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Humbucker guitar pickup from EMG belonging to the Active series

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  • Echo tangoEcho tango

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    EMG 85Published on 06/24/10 at 15:53
    (This content has been automatically translated from French)
    Installed today in the bridge position in my EX401 ltd instead of EMG81 original, which I found a little one changes the 85 raide.Avec Technology (alnico magnets) and that means it feels. The serious take place without becoming invasive, the highs are more round. Brief with the 85 I found a sound that is more to my expectations (more rock than heavy metal). Installation without problems thanks to the system pins EMG. I keep 81, which remains an excellent microphone for use on my sleeve LTD or to install on another skyscraper currently mounted in SH4/SH2 Duncan, the day a fever will take hold of my custom ...
  • myriam63660_enmyriam63660_en

    EMG 85Published on 03/27/08 at 13:41
    - Had three of them since 2000
    - as for the other EMG pickups, this one brings définition, high output, and improved sustain. You can do almost everything with the 85 (much more than with the 81): bass are really huge and the alnico magnet provide warmth
    - i had tried lots of pickups (passive and active) and this humbucker has been my favorite for years