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 ...