Author Topic: Active Pickups (Read 8930 times)

R/2e · « **Reply #15 on:** June 16, 2005, 08:47:29 PM »

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Are you reffering to the Ed Roman Warpig guitar, R2/e or the subject of the Black Sabbath song?

Neither. Just the english grammar possibilities in "If I had a cricket bat with an EMG81 in it, I would change it to a Warpig" where the second 'it' is implied to refer to the first.

I have to say I like EMG's for recording. It is something to park an EMG equipped guitar in front of a valve amp and have absolutely no sound until you hit the strings. They also lend themselves to processing. However, live, through a valve amp................NAAAAAAAAAAAAH!

(For the transatlanticly challenged among you - valve = tube. Biggest mistake we made, allowing a bunch of colonials to take independence, since when they've butchered the English language in revenge :lol: :lol: :lol: I mean 'aloominum'............ :?!! Sheeeeeesh!!!! )

Ol · « **Reply #16 on:** June 16, 2005, 09:18:14 PM »

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BTW, this topic is going nowhere.

Could we stay on topic please chaps. I have removed some very(!) off topic posts. :D
Ol.

HJM · « **Reply #17 on:** June 16, 2005, 09:39:01 PM »

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Sorry...

Back on topic, I think that EMGs are great for metal, but too clinical and sterile. The Miracle Man gives me a more Organic tone, great midrange, non of that cardboard tone you can get with actives.

On the otherhand if you use loads of FX like Dave GIlmour, use rack processors, EMGs can be a great option because you don't have the loading and need for true bypass. But I think times have moved on away from rigs like that, and great handwound pickups always give better tone.

bucketshred · « **Reply #18 on:** June 16, 2005, 10:31:27 PM »

I really can't stand EMG's. I've played them in one of the ESP Les Paul-a-likes, and the bridge and neck had no difference between them. Pissed me off royally.

A friend of mine was going to buy some EMG's for his LP, until I told him of the Warpigs and sent him some clips, he got them delivered last Friday... hasn't installed them yet but he will wet his pants.

Andy!

Ratrod · « **Reply #19 on:** June 17, 2005, 10:47:41 AM »

I'm totally off EMG's, right now. I don't use many FX and I don't use wireless either so there's no point to use 'em anymore. Sure, EMG's are quiet but I can't say my Warpig is noisy. My amp makes more noise than the pickup hum.