Passive coil HATER!!!!!!!!

I want emg pickups!!!!!!!!!

Are they better?

the clean tone on actives are brittle and harsh. the distortion is decent but you can get just as good of distortion without actives and a better distortion pedal (which would end up costing you the same as active pickups and installation and routing anyways).

Active pickups tend to mask the true tone of the guitar. A guitars tone largely comes from the woods it is constructed of, among other things. When using high output active pickups all you really hear are the pickup's tone. This isn't necessarily a bad thing, but it is a major sin to others. If you do decide on actives, I defanately wouldn't use them with an expensive guitar. Find a cheap one that plays good (doesn't have to sound good) and replace the pickups with the actives of your choice. OR, just use real pickups (passives) and find out what true tone is all about :D I have a Duncan JB in one of my guitars, and it will absofreakinglutely rip your face off!

Originally Posted by: paulharboskyI want emg pickups!!!!!!!!!

Are they better?[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=PonyOne]No. They suck.

haha

how to-the-point

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I donno, but I kinda find active pups as a fake sound, or fake reproduction of string vibrations.

Same goes with solid state amps. But thats just my way of thinking, Im prolly incorrect.

I'm wondering why you would claim that you hate passive pickups, and then ask if EMG actives are better? Just how many have you tried out?

I've got quite a few axes in my guitarsenal, and the only ones that have an active pickup are my Washburn SBT-21 Tele-style, with a Fishman piezo bridge pickup system (it sounds like a very good acoustic 6-string guitar, with zero uncontrolled feedback, because it's a solid-body guitar), and my Washburn Festival 12-string acoustic.

All of my electrics use passive pickups. They have much better tone than any active electric guitar system I've tried. They're more versatile. And I never have to think about batteries.

If you insist on using EMG actives, suit yourself. You might as well save some money by installing them in the cheapest POS guitar you can find that plays well. There is nothing to be gained by wasting money on a high-end guitar to put them in.

Originally Posted by: PonyOneputting EMG's in a high end guitar is like putting an engine from a Beetle in a Porsche.

Uh, yeah... I think they called it a 914?... :p

Yeah when I got my new pups for my Gibson the salesman wanted to sell me emgs. I went with a Seymore Duncan Invader for the neck and a Dimebucker for the bridge. I am very happy with my choice. See---> :D