brutal and supporting the underground saludos locos !!!!!!!!!!
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  • Pucelle_DabidjanPucelle_Dabidjan

    EMG 81Published on 01/26/07 at 09:25
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    Tried this on a weekend LTD, I hated this microphone. I liked the power of sound but not the seed too indescribably cold and straight. I found the clean sound disappointing. Perhaps it was due to the violin, but many Korean microphones and most get away with more passive at this level. The sound was too square, too surgical, not expressive enough. Power was the appointment and that the quality of the first double that lends itself perfectly to metal styles but also to some experimental music.

    And there's the battery to handle. While it is laudable autonomy.

    I seriously think that for that price, you can find much better smoke. A buy only if you calculate your sound "output level" when…
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    Tried this on a weekend LTD, I hated this microphone. I liked the power of sound but not the seed too indescribably cold and straight. I found the clean sound disappointing. Perhaps it was due to the violin, but many Korean microphones and most get away with more passive at this level. The sound was too square, too surgical, not expressive enough. Power was the appointment and that the quality of the first double that lends itself perfectly to metal styles but also to some experimental music.

    And there's the battery to handle. While it is laudable autonomy.

    I seriously think that for that price, you can find much better smoke. A buy only if you calculate your sound "output level" when you're a fan of this grain.

    Addition of 26 January:
    After detailed testing of a micro esp this time, I notice a sound improvement. So there are many, of great importance in fontion of violin used (which confirms the beatings, according to défenseurse of "loyalty to the instrument"). With a guitar bigger sounding, the sound was deeper, more granular, although the trend is definitely the mic smoother, I was able to find anyway a nice grain. The clean goes bad in the medium, which is not bad.

    I correct my notes [6]

    Note [5] is the average home.
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  • innocent.mooninnocent.moon

    EMG 81Published on 02/02/07 at 11:32
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    I use AC in the bridge position for 2 years, it's true that it is as big as his, but cold, without much personality I am tempted to say it but the personality of the musician put it right?
    lol
    uh I have a lot of breath too, I do not know if it's coming from the microphone or welding but obviously we are likely to have the same problem ... I would therefore not tempted to throw stones at me the good guy who welded which is the ca travail.avant I tested a DiMarzio Evolution is very cold, but also sends ca. but unless the 81ok ca did not bad value for money for the EMG's expensive but hey, I know I'm a little close to my gold coins, I have not the masses then I look at the detail ^ ^
    I w…
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    I use AC in the bridge position for 2 years, it's true that it is as big as his, but cold, without much personality I am tempted to say it but the personality of the musician put it right?
    lol
    uh I have a lot of breath too, I do not know if it's coming from the microphone or welding but obviously we are likely to have the same problem ... I would therefore not tempted to throw stones at me the good guy who welded which is the ca travail.avant I tested a DiMarzio Evolution is very cold, but also sends ca. but unless the 81ok ca did not bad value for money for the EMG's expensive but hey, I know I'm a little close to my gold coins, I have not the masses then I look at the detail ^ ^
    I would do not have that choice (which does not mean that I regret) but I change the config to a bill lawrence L500XL soon. I think it will be closer to what I'm looking
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  • myriam63660myriam63660

    EMG 81Published on 01/18/08 at 12:02
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    I had two emg 81 in 2000 and 2007 (each rack). I really did not t Packing in 2000 because I thought it sounded trs trs end with a big dsquilibre sound in the treble. DCID rcemment I give it a chance to see if I did not fall on a n'tais SERIES dfectueuse the first shot: nothing new synth is still trs tick, dry, with a spectrum Reduces too (the fault to the kernel raisin bread). I also EMG 85, SA 60 and only the 81 and 60 cores I do not like raisin bread. I want to do even when a large precision: 81 I was the very first time when I played on a transistor amp (DEFINITIONS so big) and deuxime both ENGL amp lamps ( an extreme precision also) so not really suitable gear my opinion. I think the 81…
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    I had two emg 81 in 2000 and 2007 (each rack). I really did not t Packing in 2000 because I thought it sounded trs trs end with a big dsquilibre sound in the treble. DCID rcemment I give it a chance to see if I did not fall on a n'tais SERIES dfectueuse the first shot: nothing new synth is still trs tick, dry, with a spectrum Reduces too (the fault to the kernel raisin bread). I also EMG 85, SA 60 and only the 81 and 60 cores I do not like raisin bread. I want to do even when a large precision: 81 I was the very first time when I played on a transistor amp (DEFINITIONS so big) and deuxime both ENGL amp lamps ( an extreme precision also) so not really suitable gear my opinion. I think the 81 must give a report on much more interresting amps distortion in lgrement drool like boogie or marshall Msa lamp (with a large low trs tuning gauge)
    I tried to run and it will trs trs aggressive good for solos as it catches up trs well excs low position that can handle other rendrent a micro sleeves little soft. However, it does not become warmer, however.
    The 81 is a good micro but I would much prfre a 85.
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  • myriam63660_enmyriam63660_en

    EMG 81Published on 03/27/08 at 13:34
    - I had two of them in 2000 and in 2007. I didn't keep the first in 2000 because i find the sound thin and trebly. In 2007 i decided to give it a second chance in case i got a faulty one the first time: the sound was still synthétic to my ears (even on a tube amp). I also had EMG 60, 85, SA and only dislike the 81 and the 60 (those two have céramic magnet).
    - as the others EMG, the 81 has great clarity, définition and gain, they are great for métal, and i think they would be perfect with Mésa tube amps (to bring more clarity and articulation to the distorsions)
    - a very good pickup, but i prefer by far the 85