CVR vs EMG81 pickups benchmark - Jackson JS32T

before purchase of EMG81, i couldn't find good info about: "How expensive active pickups will affect not so expensive guitar"
So I bought emg81 and I decided not to waste good oportunity for some comparisions.
short video of both pickups
same conditions:
- same guitar
- same pick
- same strings (not so fresh Dunlops to be honest)
- same player (there's no any above average in neighbourhood, so I must be enough)
(-different bridge pickups, neck pickup off)
few riffs and some clean samples
advices or questions very welcome.

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• cvr
• emg
• 81
• jackson
• js32t
• rhoads
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[TheYostinator]

So what is your opinion? Is it worth the upgrade? I only ask because while videos are good, the best way to tell is hearing in person.

[x2f4]

@TheYostinator hello, in my case it was great curiosity + marketing. Now i can say old CVR pickups didn't really limited me. For my skills and ears were more than good. So if you don't feel really limited by current pickups, upgrade is just not worth. Especially in this guitar you need to split and extend original EMG cables (finding replacement for 22 awg battery cable was problematic, emg could add some cables to the box), and making neck passive pickup work in this configuration is tricky.

[DustinAndNatasha]

Did you write this?

[DustinAndNatasha]

You need to do the noise test. Palm the strings then raise your arm. Other than that they sound a lot alike.

[besipp]

the guitar is nice and i can say this

if you know how to play and you know how to play!!!! then the different betwen those 2 pickups is specialy for somebody who is not PRO hard to judge!!!! lot of people be probably can't say without this video which pickups are active Emg..i was always want to emg active pickups but after i hears play few people on cheap guitar i was decide that main skill is have good fingers

[SlayerKillingFields]

Nice comparison.They run pretty much the same. That proves not just the pickups contribute to a great tone.Picking technique,pick,amp settings,body wood,strings(new strings always rock..and feedback,FTW),position of the pickup next to the strings.I personally like the bridge pickup as closer as possible..has a lot of sustain,gives a lot more punch on crunchy riffs.I know it kinda overdrives easily on clean ch,but you can turn the guitar volume just a bit lower and its clean,or switch on neck XD

[SwitchNRock]

Thx for video. Emg sound better than original HB sometimes, but sometimes original HB sound better than Emg.

[MADMetallity]

there is no difference in sound!

Thank you for the test!!!

[DarkTahmi21]

Not worth upgrading....

[bummerin]

This vid is very helpful. Thank you for uploading. Honestly, I can't hear the difference of those two pickups. If I were to get between those two, I would definitely get CVR. Why get a expensive pickups?!

[pluki7]

the EMGs sound smoother to me, and for some of the riffs I actually prefer the sound of passive pickups... thanks for the comparison dude!