EMG 81 - "Most famous active pickup"
The EMG 81 is one of the pickups that helped make EMG a name for itself. It’s a pickup with an active preamp inside it. That means it requires a power source. In this case, it’s a 9V battery. It’…
Bill Lawrence USA L-500-XL BILL & Beckie - "the BETTER 500XL.."
Ok let's get this over with! The war between the 2 BL pickups!! I've owned both and though I no longer own them, I can honestly say that I had a better experience with the bill and becky lawrence pic…
Seymour Duncan SH-6B Duncan Distortion Bridge - "Very tight and bitey"
The Seymour Duncan Distortion is a new take on the JB. It features the same slugs on one coil, adjustable screw heads on the other and four conductor wiring. However, it has a ceramic magnet instal…
Seymour Duncan SH-4 JB Model - "Picky when it comes to woods"
The Seymour Duncan JB is, without a doubt, the most popular pickup in the Seymour Duncan lineup. It has been one of the pinnacle pickups in the ‘80s, and it’s still extremely popular today. It feat…
Seymour Duncan SH-2N Jazz Model Neck - "Clear and precise"
The Seymour Duncan Jazz is probably the second most popular neck pickup in the Duncan lineup. It features slugs on one coil, adjustable screw heads on another, four conductor wiring and an Alnico 5 …
Seymour Duncan SH-14 Custom 5 - "Custom with an Alnico 5 magnet"
The Seymour Duncan Custom 5 is part of a line of pickups that shows the difference a magnet swap can make. The Custom 5 is a Custom but with an Alnico 5 magnet installed, hence it's name. It still …
Seymour Duncan SH-11 Custom Custom - "Custom with an Alnico 2 magnet"
The Seymour Duncan Custom Custom is part of a line of pickups that shows the difference a magnet swap can make. The Custom Custom is a Custom but with an Alnico II magnet installed. It still has th…
Seymour Duncan SH-1N '59 Model Neck - "Popular for a reason"
The Seymour Duncan ’59 Neck model is probably one of the most popular pickups Seymour Duncan makes. It features slugs on one coil, adjustable pole pieces on the other, four conductor wiring and Alni…
EMG 81 - nickname009's review
I've owned at least 3 different guitars equipped with the EMG 81, and I've bought and installed about 5 EMG 81s in different guitars that I've owned and tried them in both the bridge and neck positio…
Seymour Duncan SH-8B Invader Bridge - "good for super tight metal! nothing else.."
Oh the famed invader pickup!! Made famous most likely due to James Hetfield using it back in the day on master of puppets. Can be coil tapped if you get the 4 conductor version. I've fortunately been…
DiMarzio DP156 Humbucker From Hell - "solid low-med gain neck pickup!!"
This is a decent neck pickup for any guitar with nearly any wood combination. It's a versatile pickup for clean to medium gain musical applications from jazz to rock. Of course, majority of the time …
DiMarzio DP224 AT-1 Andy Timmons - "More modern and fat PAF"
The DiMarzio AT-1 is the signature pickup that Andy Timmons and DiMarzio came up with for his Ibanez guitars. It’s basically a revision of the PAFs that DiMarzio is famous for. It features slugs on…
DiMarzio DP222 D Activator-X Bridge - "More modern X2N"
The DiMarzio D Activator-X Bridge is kinda like a reinvention of the well known X2N but quite a bi tmore versatile. This pickup has the two huge blades that the original X2N had, four conductor wiri…
DiMarzio DP221 D Activator-X Neck - "Mix between an X2N an D-Activator"
The DiMarzio D Activator-X is kinda like a reinvention of the well known X2N but quite a bi tmore versatile. This pickup has the two huge blades that the original X2N had, four conductor wiring and …