EMG 81 - "Classier look from a brutal active pickup"
The EMG 81 is a classic design in the guitar world. It has stayed consistant throughout its history. For a lot of people the active tone is what they wanted but they didnt like the sterile mechanical…
DiMarzio DP103 PAF 36th Anniversary Neck - "Vintage style Dimarzio"
imarzio isnt really known for its vintage style pickups. Dimarzio has been making pickups forever and they are mostly known for their high gain and modern sounding pickups. They are used by people li…
SP Custom Handwound Pickups ChaosLand Lite - "good quality"
I have been using the SP Custom Handwound Chaos Land Lite electric guitar pickup for about 3 years now. It definitely comes in handy for those who like to play live and would rather not shell out the…
EMG 81TW - "good pick ups"
These are great custom made pickups, made by EMG. I have mixed feelings about their pickups in general, some of their stuff sounds awesome to me but a lot of it is really lifeless. These pickups are …
Gibson Mini Humbucker Neck - "Incredible pickups."
I love this pickup. Period. I find the Gibson Mini-humbuckers to be a work of art, to be one of the most important designs in guitar pickup history. I've had them on a couple of Epiphone Wilshire gu…
Seymour Duncan AHB-1B Blackouts HB Bridge - "Alternative to the EMG 81"
The Seymour Duncan Blackouts are a new beast in the active pickup market. This is the main bridge pickup of all the Blackouts. This pickup takes aim at the iconic EMG 81. This pickup like the 81 is a…
GFS Vintage 59 - "Not a bad vintage sounding humbucker."
The Vintage 59 Humbucker from GFS is a slight step down from their Fat Pat’s in my book, and also a slight step up in cost. They use a variety of cover colors so finding a classy looking match to yo…
GFS Fat Paf - "Nice sounding PAF"
The Alnico Fat Pat “Boutique” humbucker is my favorite humbucker by the relatively unknown GFS pickup company yet. They say it adds “meat” to your sound, and it does have a very good low end to it …
Seymour Duncan SH-4 JB Model - "Not for me"
The JB seems to be one of the more polarizing pickups out there. People who like it seems to be crazy about it and people that don't like it seems to abhor it. Personally, I fall more towards the …
Seymour Duncan SH-1N '59 Model Neck - "My favorite neck pickup"
Hands down this is my favorite neck pickup. I would go so far as to challenge people to find something it can't do. Its sound great for any thing I have tried using it for. Super versatile with an aw…
Seymour Duncan SH-5 Duncan Custom - "One of my Favorites."
I had been looking for a new pickup for my Edwards LP, since I'm not a fan of the Duncan JB that it came with. I tried a couple different pickups but as soon as I put the Duncan Custom in it I knew i…
EMG 60 - "Great pickup"
The EMG60 is an active humbucker, usually put in the neck position. The thing I like most about it is that it is a warm pickup that still retained the EMG clarity. That said, it is a really compresse…
EMG HA - "Amazing pickup"
The EMG HA is a single coil in a humbucker housing. It will fit in any standard humbucker mounting and looks like a typical EMG humbucker. It’s the perfect single coil sound in my opinion. The cleans…
EMG 81 - "Great pickup but not my thing"
The thing I like most about EMG pickups in general is the absurd amount of clarity. The note separation is awesome and there is absolutely no mud. Its also dead quite due to the active preamp. Wha…