All user reviews for the EMG 85

Active micro Alnico 2 conductors (the splittable version of this microphone is the EMG 89).

B'en the EMG 85 is really gnial, clear as a saturated Funny, he of personality which I doubt, I must admit!

The sound is really warm, soft (no aggressive treble), typ fairly short, an excellent micro neck, whatever the envisaged style. While remaining prcis clean ultra saturated!

In bridge, it must be nice too sacrment, more versatile, hotter, even, that the EMG 81 for very varis styles. Viiii, EMG, this is not as big mtalleux nags!

These microphones are active, so no bottom to noise, unless you with rotten jacks in your effects chain, if you have a naturally Pramp blowing, etc.

In short, this microphone is so pleasant that return a config passive really hurts but does it finally dbarasser good old prejudices on active pickups (on this side -l bassists have davance shekels on guitar).

Small Dtail, batteries are given for close to 2,000 hours. Provided good dbrancher think his guitar when not playing.


Added 30/03/2004: EMG meet the basic sound, the acoustic sound of the guitar ... I had forgotten to point out, thinking that cel was obvious.
Adj there a huge difference between my two teams in Jackson EMG my DR2, poplar has a darker sound and dug in my mdiums SLSMG mahogany! At the same rglage on my amp, I have a sound diffrent between.
Those damn microphones really respect the sound of each guitar!

Everything is said in the title my opinion

Many btises expressed on active pickups,

the output level has nothing to do with the battery, liabilities are more powerful

Position handle is extra, attention opportunistic attack rgler standard microphone height because its output level as equivalent to 81, it will be too strong compared to 81 in the bridge ... beautiful sounds warm clear

Easel is more caractriel, low round and missing treble hair, if the attack mdiator the accuracy of all is scratch and efficient: no problem but happiness for a scratch less exp rhyme was drooling, having said that they are people who love ...

I use it on a Stratocaster Ash in US customizes handle with its cousin the 81 in the bridge is pure, clean, powerful, nothing to say ... yes gentlemen purists I play rock / hard rock / heavy ...

On my Musicman Luke 2 85 is the bridge with 2 single SLV. This config is versatile wish! only BMOL guitar seems to me demanding and unforgiving error, it reminds me that I'm not Steve Lukather !!!

How long have you use it?
Some years

Have you tried many other models before buying it?
I'm a geek microphones so yes alas for my wallet ...

What thing do you like most and least?
So I have it used in the neck position on a Les Paul and a Jackson Dinky. C is full of bass and a little runny. Less about the Dinky but anyway. In the end I'm not convinced by the neck position ...
However I have it mounted on a telecaster alder / maple key. Given the caracs guitar, I thought that 81 would be too aggressive as a result, I have tried the reverse, 81 in neck, 85 in bridge. What a surprise !! The 85 has a huge potato, less surgical than 81 C is c is not the most groovy micro that is, but for the big rock, AC beats, especially ca installment in the mix.
The passage 81 in the neck is far from being bad. It saturates quickly on the other hand.
We tend to say that these pickups blur the violin, I had half of agreement. The difference is less obvious that with passive pickups, but EMGs on a wooden crate guitar will sound flat and sterile. On a good shovel, ca oats. Point bar.

How would you rate the quality / price?
C is the BIG advantage. This mic like the 81 is a mouthful of Cygnus for bread and often associated with elec. J was able to acquire the combo with electronic of 81-85 for 70th ...

With experience, you do again this choice
Yes. It s really a good mic. Not the best but good for the rock spot, it is in the top of the basket for me.

Mounted easel handle the micro strat dark leaves me a bit unsatisfied.
The basic sound is a little duck, pinched, but not really loud either. It makes me think of my APEX2 and paf7 (neck model everywhere origin) in fact, not really convincing as such. But the guy had his korn idea is that a correct already can not Roar-hairy-couillu better a medium micro-thin story not obfuscate.
I predestines the 85 to the same destiny to be really happy, the extra clarity / intelligibility compared to a specific micro acute as 81 is an asset in this context of use.
For the rather quiet rock or classical say, it's too duck then must love ledzep and company (not thank you, the sound that's important I think).
I am aware that the strat used does not help hairy side, a Les Paul ltd is certainly more appropriate.
A remake the overall ben 85 and not for too much for the 60 either, I see myself with a rather hsa (a its dual format) in severe and acute 81x, and it farts!
A word about the editing is really simple but welding everything that can be is not earn a lot of his (normal since we're here at the beginning of the sound chain) so as to annoy with a soldering iron, especially as it is also about mechanically.

I installed beginning in November 2011 on my "imitation ibanez RG."
reminder to everyone, my guitar has an alder body with a table that seems to be koa, the neck is maple rosewood fingerboard.
So I set up two EMG-85 gold, one in the neck position, the other in the bridge position.
I had a lot of models (of shit?!) GFS H05, DiMarzio Fred, custom, breed, seymour duncan SH1 ...
I love the most, an assembly of the circuit is done simply by snapping the cables and knobs, so no soldering!
its stunning sound microphones that do not forgive "was about" the golden color of the covers, the seriousness of making the price slightly expensive compared to other stores, the accuracy of information assembly / wiring microphones , a sound 'authentic', it is cheaper to buy than some DiMarzio, who at the end, have a well below the capacity of 85, the sound is much better aligned between the strings: the harmonic mean resonate with each other.

I like the least, we speak ill of EMG without trying to have a poor technique, it was necessary that I buy a 3-position selector style Fender Start in order to wire without soldering .. .
for the record, I'm samples of three different microphones, a GFS H05, a DiMarzio custom which was originally mounted on a musicman axis and, of course, the EMG-85.
well, we realize several things: the EMG has an output level more so than his colleagues, he also outperforms in terms of precision and harmonic resonance, it's really amazing to listen Finally, a micro alive!
is a micro pro and for musicians who want to hear beautiful harmonic.
on the other hand where I put everyone on guard is the point of view of Violin Making your dear guitar pickups need to mount these on a board in balsa Chinese styles Ibanez RG basswood, these pickups are ruthless and will only transcribe what they pick up such vulgar parrots (ah ah).
If your guitar does not ring or rings do not already empty, they will sound as "cold", "soulless" and "no personality", like the guitar on which they are mounted!
me with my guitar and alder body, a sound I fall backwards, now a big sound, harmonic and waterlogged, when the saturation is involved, they are wonderful, I finally sound defined, warm and harmonious!
your turn now!

After 10 years of use 3 on my Les Paul, I can not Sparer me! And a Mesa Dual Rectifier took its magnitude toue !!!!!!!!!

The 85 is perfect in the neck position (such as kit Wylde with his cousin, 81) is a micro in any way aggressive. It has a warm and sweet like a chocolate eclair fresh in the morning (a fact you the same effect as when you boulangre is everything in a small bag and with the sourrire: you worry tired!)

It is clear that the leap to the EMG is quite hard and deserves careful consideration! In my case, I'm a fan of Zakk Wylde, no worries, when I saw what it was I said "BANCO"!

Price level: there are better, but when you love you do not count!

Small precision: Unlike ides reues the EMG (81, 85, 89) are not just a big fan of public sounds enormous ... etc. Of course they are extremely comfortable in this area but I was testing with a more quiet kind of Jazz / Rock Jazz or Blues or (if you get there because I can not get it) its clear to the Funk .... you tell me new .....

Well hello! so I purchased the emg-85 il'y to two days. I immediately managed to get a clean sound very clean and beautiful, even crystalline somewhere ... but serious it becomes warmer. Personally I prefer to acute (but not crystalline draft). Then what is the distortion Triffouille I have to succeed to get the desired sound ... and finally the tadada GROSSON! I find it quite resembles that of metallica. Finally, with my configuration ... (I use an effects boss me-50) well I would say there are better ... as multi-effets.Dans any case I do not regret my purchase .... ! I have mounted on my cort katana ... I owned motherbucker mithymite ... after the change say the difference this widely felt. Issue price ... There's good ok as micro cheaper but I find it much the vale! why because .. of an equipment is provided very professionally .. Everything is well thought out ... and facilitates assembly ... after I would change if these microphones against the other ... hard to say I have not had the opportunity to change sovent microphones ... And then it depends on the desired style ... and we must not forget that the EMG-85 in regulation as it is needed ... I come to the same punk, blues and funk with ...

I use the micro EMG past fortnight due to a several hours a day ... When you love you do not count ... I play in a band recovery Pop / rock / rock ... So Fm Toto Van halen through Pink Floyd, Axel Bauer ...
These features are remarkable: sustain, exceptional dynamics, its warm sound "Vintage", the possibility to use the volume control on virtually the entire race to go from crunch to the clean sound of the prettiest .. .
I mainly used a PAF Pro neck pickup, a Seymour 59, a Gibson (I can not remember the MODEL of a Les Paul)
I find this micro remarkable, clear it is close to the sound and sustain with my Les Paul in saturated it sounds like a bang ... In the two configurations (bright / saturated it is extremely versatile and its is very well ... Defines level gain is lightweight DiMarzio humbucker pickups suprieur my, it differs primarily by longer sustain a large and a precision + Sound " vintage "patante ....
I read a lot of articles on these microphones and their cot "personnalitquot lack of, or in bad rvelateur violin ..
In practice seems to me a totally dnu basis .. The micro a personality brand my own good taste and is perfectly able to boost my guitar ... rather average range (Ibanez RG 320 FM )
I do it again this choice without hsiter rather than 2 times ...

I use this mic for over a year and I play mostly rock tends big big rock and metal. I mounted the 85 set to "handle" coupled with a 81 in the bridge position (config classic what!) On a Kelly KE-3 Japanese formerly mounted duncan designed. And then the big slap in the face! I will talk here as 85, but already for a micro alnico has over sin and gain my old Duncan, I can see all my gain settings on the POD down for clean sounds .. .

This micro very well respected violin guitar, and sounds very warm in the neck position (it smells good blues ...) while keeping a huge potato for heavy distortion and very very saturated! Coupled with severe défouraille 81 here! I love this mic sounds as clear as that sounds saturated, it can be played very well with the volume knob on the guitar his whole race (25 KB knob of the coup) to keep a huge reserve of power and get sound clear clear and very pretty! EMG's are not as big nag! This microphone can be defended in all registers!

To recognize by eye on a guitar top is the acronym EMG while it is lightly browned on 81 silver (and black on the 60 I think ...). The 85 version is splittable as the EMG 89 which can be a very interesting alternative.
Micro active forces, no noise to when using the jacks of quality, and the battery needed to operate the micro (one to two EMG of the guitar) in a very long life (something like 2000 or 2500 hours I think) if it is careful to unplug the guitar when you have finished playing!

In short I do not regret this purchase at all on the contrary, my next guitar will probably be equipped with EMG also so I am happy with this microphone! It costs nine euros in the 110-120, so about the same price range as the best Dimarzio or Seymour Duncan, after it is a matter of taste! For me the choice was made long ago ...

Micro active Alnico5, 2 drivers (splittable version of this microphone is the EMG 89).

B'en the EMG 85 is really gnial, plain as a saturated Funny, he has a personality which I doubt, I must admit!

The sound is really warm, soft (no sharp aggressive), fairly typical short, an excellent micro neck, regardless of the style considered.

In bridge, it must be nice sacrment also more versatile, warmer, even than the EMG 81 for styles Varis trs. VIIII, the EMG, cest not only for large mtalleux nag!

These microphones are active, so no noise in sight, unless you rotten with jacks in your string effects, if you have a naturally pramp blowing, etc..

In short, this microphone is so enjoyable that return a config with other really hurts but should finally be the good old dbarasser prjugs on active pickups (in this c Does the bassists have davance shekels on guitar).

Dtail small, the batteries are given for close to 2,000 hours. A condition of well thought unplug the guitar when not playing.
Added 12/03/2005: In practice, I use alternately 85 and 60, in the woods of my guitars. With mahogany, I prfre the 60, less warm, to calm down the heat of the guitar (mahogany I think, especially on an LP, a husband becomes too imprcis 85 in neck).
For cooler wood (poplar, alder, lime), the 85 gives life the skyscraper. And to think that sbleuts continues foolishly out that EMG is cold ...

I mounted on my EMG Ibanez a month ago now, I'm very happy because it gives me better sound than my old pickups, BUT they generate against by many more blows a passive pickup. I tried several guitars mounted original EMG and all with the same problem of breath. And it seems logical for these mics have a built-in preamp. So all those who say that the EMG does not generate a breath, it is pure fantasy.

If you plan to buy EMG thinking they produce less than a micro passive breath, then look elsewhere.

[edit] Do not confuse the breath and the background noise (for indeed the electronic microphone removes parasites by definition), more than I did a test with just the jack and the microphone (and the battery of course) without mounting it on a guitar, and the same breath is perseptible. I even try with a micro nine, after, and always the same breath. Even my 85 produces the same breath (test on multiple amplifiers with multiple cables), however, a good noise gate will do (what I use)

I want to say I use a cable ProCo Excalibur very high quality for my guitar, and all my rack is wired Proco too.

I use it for a few weeks on my ESP LTD Viper 500.

I love the natural sound rather warm and can play more bluesy than the EMG 81. In his clear, it is also more beautiful than the 81, with more mediums. This is done for a micro or rhythmic arpeggios.

Otherwise, a micro power, high output level, very quiet (no breath at home even with the knob maximum) and generates a lot of harmonics (attention to the game so the mediator), the sustain is correct but not worth my SD Alnico II.

The value price is right even though they are quite expensive microphones, they are worth their price.

I use them on my second guitar but I'm not sure I use them on a lead guitar, I think it lacks a little charm, his successor for my taste too little grain, but then it depends clearly your amp. I recommend a big tube amp behind or it will not ring.

I possde this microphone since 2001.
In dpart, I used a solid body type strat (Yamaha PAC604w) which I then replaced by an EMG 89 to enjoy the split.
As lead is a good micro trs undoubtedly the big powerful sound, great sustain with nice bass and a register harmonic trs open!
Perfect, but have APRS replaced by the 89 (which splits the same non Boulo the way) I had no other use for this microphone. But I kept it in my inventory in anticipation of a need ultrieur.
Having read many times contrary views on the use of this clear in his microphone, n'tant not too happy with the sound of my Epiphone "Emperor" and knowing the capacity to impose its grain of EMG (see I think the set SA/SA/89) I shall decide to test the 85 on it.
Is not your exact dtour!
Claims to the EMG are cold or EMG85 is not sound clear, I rponds this:
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This title was recorded with a t Epiphone "Joe Pass" upgrade EMG85 with a branch in the neck position of a PV Classisc 50 212.
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A round, soft, moleux, rich with nice bass and well Dfine beautiful harmonics and sustain open poustouflant ...
I am the first surprised but clear as in the saturated micro wonders.

- I used the 85 intermittently since 2000, I had three in total

- On mounting of microphones and blast generated (or not) by them: I always had a very slight hiss in the first five trials of EMG that I had: then suddenly, in contravention of requirements of the instructions I connected my EMG EMG successive sets to the ground like common passive pickups and the problem was solved (I have never caused damage to my hardware or not to me).

- This microwave has a good definition, good output, increased sustain of the magnetic field lower than on liabilities ... A micro versatile that I find much more suited to the bridge 81. The bass is very present and make the core alnico sound pretty hot

- I came across on the net that you could make a slight modification of the circuitry to switch the microphones on 18 volts (actually we add a clip battery + battery in series with the first). I did the mod and I must say that the result is interresting that the sound becomes more cramped, but then it's a matter of taste.

- In the neck or bridge 85 is equally at home with the clean sounds with distortion. This is the micro bridge that I used since I'm playing. (I have a history: Dimarzio evolution, emg 81, DiMarzio Steve's Special, d-sonic, tone zone, Seymour Duncan JB).

- I mounted successively on mahogany washburn dime, and a jackson ps2, and finally a MusicMan JP6 ... I think the 85 particularly adapted to the jackson (wood in his brilliant and floyd)

Hi All Guitarists,

The EMG 85 is a micro Grand trs mic, I use it for 8 years or so, and I t trs sound surprised that you could get with. The microphone is mounted in a position Acute Japan Fender Stratocaster Reissue 60 MODEL, rosewood handle, and the middle position and I have two serious EMG SA, and well with this setup, I can get almost all modern guitar sounds.

For the micro EMG 85 in acute, I get a super clean in his trs Clean and friendly, I get a sound saturated with low trs Chaud clean, sound like a Gibson PAF (a kind les paul custom but modern), but with cleaner harmonics SIFL kind Seymour Duncan SH4.

If you want a vintage sound a little warm, but with the precision and power dynamics of a micro active, the EMG 85 for you.

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Here I added the opinion on the EMG SA, and this, to show the possibilities of EMG 85 EMG SA coupled with 2, and with this config you can do miracles.

For EMG SA I clean a crystal-clear sound trs kind Fender 60s, position 2 and 4 are fabulous for Arpges (hello Slows).
In saturated fat and the sound is clean with a Fender Vintage Grain, but more powerful than Fender pickups.
NB: The sound of the micro EMG SA position is saturated serious Cut breath so it is extraordinary, his type was a David Gilmour, Santana and Jimi Hendrix Isle of Wight concert in 1970.
With EMG SA serious position we can go far with trs, we enter the Quatrime Psychdlique Dimension. (Provided you have a good amp like lamps and super pramp SansAmp PSA 1,
Marshall JMP 1, and a good multi-effects)
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On a Marshall JCM 800 amp with a Tech 21 SansAmp, plus a multi effects ROLAND BOSS GX 700, I can get the Sound: Joe Satriani, Steve Lukater, David Gilmour, Michael Schenker, Yngwie Malmsteen, Jimi Hendrix, Dave Murray Kirk Hamet, Ka Hansen.

There are those with EMG pickups, that I can get as many sounds, really love the EMG 85 and EMG SA, and when we play live we have the best possible sound for the Live, Bravo EMG.

Trs good report quality price.

If c'tait again, I would do without this choice hsiter.

Nordin

History of breath ...
I agree with the comments previous ones. I have several guitars with EMG Teams (85-81-60-SA) and I did not breath .. If there is breath, it is probably another source: welding, jack, combination pdalier-amp, compressor and noise gate rgl evil ... etc. ...... but certainly not micro se.
PS: knowing enough about the 85 and 81 (5 teams in personal guitars EMG) I urge the 85 teams with Floyd tremolo guitars, and 81 on Lespaul Gibson guitars or vintage Tremolo unless you want more mdium and harmonics in the register ..
APRS and several years playing with the microphone, and compared with the number 81 or DiMarzio, Seymourd and others ... I am madly with pleasure every time. Everything is dynamic but not nag, rich in harmonic with a superb DEFINITIONS across the spectrum, warm and crystalline ... nothing more to say, it's top.

Config.: Gibson SG bridge and neck
I "graphitquot; the cavity in which is the potentiomtres, a copper foil on the front of the indoor access plate

The -
Potentiomtre no hole for the son
Connector without dtrompeur!
potentiomtres short (adios les paul)
It takes a good half Journe work to install these microphones
(Others too ... but it's worth to rflchir, especially if you have to pay someone to do it, I ask no hsiter 100-120)

Most
The gear is complete (pot, Cables, jack)
Enjoy the world of silence. It's amazing
I plugged two guitars successively in the same amp without changing the rglages (lots of volume and gain). The lighting is a pice of low voltage halogne dims. This type of lighting means in the micro so much that usually I play in the dark!
I plug a Les Paul: IMMEDIATE buzz, followed in the second of a feedback
I plug the SG almost no noise, the amp in a smooth dcroche disaine second.
For that reason alone, these micro worth, my sense of being called a micro "pro"
The conditions are similar in my living room or on a scne found mainly lighting dims also.
The sound quality is good, sg returns with low balance and low mdium accentus trs. The high notes are also heard, but "araches" wallpaper.
I wanted to place a dpart 89 in bridge, but there is no room for a switch-potentiomtre SG

Exprience with (I did not) I do it again this choice. I bought these mics to sell an SG by giving it a bonus. T have the microphones are on ebay. The ratio quality price is good I think trs.