EMG MM5TW 40TW 40DC

joplin · #1 04-18-2009, 11:47 AM

Anyone care to try to explain the differences, or have recordings of these?

I was looking at a couple different basses online and some have MM5TW, some have 40TW and some have 40DC. Just wondering what the sound differences between them are. I have heard the 40DC and like it but have not heard the MM5TW or 40TW.

joplin · #2 04-19-2009, 07:45 AM

dang, I figured someone would have some experiences to share...

SGD Lutherie · #3 04-19-2009, 07:51 AM

The TW has two separate pickups in one case, a 40-J and a 40-CS. This way you can switch between a Jazz tone and the CS humbucker.

The DC is a humbucker with ceramic magnets as blades, so it has less inductance than the CS and has an edgier tone. It's supposed to sound like a MM Stingray pickup.

The CS humbucker has steel blades and a warmer tone.