EMG Club!

[Maramos43]

 

[PeaveyPlayer]

Which Bart sizes, and which internal (EMG) configurations will they be available in?

I have no idea
I guess we will find out soon !

 

[GlassToMouth]

I’m hoping this is going to be a stocked item (Bart sized emgs) View attachment 7149365

This would be outstanding. I have 2 Kiesels basses that I had routed for EMG 45 sized pups since I love both companies products so much. I wouldn't have to have any routing done if this size is offered in the future. M size TWX please! But if it starts out as just their singles, that's outstanding as well. I tend to use the single coil settings on the TWX more than the dual coil.

 

[PeaveyPlayer]

This would be outstanding. I have 2 Kiesels basses that I had routed for EMG 45 sized pups since I love both companies products so much. I wouldn't have to have any routing done if this size is offered in the future. M size TWX please! But if it starts out as just their singles, that's outstanding as well. I tend to use the single coil settings on the TWX more than the dual coil.

Agreed when I had a peavey TL routed with 40TWX I preferred single coil mode anyways

 

[ctmullins]

"big fat single coil" describes all of my favorite guitar and bass pickups

Hopefully it won't be as anemic as the 35J...

 

[GlassToMouth]

"big fat single coil" describes all of my favorite guitar and bass pickups

Hopefully it won't be as anemic as the 35J...

I have a pair of JX pups in a Brubaker Brute that I really like. And the bass that started my EMG addiction was when I had a 40J neck and 40DC bridge installed in a USA Hamer Cruise.

 

[PeaveyPlayer]

one of my best sounding basses is a warmoth jazz in 60s position
Its got emg JVX and aguilar OBP3 at 18V
And man is it heavy!

Prior to the JJ I did have the JVX PAX combo before moving it into my randy Jackson peavey bass

Wiich also sounded really good (thicker in the low mids) but not as “tight”as dual JJ

Nile Rodgers and chic came to Calgary some years ago with duran duran

So when I was 16 I had chance to meet Nile and the band! We went to their sound check too and Jerry plugged in my bass
I have a video somewhere

He seamed to like the bass and the strings I had a lot (Marcus milleer super brights)
Playing through two DB410s and an aguilar DB751

 

[scuzzy]

I am a convert. They are just great pickups.

My new modded bass with the delightful, yet hard to find, EMG P5AX.

And then my basses sporting EMG's. The articulation and punch, with the silent operation has won me over.

 

[bass-shy]

Installed this PJ set a couple weeks ago. All solderless and I used the EMG ABC for the pickup blend. Really liking what these EMGs do for this bass!

 

[bass-shy]

Each of these basses have EMG 35P4s in the neck position and 35CSs in the bridge position. They both have EMG B-30 EQs, too.

 

[Arthur U. Poon]

Here’s three of my favorite basses with EMGs. All three have PJ setups, although my 6-strings both have X-Series pickups, and my 4-string has Original Recipe PJs.

 

[Arthur U. Poon]

I’ve been thinking about EMG bass pickups over the past few days. Not withstanding the EMGs that are in my Spectors, I’m most familiar with the Original Recipe P, the Original Recipe J set and the Original Recipe PJ set. I’ve had all of these pickups in Fender basses and Fender-style basses since the mid 80’s.

I played tons of live gigs with those basses loaded with EMGs and I recorded quite a bit with them too.

But I’ve heard the: “EMGs sound too Hi-Fi”, or “EMGs sound sterile” B.S., mainly from guitarists, but I have heard some bass players say the same thing.

I personally don’t hear it, especially in the recording realm, where the Engineer knows how to properly EQ. I’ve heard playbacks where my basses sounded incredibly warm and tube-like, through mostly solid state recording equipment, and sometimes 100% solid state recording equipment.

Has anyone else noticed the same thing?

And even though my EMG loaded Spectors do have the ability to sound very bright and aggressive, they all have onboard EQs or onboard preamps that allow incredible tonal versatility.

I’ve played my NS4CRFM and my Euro 6LT, both which have EMG BTS eq systems, on many Modern Country and Top 40 Pop/Rock gigs. And I felt they sounded very good.

Also, question for those folks who also play guitar: Do you like active EMG guitar pickups?

I can only think of 3 or 4 guitarists who like EMGs. They’re very, very happy with them, even though they also play guitars with passive pickups.

But the majority of guitarists that I regularly play with very much dislike active EMG pickups.

I’ve listened to many sound comparisons on YouTube, where the EMG 81 or the 85 is compared to comparable DiMarzio or Seymour Duncan passive pickups. I certainly hear a difference, mainly in a slight bit of added clarity from the EMGs, but I still personally think the EMGs sound great.

What’s the beef? I’ve heard my guitarist friends complain about EMGs feeling or sounding compressed, which I do hear at times, but I personally don’t hear that as a bad thing.

Please feel free to discuss, because I’m trying to figure this out.

Thanks, all!

 

[scuzzy]

I've been thinking about EMG bass pickups over the past few days. Not withstanding the EMGs that are in my Spectors, I'm most familiar with the Original Recipe P, the Original Recipe J set and the Original Recipe PJ set. I've had all of these pickups in Fender basses and Fender-style basses since the mid 80's.

I played tons of live gigs with those basses loaded with EMGs and I recorded quite a bit with them too.

But I've heard the: "EMGs sound too Hi-Fi", or "EMGs sound sterile" B.S., mainly from guitarists, but I have heard some bass players say the same thing.

I personally don't hear it, especially in the recording realm, where the Engineer knows how to properly EQ. I've heard playbacks where my basses sounded incredibly warm and tube-like, through mostly solid state recording equipment, and sometimes 100% solid state recording equipment.

Has anyone else noticed the same thing?

And even though my EMG loaded Spectors do have the ability to sound very bright and aggressive, they all have onboard EQs or onboard preamps that allow incredible tonal versatility.

I've played my NS4CRFM and my Euro 6LT, both which have EMG BTS eq systems, on many Modern Country and Top 40 Pop/Rock gigs. And I felt they sounded very good.

Also, question for those folks who also play guitar: Do you like active EMG guitar pickups?

I can only think of 3 or 4 guitarists who like EMGs. They're very, very happy with them, even though they also play guitars with passive pickups.

But the majority of guitarists that I regularly play with very much dislike active EMG pickups.

I've listened to many sound comparisons on YouTube, where the EMG 81 or the 85 is compared to comparable DiMarzio or Seymour Duncan passive pickups. I certainly hear a difference, mainly in a slight bit of added clarity from the EMGs, but I still personally think the EMGs sound great.

What's the beef? I've heard my guitarist friends complain about EMGs feeling or sounding compressed, which I do hear at times, but I personally don't hear that as a bad thing.

Please feel free to discuss, because I'm trying to figure this out.

Thanks, all!

Though not a traditional emg, my new P5AX is very warm, articulate, with a more traditional sound. But with even volume, punch, with silent operation I want from emg's.

 

[scuzzy]

I've been thinking about EMG bass pickups over the past few days. Not withstanding the EMGs that are in my Spectors, I'm most familiar with the Original Recipe P, the Original Recipe J set and the Original Recipe PJ set. I've had all of these pickups in Fender basses and Fender-style basses since the mid 80's.

I played tons of live gigs with those basses loaded with EMGs and I recorded quite a bit with them too.

But I've heard the: "EMGs sound too Hi-Fi", or "EMGs sound sterile" B.S., mainly from guitarists, but I have heard some bass players say the same thing.

I personally don't hear it, especially in the recording realm, where the Engineer knows how to properly EQ. I've heard playbacks where my basses sounded incredibly warm and tube-like, through mostly solid state recording equipment, and sometimes 100% solid state recording equipment.

Has anyone else noticed the same thing?

And even though my EMG loaded Spectors do have the ability to sound very bright and aggressive, they all have onboard EQs or onboard preamps that allow incredible tonal versatility.

I've played my NS4CRFM and my Euro 6LT, both which have EMG BTS eq systems, on many Modern Country and Top 40 Pop/Rock gigs. And I felt they sounded very good.

Also, question for those folks who also play guitar: Do you like active EMG guitar pickups?

I can only think of 3 or 4 guitarists who like EMGs. They're very, very happy with them, even though they also play guitars with passive pickups.

But the majority of guitarists that I regularly play with very much dislike active EMG pickups.

I've listened to many sound comparisons on YouTube, where the EMG 81 or the 85 is compared to comparable DiMarzio or Seymour Duncan passive pickups. I certainly hear a difference, mainly in a slight bit of added clarity from the EMGs, but I still personally think the EMGs sound great.

What's the beef? I've heard my guitarist friends complain about EMGs feeling or sounding compressed, which I do hear at times, but I personally don't hear that as a bad thing.

Please feel free to discuss, because I'm trying to figure this out.

Thanks, all!

I am quite certain that folks listen with their eyes more than their ears. while I do think that emg's pair well with very clean, or very dirty, they are still really versatile. I know that the active impedance responds differently to effects, and that bothers some of the guitarists that I know, that don't like EMG's. but all in all, most don't like them because they are associated with 80's rock or modern metal.

 

[ctmullins]

I am quite certain that folks listen with their eyes more than their ears. while I do think that emg's pair well with very clean, or very dirty, they are still really versatile. I know that the active impedance responds differently to effects, and that bothers some of the guitarists that I know, that don't like EMG's. but all in all, most don't like them because they are associated with 80's rock or modern metal.

People - lots of people - tend to make many poor choices based on lots of faulty reasoning.

 

[bigtone23]

I've been thinking about EMG bass pickups over the past few days. Not withstanding the EMGs that are in my Spectors, I'm most familiar with the Original Recipe P, the Original Recipe J set and the Original Recipe PJ set. I've had all of these pickups in Fender basses and Fender-style basses since the mid 80's.

I played tons of live gigs with those basses loaded with EMGs and I recorded quite a bit with them too.

But I've heard the: "EMGs sound too Hi-Fi", or "EMGs sound sterile" B.S., mainly from guitarists, but I have heard some bass players say the same thing.

I personally don't hear it, especially in the recording realm, where the Engineer knows how to properly EQ. I've heard playbacks where my basses sounded incredibly warm and tube-like, through mostly solid state recording equipment, and sometimes 100% solid state recording equipment.

Has anyone else noticed the same thing?

And even though my EMG loaded Spectors do have the ability to sound very bright and aggressive, they all have onboard EQs or onboard preamps that allow incredible tonal versatility.

I've played my NS4CRFM and my Euro 6LT, both which have EMG BTS eq systems, on many Modern Country and Top 40 Pop/Rock gigs. And I felt they sounded very good.

Also, question for those folks who also play guitar: Do you like active EMG guitar pickups?

I can only think of 3 or 4 guitarists who like EMGs. They're very, very happy with them, even though they also play guitars with passive pickups.

But the majority of guitarists that I regularly play with very much dislike active EMG pickups.

I've listened to many sound comparisons on YouTube, where the EMG 81 or the 85 is compared to comparable DiMarzio or Seymour Duncan passive pickups. I certainly hear a difference, mainly in a slight bit of added clarity from the EMGs, but I still personally think the EMGs sound great.

What's the beef? I've heard my guitarist friends complain about EMGs feeling or sounding compressed, which I do hear at times, but I personally don't hear that as a bad thing.

Please feel free to discuss, because I'm trying to figure this out.

Thanks, all!

Like you, I have a lot of history with the OG P & J pickups. Always loved them. The Ceramics have a nice bite to them, which is easily rolled off. Have had many basses with the P, and have had one P pickup that has lived in 3 basses. Same with my J set, it lived in 2 basses during the 90s until I sold them to a buddy to make his 90s Fender Standard sound great.

With any pickup, outside of the onboard EQ (if applicable), how the bass is processed downstream makes a big difference in the tonality. That said, I call BS on EMGs sounding sterile/compressed/too Hi-Fi. I have always liked how they are quiet, reliable and the wide bandwidth easily shaped to sound how I need them.
Have always had the ceramic versions, but wanted to try the alnico versions. When I got a Squier CV 70s Jazz V a few years ago, I ordered a set of JA5 to try the alnico version. Well, I was sent ceramic J5 as the alnicos were backordered several months. No biggie, they were going through a BTS EQ and sounded as expected: great! Next time...

As for guitar pickups, I also love EMG. My go-to pickups to this day are the OG alnico T and SA sets. They are even better with the addition of the SPC (mid boost) control. I still use a T/SPC set I bought new in the late 80s (it's been in 3 Teles) and a SA/SPC set I got in 1991 (which has been in my 87 Strat the whole time). For 'single coil' pickups, they can spank/chime with the SPC off, or sound like hot humbuckers with the SPC rolled up. These are also quiet and responsive. I'm not a metal guy, but have shown some metal guys how well an alnico EMG 'single' can metal out with the SPC.

I have also used the 81, 85, 89 and 89TW humbuckers, as well as the S 'single'. Not really a humbucker guy, but the typical 81-bridge/85 neck combo in reverse is exactly what I prefer. The low cut of the 81 suits the neck and the thicker 85 sounds great in the bridge. The 89 and 89TW just brings the awesome 85 tone with a SA sounding 'single' tone.

Good stuff!

 

[LM Bass]

My 1983 Peter Elias bass. I put the EMG-J set in back in '83 when I was in College in Edmonton, and when I bought the bass back earlier this year they still sound amazing!

 

[Arthur U. Poon]

Like you, I have a lot of history with the OG P & J pickups. Always loved them. The Ceramics have a nice bite to them, which is easily rolled off. Have had many basses with the P, and have had one P pickup that has lived in 3 basses. Same with my J set, it lived in 2 basses during the 90s until I sold them to a buddy to make his 90s Fender Standard sound great.

With any pickup, outside of the onboard EQ (if applicable), how the bass is processed downstream makes a big difference in the tonality. That said, I call BS on EMGs sounding sterile/compressed/too Hi-Fi. I have always liked how they are quiet, reliable and the wide bandwidth easily shaped to sound how I need them.
Have always had the ceramic versions, but wanted to try the alnico versions. When I got a Squier CV 70s Jazz V a few years ago, I ordered a set of JA5 to try the alnico version. Well, I was sent ceramic J5 as the alnicos were backordered several months. No biggie, they were going through a BTS EQ and sounded as expected: great! Next time...

As for guitar pickups, I also love EMG. My go-to pickups to this day are the OG alnico T and SA sets. They are even better with the addition of the SPC (mid boost) control. I still use a T/SPC set I bought new in the late 80s (it's been in 3 Teles) and a SA/SPC set I got in 1991 (which has been in my 87 Strat the whole time). For 'single coil' pickups, they can spank/chime with the SPC off, or sound like hot humbuckers with the SPC rolled up. These are also quiet and responsive. I'm not a metal guy, but have shown some metal guys how well an alnico EMG 'single' can metal out with the SPC.

I have also used the 81, 85, 89 and 89TW humbuckers, as well as the S 'single'. Not really a humbucker guy, but the typical 81-bridge/85 neck combo in reverse is exactly what I prefer. The low cut of the 81 suits the neck and the thicker 85 sounds great in the bridge. The 89 and 89TW just brings the awesome 85 tone with a SA sounding 'single' tone.

Good stuff!

There’s a coincidence, one of the guitarists that used EMGs had an SA SA 89TW setup in one of his Strats. I personally thought it was one of his best sounding guitars. And of course, it was dead silent, even on some of the noisiest stages.

 

[roffe]

I've been thinking about EMG bass pickups over the past few days. Not withstanding the EMGs that are in my Spectors, I'm most familiar with the Original Recipe P, the Original Recipe J set and the Original Recipe PJ set. I've had all of these pickups in Fender basses and Fender-style basses since the mid 80's.

I played tons of live gigs with those basses loaded with EMGs and I recorded quite a bit with them too.

But I've heard the: "EMGs sound too Hi-Fi", or "EMGs sound sterile" B.S., mainly from guitarists, but I have heard some bass players say the same thing.

I personally don't hear it, especially in the recording realm, where the Engineer knows how to properly EQ. I've heard playbacks where my basses sounded incredibly warm and tube-like, through mostly solid state recording equipment, and sometimes 100% solid state recording equipment.

Has anyone else noticed the same thing?

And even though my EMG loaded Spectors do have the ability to sound very bright and aggressive, they all have onboard EQs or onboard preamps that allow incredible tonal versatility.

I've played my NS4CRFM and my Euro 6LT, both which have EMG BTS eq systems, on many Modern Country and Top 40 Pop/Rock gigs. And I felt they sounded very good.

Also, question for those folks who also play guitar: Do you like active EMG guitar pickups?

I can only think of 3 or 4 guitarists who like EMGs. They're very, very happy with them, even though they also play guitars with passive pickups.

But the majority of guitarists that I regularly play with very much dislike active EMG pickups.

I've listened to many sound comparisons on YouTube, where the EMG 81 or the 85 is compared to comparable DiMarzio or Seymour Duncan passive pickups. I certainly hear a difference, mainly in a slight bit of added clarity from the EMGs, but I still personally think the EMGs sound great.

What's the beef? I've heard my guitarist friends complain about EMGs feeling or sounding compressed, which I do hear at times, but I personally don't hear that as a bad thing.

Please feel free to discuss, because I'm trying to figure this out.

Thanks, all!

I like EMGs, and I have them in 4 basses, with both active and passive electronics, and I don't find them sterile at all. They're punchy, they have good clarity and output and are noise free.
I'm not the biggest fan of EMGs in guitars, I tend to prefer passive pickups in guitars, but they're completely fine. I've played EMG-equipped guitars on recordings and they turned out great.

 

[bass-shy]

Like you, I have a lot of history with the OG P & J pickups. Always loved them. The Ceramics have a nice bite to them, which is easily rolled off. Have had many basses with the P, and have had one P pickup that has lived in 3 basses. Same with my J set, it lived in 2 basses during the 90s until I sold them to a buddy to make his 90s Fender Standard sound great.

With any pickup, outside of the onboard EQ (if applicable), how the bass is processed downstream makes a big difference in the tonality. That said, I call BS on EMGs sounding sterile/compressed/too Hi-Fi. I have always liked how they are quiet, reliable and the wide bandwidth easily shaped to sound how I need them.
Have always had the ceramic versions, but wanted to try the alnico versions. When I got a Squier CV 70s Jazz V a few years ago, I ordered a set of JA5 to try the alnico version. Well, I was sent ceramic J5 as the alnicos were backordered several months. No biggie, they were going through a BTS EQ and sounded as expected: great! Next time...

As for guitar pickups, I also love EMG. My go-to pickups to this day are the OG alnico T and SA sets. They are even better with the addition of the SPC (mid boost) control. I still use a T/SPC set I bought new in the late 80s (it's been in 3 Teles) and a SA/SPC set I got in 1991 (which has been in my 87 Strat the whole time). For 'single coil' pickups, they can spank/chime with the SPC off, or sound like hot humbuckers with the SPC rolled up. These are also quiet and responsive. I'm not a metal guy, but have shown some metal guys how well an alnico EMG 'single' can metal out with the SPC.

I have also used the 81, 85, 89 and 89TW humbuckers, as well as the S 'single'. Not really a humbucker guy, but the typical 81-bridge/85 neck combo in reverse is exactly what I prefer. The low cut of the 81 suits the neck and the thicker 85 sounds great in the bridge. The 89 and 89TW just brings the awesome 85 tone with a SA sounding 'single' tone.

Good stuff!

EMG bass pickups are great in all the basses I've had with them. Very flexible and I like how responsive they are to different playing techniques.

The only guitar I have with EMGs is a Tele with the EMG "T-Set". To me, they sound like a good Tele should. It barks when you dig in and it has plenty of cut and chime. I especially like how quiet they are. I use pedals and I find that that guitar retains its character even with lots of distortion or fuzz.