EMG 81/85
But they are in Black.

oh =|

here's a suggestion

go find some camo clothe, cut and past onto the pup cover
instant camo mou????

xD

jk =|

Sorry for the noob question, 81/85 is active pickup which means it needs battery to power it up?

Yup. Or you can go with the 18v mod and have 2 batteries. Wanted to do that with my Razorback, but the cavity is only big enough for 1 battery.

What's with this thread dropping to the second page???

GUISE WHERE ARE THE SPAMS!!!??!?!?

One of the better acoustic guitar makers
Stonebridge Guitars
And here is a demo, with one of my favourite endorsers of Stonebridge

they sound good.
and the more important questions: where can i test them and how much do they cost?

however still prefer the tone of a breedlove.

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Added on October 11, 2008, 3:21 amoh just realised they have eric mongrain on their artist list. looks like eric mongrain is on alot of guitar manufacturer's artist list.

for those of you that dont know, PRS even built a custom acoustic for him. yes, an acoustic PRS with all the bling bling that comes with a PRS

What was that Steve Vai sig acoustic guitar called? That had me drooling all over it when I saw it in some old Ibanez catalogue.

The Euphoria.
Yeah..... I would LOVE that acoustic guitar too.

Testing them, I guess we won't be able to find them in Malaysia =(
But they cost around 2000USD moves up from around there.
Bout the same range as Breedloves customshops.

I plan to fix Emg85 at the neck and 81 at the bridge
Is it recommended? or is there any other style to uput
Enlighten me please sifus

I assume it's for your new Craftsman LP......
81/85 (or sometimes 60) is the traditional combo...... but it gives more of a Metal feel. If that's what you're going for...... cool. But right now, the Seymour Duncan Blackouts are excellent too. Remember..... these are Active pickups and thus needs a battery to power it.

If you want a more classic rock sound, stick with Seymour Duncan 59's or even the Alnico II Pros and you can't go wrong. Even the Jazz/JB combo would sound great.

Of course, if you want classic LP tone, DiMarzio PAF Pros are a good start.

how bout s.d sh10 and sh8?
invaders and fullshredder combo?
im planning to swap to my jackson dx
playing metal core though

Maybe a little too trebly for the LP........
You'll need a pickup that really highlight's the "lemak" of the LP.

Yea, listen to trix. And since you're into metalcore, actives would be good. But what amp do you have? Actives don't sound too good through SS amps, but I heard the Blackouts are better than EMGs on SS amps. And don't get the Invader, it doesn't really sound good from clips I've heard.

Yeah, you probably won't get much out of your pickups if your amp isn't good enough.

I see. If i want the sound like slash from guns and roses what pickups are good?
What you mean by battery powered?

Slash uses SD Alnico II Pro pickups, which are really low output. Again, these pickups sound dull through SS amps, they only shine when with a tube, a la Marshall JCM 800!!!

Active pickups have a built in pre-amp and are powered by 9V batteries.

Yup. Alnico II Pros are what Slash uses. Great sounding pickups, but you'll need the amplifier to back it up.

I wouldn't say it would sound sucky with a Solid State amp, but you definitely won't get the oomph you might be looking for. Still, it's a step in the right direction. Best of all, you don't need a battery! Yay!

oh really?
i though i wanna copy synyster gates his schecter axe
lol
emg 81/85 is too common
any other suggestion for metal?
how bout dimarzio JOE and PAF?

Give the Blackouts a shot then. So far, they are THE alternative to EMGs.
But it's common because it sounds so damn good......

realy?
omgggg i think blackouts are expensive
i saw rockok selling emg combo for 500 bucks
is that reliable?
i only hv a practice amp
micro cube ftw with XT plugged to its aux

That's ok I guess..... but does it come with all the cables, connectors and most importantly, the pots? Make sure you check out for this.

Blackouts are roughly the same region as the EMG 81/85 combo.

ok question again wat are the cable and connectors do>?
i though pickups are just pickups we just plug it to our guitar wires?

Nope. You'll need the wires that comes with the pickups, plus the ever important Pots to get the pickups working.

Ok, based on your questions wreckens15, I strongly suggest you to take it to a tech to fix the pickups, haha. And as trix said, check for the cables, connectors and pots. Pots are really important because actives use 25k pots whereas passives like the one currently in your SG use 500k pots.

If I recall correctly, most of Craftman guitars, LP copy or not sports an alder body. The LP copy I recall it having a maple neck.
An 81 in the bridge would render the guitar very shrill. It's all down to personal preference though, if you like your distortion sharp like an ice pick no one is gonna argue with you that you like it.
Note that actives are relatively sterile sounding due to their hifi-ish nature, so keep that in mind.




Invaders are pure mud. But it might work on the Craftsman since its an alder body and maple neck.
But I'm still not fan the Invaders =p


Dimarzio PAF pro and PAF joe? or PAF fred n PAF joe?
Totally wrong combo for a uber sounding metal axe.
paf joe has a very rounded tone, sort of like a PAF but with more detail low end and rounded high notes
fred is a more dynamic slightly less hot paf pro. sporting a little more pronounced midrange
PAF pro, well, balanced and cuts through very well (not in a trebley sense)

to be dreadfully honest?
if you really like actives, it doesn't really matter if its too common, since it's the tone you wanna nail anyway.
Just use your fingers and amp and make them your own tone.

Anyone uses dual SD 59's for their les paul? I can use some comments.

More importantly if anyone wants to trade their SD '59 bridge for a Dimarzio Super Distortion, please do pm me.

what does the pots do anyway?
nah im nt a fan of active pickups
those high gains can be too overloaded
i cant even play clean with passive pups
imagine sweeping with active pups
teribble

So what pickups should i go? For good distorsion and playing rock
I am using a marshall mg10dx
What pickups that can match my amp?
I play music by linkin park,sweet child of mine(guns and roses),and some other bands.

Wreckens, honestly to me, Metal = EMGs. If you want that heavy metal tone, go with EMGs. Or Blackouts. They are the new IN thing now. If you REALLY want passives, then I guess the SD Jazz/JB combo would be good as well. I have 'em on my RR3 and they are AWESOME.

Azrinarizz, your amp is a little weak, but I think the Alnico II Pros would be a great pickup choice.

I have a duncan Custom 5 in my bridge
basically voiced similarly (almost identical infact) to the '59 but much much hotter

basically its very PAF like with slightly recessed mids and slightly thinner highs
harmonics don't jump out like the JB does, but by all means it's still quite dynamic.

I can't really comment on how the '59 on the bridge will play like, but from the custom 5 I'd say you'd be in for a good genre of songs
ranging from blues, hard rock and all sorts around there. Roll off the tone, you won't be hitting semi-hollows jazz but think Santana-ish type of woman tone.
You can actually get metal tones out of it, but you need your amp to do most of the work for you (and probably some pedals)
so it's quite versatile. Well, in terms of tone.

I play on my lp mainly gary moore, and randomly jamming to some tracks, sometimes from Mr.Big to some Satch.

How the '59 would play I guess it'll be quite different.

Hope that gives you a rough idea.

so basically emgs are 100% for metal only?
what if i play something like canon rock or maybe some
andy timmons (groove or die)?
hahahaha my main is metal but sumtime i play some mainstream
too
sorry for confusing u XD
loll

Oh..so the pickups would be a good choice for my type of music?
How much would these pickups cost?
Do you know any place that give me a cheap price for the pickups and help me fix it?

Nah.If I'm not mistaken,EMGs were made for softer genres at first.Also depends on what model you're looking for.Pink Floyd uses EMGs too.

We're looking at around RM700 for a set of pickups and maybe RM80-100 depending on the shop to fix it.

And I use EMGs for Blues...... no prob.

It's a very versatile pickup actually. It's just very high gain.

Nice info.. Didn't know that there is a higher output version of '59 aka Custom5. I'm toying with the idea of putting a lower output humbucker in the bridge after hearing some really nice sounding 59 demo from youtube. With cleans that I just couldn't get out of a Super Distortion

By the way does anyone ever tried to remove the plastic thing on the switch of a Les Paul? Mine's glued to the body and I have no idea how to remove it

guys, Im happy and wanna share my happiness to all the guitarist here. Finally I can see satriani perform...he is performing at my college theater room tomorrow!

its never glued.
just got double sided tape.

I think mine's were glued. There is absolutely no space that I can dig underside the plastic. It's a Samick btw, I wonder if there's any Epiphones also like this.

if its glued then they must be dumb.
all epiphones also double sided tape.

You were right about double sided tape. I just whack that thing out, turns out that I have to use some force, it helps with long fingernails too, which I have none.

Why remove it!!!!

The only got teh LP look marhhhhhh

lulz

just kidding =p

my fren says that the plastic thing and the switch looks like a nipple, make les paul's a chick, play with her n make her scream. XD

doesnt this look sexy?

if i buy emg without the pots and cables?
how much does it cost separately and where can i find it?

Can't help it.. Tangan gatal.

Where are you studying?Damn,I envy you!

Do they sell Alnico II pro's in single coil size here in malaysia? How much do they retail for?

Brand new at bents
300+ I think it was.

Lucky you. Btw,where's ur college?
How bout video shoot it n post it in youtube.

Cheers...