Looks like Pmanderson and howycrap have been having some fun. I just got out of one of these disputes with a fellow you-tuber. He thought Kirk Hammett used a piece of shit LTD KH-602 on stage. Man....good times...
If you can't tell any difference between the 9v and 18v versions, you're either hearing impaired or you shouldn't call yourself a musician, or you need to get some decent ass speakers. Now stop bitching. Thanks.
@pmanderson i was ready to believe your comment and with 200$ headphones and putting on the highest quality setting i can officailly say there is not a noticeable difference. a sligth difference ill give you that. but not enough to tell peoplethat because they think they sound the same they arent musicians. grow a pair kid and stop trying to anger people on guitar videos.
@howycwap Well, this isn't going anywhere. You just proved my point by saying there is a slight difference. That's all I wanted to point out. And why would you care whether I think you're a true musician or not? Having that said, it's not like I feel threatened by you calling me a "kid", when you have no idea how old I accually am.
Because you had no right to try and insult and put down people because this video doesent show very clearly the difference between these pickups. you were being a dick for no reason and you need to act with a bit more respect or you wont get very far in life. and in your words, GTFO.
I can hear more beef with the 18V and to be honest I'm not sure if that's what I want all the time. I've got a set of 85's in my guitar and I'm wondering if an 81 in the bridge wouldn't be more what I"m looking for so I appreciate the comparison.
Will rolling back the volume a bit bring it back down to sound the same as the 9V?
Can someone help me out, I've got a nice Ibanez RG3EXFM1 and the stock pickups are great, but now's my chance to toss some of these EMGS on it, and I'm considering the 81 85 combo. Will it really make that big a difference in tone? Will they have to put separate knobs on my guitar to control it? Answer please.
@xInsidious these arent the sort of pickups you want to just 'toss' into ur guitar, they are expensive and you or may not like the tone difference..i cant comment on what the difference will be for your guitar, but i can say that these pickups are super sharp and the sound clarity and definition is amazing even with very high distortion. my old stock pups were american made humbuckers (50sr/60st) they were nice but sounded a bit 'muddy' with distortion, even though the tone was good
The 18v sounds much fuller and not as brittle as the 9v. Im listening on a desktop with premium sound card and speakers too, so my ears def hear the difference. But IMO, just toss a peizo setup in your guitar if you really want blistering acoustic cleans...I have 2 guitars like that and they're awesome.
yeah the battery voltage matters, can't you here it? I love just the 9 volts. To me it's just fuller sound. This is a great comparison though. Not even the emg site plays the same riffs for each one of these pickups.
You have more dynamics and headroom with the 18volt mod...that much I can hear...but as always with EMG's, all 3 of these pickups are sterile and don't sound much different from one another. If clarity is what you seek than EMG's are for you, otherwise don't waste your money.
um i have a problem with emg 81(b) &85(n),81 sounds like he has too much treble and not enough bass and it's not really clear when I palm mute(you can still hear hum noise a bit)and 85 in combination with 81 or when its only switched to 85 sounds the same=/plus emg 85 sound so damn muddy and really not clear at all,like sound just feel apart,i have ibanez rg09ltd and 0.54 sets of strings,any thoughts?
I'm a firm believer in the 60 in the bridge!! It almost sounds single coil ish... But still has the humbucker power. I don't know why everyone is hell bent on the 85 in the neck with the 81 in the bridge.... too much of a difference in tone... they go muddy in the neck to harsh in the bridge... I have a guitar with 2 85s, a guitar with 2 60s, and a guitar with an S/S/81 combo with the afterburner... good stuff!! I have an LP custom with a FRED and SH-11... that thing screams as well!!!
@Proxima1310 I have to disagree. At least on the clean tones. The distortion parts all sound the same to me, yes, but on the clean tone stuff, the 60 is brighter and has more chime, the 85 is a bit fuller but with a nice balance of highs and lows, and the 81 sounds a bit muddier. the 18volt mod doesn't seem to do much either.
Point is, scooping mids on your amp makes your amp sound so much more heavy and makes the disortion so much more awesome, then boost the mids with an EQ pedal and tadaaa... Best sound ever. At least thats how Dimebag did it.
@Brutalyeah I've "Heard"... Idk if it's a fact, but I'll go with it. I've Heard Dimebag use 2 EQ pedals, stage especially, to get his tone. He has a scooped tone, but it still has that mid-range crunch every one likes when you have those mids cranked. I don't know in which order, he has one pedal in front of the amp... then one after. One is scooped, and One has the mids boosted. He has the mids cranked on his amp. Boom. Dimebag tone. :P
@Brutalyeah Most scooped tones suck. The only way they don't... Is if you have a high gain tube amp, or if you're Dimebag, a very warm solid state. Now, If you're playing live. You NEED Mids. If you're playing with 2 guitarists including yourself, a bassist and a drummer. Otherwise your tone will eat up the bass frequencies and you and your buddy's will be battling for the space in the mix. Look at Metallica's live concerts in the 80s. The tone sounded good. But it was muddy and hard to hear.
@Vandude13 i got an emg 81 in the bridge and a 85 in the neck i have an epiphone lespaul and i play the exact same as you do these pickups work very well together and sound really nice i would recomend these pickups
Disappointing....yet another video that hides the terrible clean sound of EMG's by using effects. No one wants us to hear what EMGs really sound like.
@metallitech That's because real clean un-mutilated EMG tone is SHIT. The unbalanced internal's are a horrible flaw in design. They waste batteries, and everyone's time.....go with Dimarzio D Activators.....Same specs, no stupid distortion in tone, no batteries needed and they ARE reliable. Maybe look into an actual EQ before preamp setup before WASTING MONEY on EMG's. "Don't believe the hype" There are options.
this might sound stupid but is it just the pickups that control how good a guitar sounds or is it the guitar itself as well? Its just that ive got a fairly cheap guitar and wanted to buy some emg 81 and 85 for it because it sounds terrible at the moment. would getting new pickups solve the problem? Cheers
@gitarleg1 yes. i had the same problem you have. i have a dean that was fairly cheap. i didnt even get the active ones, i got the passive emgs and the guitar sounds 10x better!
The EMG 60 sounds warmer than the 85. It seems like the 60 has the mids scooped out, where the 85 has the mids turned up higher than the lows, which, when set at the neck pickup, raises the lows to make them even.
I was actually expecting the 18 V mod to make the sound muddy and give it too much treble and make it unclear, surprisingly I think it sounds the opposite to that, I think it sounds alot clearer and brighter with 18 V mod than with just 9 V.
Strange... Thought that 81 is a winner for bridge, but when I have heard 85 I said, it is better. Than, I heard 60 and I would say it is the best sounding bridge emg in the bridge... Hell and even considering guitar with 2x 81. Now I am really not sure.
i think i would go with 85 in bridge and 60 in neck. the 85 in the bridge would be realy punchy and the 60 is great for neck clean tones. plus it wouldnt be just the standard 81 and 85 like everybody uses.
Fastest guitarist alive. Do you know how quick you have to be to swap batteries and pups that fast? xD Honestly, though, the extra 9v battery only seemed to add a little more bass (and sometimes that wasn't a good thing).
PS: You guys can always try out EMG pups at your local Guitar Center because that's pretty much all the Ibanez's and Schecter's have. Right now, however, I'm seeing what Bare Knuckle has to offer.
@CoolKabbage At my local GC they seem almost standard in Schecters and most Ibanezes. Perhaps they secretly changed all the pups so n00bz would buy that and a Line 6 Spider amp, lol.
they sound kind of like the same, a little more bass on the 18v but bleh...and if there is a slight difference, chance a small part of the preamp eq and you'll erase any difference...anway...in the neck position there are some bigger differences between 81 and 60...bbut minimal if you use an eq before the preamp...wish is better than different pickups!
I use an EMG 60 in the bridge of my Fender HSS Mexican Strat (with an original Floyd Rose) and two SA's in the middle and neck positions and the tone is absolutely incredible for any type of music from country to Shred. EMG's are my favorite pickups.
im trying to decide weather to get a EMG 60 or 85 in the neck position on my ibanez guitar. i want to have a sound that mixes old thrash, like metallica, and melodic metalcore, like all that remains. so should i get the 60 or 85?
People sometimes don't realize that you can play any song on any guitar with any pickup. It's just that with every guitar comes a certain amount of fanagling in order to get a certain sound with every guitar. It's easier to play "Hell Awaits" on a B.C. Rich than a Rickenbacker. You can still do it and get the same sound, it will just be harder to get the sound. EMG's are tipically put down as a "metal-heads sidearm" but thay can play Clapton like a strat any day if you have the right effects.
@megahurtz30 I'd say that if you want a "full" and "warm" clean tone (like most people), then always use the neck pickup, since it gets a lot more bass frequencies and therefore sounds" warmer". If you use the bridge it'll sound a lot more "empty" and "cold". Easy to determine what is warm and cold isn't it? :)
There is no difference between 9v and 18v, the pickup has a circuit inside which is a OpAmp, with some resistor and capacitors, there is no way the voltage could affect the tone in a significative way. you could damage the circuit inside of the pickup by applying too much volts.
Hi, I have a ibanez 170dxjb and boss mt2, but i want to know, what is the tones and volts of the emg for the blackmetal, deathmetal and symphonic metal?? what is the combo perfect for my guitar??(please respond in basic english, my english is bad).
@Ryukenshinkurono27, EMG 81/85=good for any kind of metal. For good metal amp cheap, try Bugera 333 212/333xl 212. For good metal amp expensive, try Mesa Mark 4 112 OR Mesa Mark 5 112. Ibanez = great guitar! DO NOT USE PEDAL FOR DISTORTION. pedal distortion = fake/digital, in time you will see this! if not playing metal, buy passive pickups, Passive pickups have better clean tones and more natural response, however not enough juice for metal, especially when playing lead guitar
i bought a dean ml shadow a while back used. The douche who had it before me took out the original pickups and put in some other ones. Anyways, i dont know whether or not i want the emg 60 and the 85. *i know its not emg but bare with me* Or a seymour duncan dimebucker in the bridge and a dimetime in the neck. im trying to get somthing similar to dimebag or zakk wylde type sound. :D
@Vandude13 this video doesnt really do justice to the MAJOR difference in tone that going to 18 volts does. 18 volts takes SOOOOO much noise out of the pickups...and it takes out harshness...i always thought the emgs sounded a little shrill...18 volts makes them sound way more natural...also i like using a 60 in the bridge position. vsuper meaty and clear. great for clean or distortion
@Vandude13 this video doesnt really do justice to the MAJOR difference in tone that going to 18 volts does. 18 volts takes SOOOOO much noise out of the pickups...and it takes out harshness...i always thought the emgs sounded a little shrill...18 volts makes them sound way more natural...also i like using a 60 in the bridge position. vsuper meaty and clear. great for clean or distortion'
@Vandude13 if your playing that kind of music i'd use an alnico 2 pro saymour duncan pickup cuz songs like sweet o child O mine just wount sounds as good on other pickups plus slash used pickups similar to the alnico 2 pro at the time. and its the reason i just bought one and i luv it!!!
Thank you very much. This is the video i was looking for, you helped me a lot. Will get 85 for bridge and 60 for neck. P.S. Liked the clean melody. Trying to play it too:)
@bmuffboy I believe the main difference is that the 18V mod is more compressed and a liiiiittle more middle boosted. Can anyone else see something more?
the 81 and 85 with an 18v battery sounds great!
CharlesC13 1 day ago
What song is that on the cleans?
mickyb116 4 days ago
which is better in the neck for clean parts and sometimes distortion solos? 60 or 89?
Kris9464 5 days ago
i hear little difference but you would wait a long time to change batteries i don't care 4 active pickups they sound dead to me
rockexpert 1 week ago
Looks like Pmanderson and howycrap have been having some fun. I just got out of one of these disputes with a fellow you-tuber. He thought Kirk Hammett used a piece of shit LTD KH-602 on stage. Man....good times...
mactavishc 2 weeks ago
If you can't tell any difference between the 9v and 18v versions, you're either hearing impaired or you shouldn't call yourself a musician, or you need to get some decent ass speakers. Now stop bitching. Thanks.
pmanderson 2 weeks ago
@pmanderson youre an idiot. there is no difference, i have very good headphones and this video shows no difference so obviously you are on drugs
howycwap 2 weeks ago
@howycwap You're calling me an idiot after that comment? Hah. GTFO.
pmanderson 2 weeks ago
@pmanderson i was ready to believe your comment and with 200$ headphones and putting on the highest quality setting i can officailly say there is not a noticeable difference. a sligth difference ill give you that. but not enough to tell peoplethat because they think they sound the same they arent musicians. grow a pair kid and stop trying to anger people on guitar videos.
howycwap 2 weeks ago
@howycwap Well, this isn't going anywhere. You just proved my point by saying there is a slight difference. That's all I wanted to point out. And why would you care whether I think you're a true musician or not? Having that said, it's not like I feel threatened by you calling me a "kid", when you have no idea how old I accually am.
pmanderson 2 weeks ago
@pmanderson if youre fighting and calling people on youtube names you obviously cant be over 20. and put what i said back into context
howycwap 2 weeks ago
@howycwap Says who? You're the one who started bitching about my comment.
pmanderson 2 weeks ago
@pmanderson
Because you had no right to try and insult and put down people because this video doesent show very clearly the difference between these pickups. you were being a dick for no reason and you need to act with a bit more respect or you wont get very far in life. and in your words, GTFO.
howycwap 2 weeks ago
@howycwap Fine, now go cry to someone else, lol.
pmanderson 2 weeks ago
@pmanderson he must not have ears at all... and @howycwap you're the one on drugs if you hear no diff between 9v 18v
TheSentinals101 2 weeks ago
Toanlly..all the same. EMG 60...less bass/treble Power wise.....slightly more in 81/85
frogjim 1 month ago
@Lobo777x LOL dude his mouth probably was shut while he TYPED "U mad, bro?" hahaha
OMEGAKEV 1 month ago
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OMEGAKEV 1 month ago
What is the name song of the melody (2:33-END)? you play very nace !!
kagen0tenshi 1 month ago
I can hear more beef with the 18V and to be honest I'm not sure if that's what I want all the time. I've got a set of 85's in my guitar and I'm wondering if an 81 in the bridge wouldn't be more what I"m looking for so I appreciate the comparison.
Will rolling back the volume a bit bring it back down to sound the same as the 9V?
ashasha3 1 month ago
@Lobo777x Is there a problem, bro?
yharr666 1 month ago 2
The 60 sounds great on the clean setting :)
CrikeyTomatoes 1 month ago
When you play in clean..Is that some kind of song or just improvisation?
metalheadlv 1 month ago
Can someone help me out, I've got a nice Ibanez RG3EXFM1 and the stock pickups are great, but now's my chance to toss some of these EMGS on it, and I'm considering the 81 85 combo. Will it really make that big a difference in tone? Will they have to put separate knobs on my guitar to control it? Answer please.
xInsidious 1 month ago
@xInsidious these arent the sort of pickups you want to just 'toss' into ur guitar, they are expensive and you or may not like the tone difference..i cant comment on what the difference will be for your guitar, but i can say that these pickups are super sharp and the sound clarity and definition is amazing even with very high distortion. my old stock pups were american made humbuckers (50sr/60st) they were nice but sounded a bit 'muddy' with distortion, even though the tone was good
battlefever91 1 month ago
@DKxSLIPKNOTxDK figure it out by yourselves, lazy tab players
nightspotlight 1 month ago
The 18v sounds much fuller and not as brittle as the 9v. Im listening on a desktop with premium sound card and speakers too, so my ears def hear the difference. But IMO, just toss a peizo setup in your guitar if you really want blistering acoustic cleans...I have 2 guitars like that and they're awesome.
MadMaxGreenville 1 month ago
yeah the battery voltage matters, can't you here it? I love just the 9 volts. To me it's just fuller sound. This is a great comparison though. Not even the emg site plays the same riffs for each one of these pickups.
MultiRsteve 1 month ago
hey does the battery v matter really?
TheSonsofHorusx 1 month ago
your guitar tone just sucks in general.
builtwithbrokenhands 1 month ago
Mate, I think this is one of the best ways that I've come across of pickup comparisons. Thanks!
rifftrader 1 month ago
I definitely heard a difference, the 18 volts to me give it a more wider, stereo like sound especially thru headphones
MaidenFan24568 2 months ago
just got a used espex with the 81/60 combo. debating the 18v mod
plpamparius 2 months ago
You have more dynamics and headroom with the 18volt mod...that much I can hear...but as always with EMG's, all 3 of these pickups are sterile and don't sound much different from one another. If clarity is what you seek than EMG's are for you, otherwise don't waste your money.
81Knucklehead 2 months ago
i am listening thru Adam a7x...no difference
bebenavole 2 months ago
isnt the 60 usually in the neck?
plpamparius 2 months ago 3
@plpamparius yep
ironmaidenmetalgod 2 months ago
85 FTW!
Sulcuscentralis 2 months ago
18v 81/60 combo , fuck yeah !
LucasGonzalezA 2 months ago
nice song of the cleans...nice video
Nightmich 2 months ago
Im on a laptop, and i heard a difference. :P
GridGOD7778 2 months ago
sounds like it gets a lot tighter with the 18 volt
ThaDuck213 2 months ago
9v have a much more bass.
PVDHP 2 months ago
18v definitely adds more presence and headroom, hardly difference between them all. but the 60 is the clearest.
PANICBLADE 2 months ago
From 5:57 afterwards must be the sound of heaven...
camprio 2 months ago 8
BAMM WHAT A SOUND!!! DUDE
DanielDemirel 3 months ago
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cleen song tab???
alexanderrr3 3 months ago
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alexanderrr3 3 months ago
If anything it sounds cleaner with the 9 volts!
askmyname727 3 months ago
um i have a problem with emg 81(b) &85(n),81 sounds like he has too much treble and not enough bass and it's not really clear when I palm mute(you can still hear hum noise a bit)and 85 in combination with 81 or when its only switched to 85 sounds the same=/plus emg 85 sound so damn muddy and really not clear at all,like sound just feel apart,i have ibanez rg09ltd and 0.54 sets of strings,any thoughts?
ljubes 3 months ago
I'm a firm believer in the 60 in the bridge!! It almost sounds single coil ish... But still has the humbucker power. I don't know why everyone is hell bent on the 85 in the neck with the 81 in the bridge.... too much of a difference in tone... they go muddy in the neck to harsh in the bridge... I have a guitar with 2 85s, a guitar with 2 60s, and a guitar with an S/S/81 combo with the afterburner... good stuff!! I have an LP custom with a FRED and SH-11... that thing screams as well!!!
emgsa85 3 months ago
first time I heard an emg 60, I like the clean tone a lot:-) good vid man ty
alienraider 3 months ago
This is amazing video!
Thank you very much for your work, it very helps!!!!!
Darkend163 3 months ago
what tunning is this
wwetnajeffhardy12345 3 months ago
In Distortion no changes. Clean its louder.
This Emg 18Volt Mod screams in clean like Tom Araya \m/
djhypnotic89 3 months ago
i think the distorted tone needs a bit more bass
but other than that, it's great
out of all, btw, my fav is 18v EMG-81
Metalhead121396 3 months ago
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Metalhead121396 3 months ago
yeah. there are small differences.
detroitrockcity22 3 months ago
no fucking differences
Proxima1310 3 months ago 40
@Proxima1310 I have to disagree. At least on the clean tones. The distortion parts all sound the same to me, yes, but on the clean tone stuff, the 60 is brighter and has more chime, the 85 is a bit fuller but with a nice balance of highs and lows, and the 81 sounds a bit muddier. the 18volt mod doesn't seem to do much either.
GearhartGuitar 1 month ago
@GearhartGuitar Hear again the EMG-85(dist. mod) If u can't find any difference so hear the sounds betwen Seymour Duncan AHB-3 and these EMG.
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@Proxima1310 yea ryt
RRA77701 1 month ago
@Proxima1310 since you got no fuckin' speakers
iwingmusic 3 weeks ago
@Proxima1310 wash your ears buddy
liembk 2 weeks ago 4
EMG 9 volts 85 is the best! My opinion! :D
R3INCARNATION 4 months ago
Dude, you have way too much mids XD
Brutalyeah 4 months ago
@Brutalyeah Sounds better than shitty scooped tones.
Abyssvx 4 months ago
@Abyssvx
Point is, scooping mids on your amp makes your amp sound so much more heavy and makes the disortion so much more awesome, then boost the mids with an EQ pedal and tadaaa... Best sound ever. At least thats how Dimebag did it.
Brutalyeah 4 months ago
@Brutalyeah I've "Heard"... Idk if it's a fact, but I'll go with it. I've Heard Dimebag use 2 EQ pedals, stage especially, to get his tone. He has a scooped tone, but it still has that mid-range crunch every one likes when you have those mids cranked. I don't know in which order, he has one pedal in front of the amp... then one after. One is scooped, and One has the mids boosted. He has the mids cranked on his amp. Boom. Dimebag tone. :P
Abyssvx 4 months ago
@Abyssvx actually, I think he scooped the tone on his amp and used the eq pedal to boost the mids again..I think...lol
NGDemonSlayer12 3 months ago
@Brutalyeah Most scooped tones suck. The only way they don't... Is if you have a high gain tube amp, or if you're Dimebag, a very warm solid state. Now, If you're playing live. You NEED Mids. If you're playing with 2 guitarists including yourself, a bassist and a drummer. Otherwise your tone will eat up the bass frequencies and you and your buddy's will be battling for the space in the mix. Look at Metallica's live concerts in the 80s. The tone sounded good. But it was muddy and hard to hear.
Abyssvx 4 months ago
@Abyssvx
Thats also how I did it, and it's the best sound I ever had :D.
Brutalyeah 4 months ago
@Abyssvx
You do need a noise gate tho...
Brutalyeah 4 months ago
Distortion: 9v EMG 81. Clean: 9v EMG 81. 18v EMG 60.
ImAStoneyCrustyDude 4 months ago
@Vandude13 i got an emg 81 in the bridge and a 85 in the neck i have an epiphone lespaul and i play the exact same as you do these pickups work very well together and sound really nice i would recomend these pickups
longliveheavymetal56 4 months ago
why go through the hassle to demo these pickups only to mask it with frickin chorus???
spentonmediocrity 4 months ago
How do you use 2 batteries. You have to solder in another battery-clip or something?
Also, what does it do? Because it doesn't seem to do much for the sound.
I guess more gain...
DamageIncM 4 months ago
Disappointing....yet another video that hides the terrible clean sound of EMG's by using effects. No one wants us to hear what EMGs really sound like.
metallitech 4 months ago
@metallitech That's because real clean un-mutilated EMG tone is SHIT. The unbalanced internal's are a horrible flaw in design. They waste batteries, and everyone's time.....go with Dimarzio D Activators.....Same specs, no stupid distortion in tone, no batteries needed and they ARE reliable. Maybe look into an actual EQ before preamp setup before WASTING MONEY on EMG's. "Don't believe the hype" There are options.
AblueSHADEofMETAL 4 months ago
@AblueSHADEofMETAL correctamundo.
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are they all in the same position?
Vizillar2505 5 months ago
this might sound stupid but is it just the pickups that control how good a guitar sounds or is it the guitar itself as well? Its just that ive got a fairly cheap guitar and wanted to buy some emg 81 and 85 for it because it sounds terrible at the moment. would getting new pickups solve the problem? Cheers
gitarleg1 5 months ago
@gitarleg1 yes. i had the same problem you have. i have a dean that was fairly cheap. i didnt even get the active ones, i got the passive emgs and the guitar sounds 10x better!
pivetlord13 5 months ago
@pivetlord13 Thanks for your help :)
gitarleg1 5 months ago
81 9v wins..clearer more defined
reticle36 5 months ago
and bro nice song!!! in the clean tone!
chocoboStomPing 5 months ago
not different at all really
chocoboStomPing 5 months ago
not much different...
pak2selak 5 months ago
Oh, and btw, finally a comparison worth the name, a real AB, cheers to you for that!=)
ultram4 5 months ago
Wow, I´ve always had the 81 in bridge position and the 85 at neck, but I must say the 85 sounds much better the the 81 and the 60 at bridge...
Have you tried the three of them in the neck position as well?
ultram4 5 months ago
what chorus do you use on the clean sounds?
Antuone2 5 months ago
kinda sucks to have mics with batteries
rrgert4 5 months ago
The EMG 60 sounds warmer than the 85. It seems like the 60 has the mids scooped out, where the 85 has the mids turned up higher than the lows, which, when set at the neck pickup, raises the lows to make them even.
MidniteHaze1 5 months ago
I think 85 is better for clean in the bridge but the EMG 81 for high gain can't be beat, rhythm and lead.
hdrules108 5 months ago
SICK SONG SHOW US IT
crazyacesSYSTEM 5 months ago
great work!
mccneb 5 months ago
best emg comparison video on you tube nice job.
frylocdub 6 months ago
does anyone know what song is it in 2:33
Gambit7Beyond 6 months ago 5
@Gambit7Beyond i wrote it.
yharr666 6 months ago 34
@yharr666 Wow....it's very beautiful!!
DOMEROCK83 5 months ago
@yharr666 Will you tab it?
0CTR 5 months ago
@yharr666 ,PRODUCE THE WHOLE SONG, MAN!!! IT'S SOUNDS AMAZING!!! I COULD LISTEN TO IT ALL DAY!!!
ISMBOFepicly 3 months ago
@Gambit7Beyond please send tabs!!!
daltonhallett2010 2 months ago
For my like, 85 neck and 85 bridge . Metal hell yeah!
MrJesusthered 6 months ago
@MrJesusthered Can you hear much of a difference in tones between the two positions?
camaroXpharaoh 6 months ago
Should've done the clean without effects.
CoolKabbage 6 months ago
this is what i need to hear, thanks so much man!
mariansabianhh 6 months ago
I was actually expecting the 18 V mod to make the sound muddy and give it too much treble and make it unclear, surprisingly I think it sounds the opposite to that, I think it sounds alot clearer and brighter with 18 V mod than with just 9 V.
muppanz 6 months ago
why use chorus reverb and heavy distortion for tone comparison?
spentonmediocrity 6 months ago
my favorite setup is the 85 bridge and the 60 neck.
72dreaton 6 months ago
@yharr666 i like your song
vgewarior 6 months ago
how long do the batterys last before you have to change them?
elementos94 6 months ago
Strange... Thought that 81 is a winner for bridge, but when I have heard 85 I said, it is better. Than, I heard 60 and I would say it is the best sounding bridge emg in the bridge... Hell and even considering guitar with 2x 81. Now I am really not sure.
WakizashiSabre 6 months ago
i think i would go with 85 in bridge and 60 in neck. the 85 in the bridge would be realy punchy and the 60 is great for neck clean tones. plus it wouldnt be just the standard 81 and 85 like everybody uses.
pivetlord13 6 months ago
Fastest guitarist alive. Do you know how quick you have to be to swap batteries and pups that fast? xD Honestly, though, the extra 9v battery only seemed to add a little more bass (and sometimes that wasn't a good thing).
PS: You guys can always try out EMG pups at your local Guitar Center because that's pretty much all the Ibanez's and Schecter's have. Right now, however, I'm seeing what Bare Knuckle has to offer.
haltrman93 6 months ago
@haltrman93 Ibanez's using pretty much all EMGs? I've only seen like 1-2 6 string Ibanez models with EMGs.
CoolKabbage 6 months ago
@CoolKabbage At my local GC they seem almost standard in Schecters and most Ibanezes. Perhaps they secretly changed all the pups so n00bz would buy that and a Line 6 Spider amp, lol.
haltrman93 6 months ago
@haltrman93 Maybe haha. Almost every Ibby I've seen has either INF pickups, IBZ pickups, or Dimarzios. I think I've seen a few 7's with EMGs though.
CoolKabbage 6 months ago
Whats the clean song?
fedechivo250 6 months ago
how was this recorded?
JohnTheRipper2 6 months ago
they sound kind of like the same, a little more bass on the 18v but bleh...and if there is a slight difference, chance a small part of the preamp eq and you'll erase any difference...anway...in the neck position there are some bigger differences between 81 and 60...bbut minimal if you use an eq before the preamp...wish is better than different pickups!
davidmonroy86 6 months ago in playlist Playlist#2 2
Nice video, after listening to it, I think i gonna use a 85 on the bridge and a 60 on the neck \m/
michelterres 6 months ago
I use an EMG 60 in the bridge of my Fender HSS Mexican Strat (with an original Floyd Rose) and two SA's in the middle and neck positions and the tone is absolutely incredible for any type of music from country to Shred. EMG's are my favorite pickups.
racer500gp 6 months ago
One of my guitars has 2 81's and a yjm passive dimarzio, the other has an 81b,85n. Of course now I want a 60 and 81 combo............ lol
z33twinturbo 7 months ago
whats the clean song?
granto425 7 months ago
@granto425 I wrote it.
yharr666 7 months ago 10
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Do you have tabs for it! Really nice!
robmlisanti 4 months ago
i have the emg 60 en the neck and the emg 81 in the bridge and sound very good
cidsbkn 7 months ago
im trying to decide weather to get a EMG 60 or 85 in the neck position on my ibanez guitar. i want to have a sound that mixes old thrash, like metallica, and melodic metalcore, like all that remains. so should i get the 60 or 85?
SOD258 7 months ago
People sometimes don't realize that you can play any song on any guitar with any pickup. It's just that with every guitar comes a certain amount of fanagling in order to get a certain sound with every guitar. It's easier to play "Hell Awaits" on a B.C. Rich than a Rickenbacker. You can still do it and get the same sound, it will just be harder to get the sound. EMG's are tipically put down as a "metal-heads sidearm" but thay can play Clapton like a strat any day if you have the right effects.
zcbensel 7 months ago
@megahurtz30 I'd say that if you want a "full" and "warm" clean tone (like most people), then always use the neck pickup, since it gets a lot more bass frequencies and therefore sounds" warmer". If you use the bridge it'll sound a lot more "empty" and "cold". Easy to determine what is warm and cold isn't it? :)
ESA1996 7 months ago
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i have emg 81 and 85 but when its turned to neck or cominated they sound too bassy(thats a word yeah) sounds wrong anyway :/
ljubes 7 months ago
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ljubes 7 months ago
Holy shit, what was the first song you played????
granto425 7 months ago
Is this self-made song, or? (clean)
If not... what's the name????
desperate!!!!!
ferdisbja 7 months ago
There is no difference between 9v and 18v, the pickup has a circuit inside which is a OpAmp, with some resistor and capacitors, there is no way the voltage could affect the tone in a significative way. you could damage the circuit inside of the pickup by applying too much volts.
Malmsteen1990 8 months ago
Very good comparison thanks yharr666. :]
TheReaper0218 8 months ago
what's the diference between active and passive pick-ups? I feel kinda nooby asking this, but I noone has ever told me :P
Kidneb19 8 months ago
Hi, I have a ibanez 170dxjb and boss mt2, but i want to know, what is the tones and volts of the emg for the blackmetal, deathmetal and symphonic metal?? what is the combo perfect for my guitar??(please respond in basic english, my english is bad).
Ryukenshinkurono27 8 months ago
@Ryukenshinkurono27
i play the same music i use emg 81 85
bagera93 8 months ago
@Ryukenshinkurono27, EMG 81/85=good for any kind of metal. For good metal amp cheap, try Bugera 333 212/333xl 212. For good metal amp expensive, try Mesa Mark 4 112 OR Mesa Mark 5 112. Ibanez = great guitar! DO NOT USE PEDAL FOR DISTORTION. pedal distortion = fake/digital, in time you will see this! if not playing metal, buy passive pickups, Passive pickups have better clean tones and more natural response, however not enough juice for metal, especially when playing lead guitar
hmcg020 8 months ago
60 на 18 вольт ваще рулит
Ramsesmeriamon2 8 months ago
i bought a dean ml shadow a while back used. The douche who had it before me took out the original pickups and put in some other ones. Anyways, i dont know whether or not i want the emg 60 and the 85. *i know its not emg but bare with me* Or a seymour duncan dimebucker in the bridge and a dimetime in the neck. im trying to get somthing similar to dimebag or zakk wylde type sound. :D
sixkiller777 8 months ago
May I ask for tabs for the clean tone melody?
InfernalKamikaze 8 months ago
i've don't hear about 9v and 18v :o
TheSnkes 8 months ago
@TheSnkes 18v Is a mod.
darkedgekilla 8 months ago
81 and 60 sounds best to me :)
feo130 8 months ago
Hi guys.
I have a Les Paul and I'm considering to put a EMG 81 in the bridge and a 85 or 60 in the neck.
Most of the time I play music like Guns N' Roses, Metallica, Iron Maiden, Black Sabbath. So which should I choose the 85 or the 60?
Vandude13 9 months ago
@Vandude13 I used the 85 in the bridge and 81 in the neck, wired at 18v. This combo, to me, at least, sounded best.
yharr666 8 months ago
@yharr666. okay thanks mate.
Vandude13 8 months ago
@Vandude13 James hetfield uses 81 in the bridge and 60 in the neck!
Daan7000 7 months ago
@Daan7000, hey thanks for your comment bro. But I already bought the EMG 81 and 60.
Vandude13 7 months ago
@Vandude13 81 B 60 N is great for cleans and heavy thrash riffs
granto425 7 months ago
@Vandude13 this video doesnt really do justice to the MAJOR difference in tone that going to 18 volts does. 18 volts takes SOOOOO much noise out of the pickups...and it takes out harshness...i always thought the emgs sounded a little shrill...18 volts makes them sound way more natural...also i like using a 60 in the bridge position. vsuper meaty and clear. great for clean or distortion
emailchrismoll 5 months ago
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@Vandude13 this video doesnt really do justice to the MAJOR difference in tone that going to 18 volts does. 18 volts takes SOOOOO much noise out of the pickups...and it takes out harshness...i always thought the emgs sounded a little shrill...18 volts makes them sound way more natural...also i like using a 60 in the bridge position. vsuper meaty and clear. great for clean or distortion'
emailchrismoll 5 months ago
@Vandude13 if your playing that kind of music i'd use an alnico 2 pro saymour duncan pickup cuz songs like sweet o child O mine just wount sounds as good on other pickups plus slash used pickups similar to the alnico 2 pro at the time. and its the reason i just bought one and i luv it!!!
777MMT 5 months ago
@Vandude13 I have the 81 and you will get tired of that dead sound really quickly.
metallitech 4 months ago
You need to show more variety of sounds. Why only playing a single riff 20 seconds, it's need solos, different riffs and neck position too.
BachTeen1 9 months ago
@BachTeen1 You should make an own video doing that then =P
qdsqd 9 months ago
I think i like the 60 more then the 85, just not as muddy. Guess i'm going for 81 60 :)
darkedgekilla 9 months ago
really diggin the clean tune
KeLDTsGuitarist67 9 months ago
EMG 60 > all others
emgsa85 9 months ago
funny how these pickups are.. almost the same. there are differences but they are barely noticeable.
doyengicp 9 months ago
Thank you very much. This is the video i was looking for, you helped me a lot. Will get 85 for bridge and 60 for neck. P.S. Liked the clean melody. Trying to play it too:)
Andrekikh 9 months ago
i cant tell the difference :/
bmuffboy 9 months ago
@bmuffboy I believe the main difference is that the 18V mod is more compressed and a liiiiittle more middle boosted. Can anyone else see something more?
LordD69 9 months ago
@LordD69 i trust you lol im kinda tone deaf lol thanks any way lol :P
bmuffboy 9 months ago
@bmuffboy No problem mate. There might be differences that even I cannot understand and somebody else might be able to listen and explain :)
LordD69 9 months ago
wait is there two types of emg 60s?
Samaus699 9 months ago
@Samaus699
Not in this video but there are actually three types of EMG-60's. The original 60, the 60A, and the 60X .
darthinfurnus 9 months ago
@darthinfurnus Actually, there is also the 60AX, making there four different types of 60's.
eveningninja 8 months ago
Thanks man, this video really helped me alot! =)
whereswaddish 10 months ago