MEC's vs. EMG's

*insertcoolname · #1 09-19-2010, 12:05 PM

Specifically in a Warwick Thumb NT. What are your thoughts? Thanks!

Bhuti · #2 09-20-2010, 04:33 PM

MEC's for transparent tone, EMG's for Hi-Fi Tone.

Philonius · #3 09-20-2010, 04:37 PM

What's a Hi-Fi Tone?

darkstorm · #4 09-20-2010, 09:28 PM

EMG. I like the sound better.

David1234 · #5 09-20-2010, 09:32 PM

Interesting. I always feel hi-fi and transparent are similar things, not different things.

smeet · #6 09-20-2010, 10:41 PM

I think hi-fi generally means clean, hyped in the lows and highs, and often somewhat lacking in warmth.

Don't know mec, but I'm not a fan of EMG.

Chrisk-K · #7 09-22-2010, 02:08 AM

I've owned a few made in Germany Warwicks. Although the MEC pickups are fine, I much prefer EMG.

FunkMetalBass · #8 09-22-2010, 09:45 AM

MEC pickups are generally considered to be "meh" at best.

Rano Bass · #9 09-22-2010, 06:08 PM

I swaped the mec pickups for emgs on a Thumb BO and that wasn´t a big difference.
I only did it to get rid of some annoying radio signals that the stock pups were picking.