has anyone heard or tried these passive pickups that EMG has released saying theyre the "passive 81's". ive been considering trying a set out. are they comparable to the active's, do they sound as good, someone give me some info.

never heard of them... i'll go do some research and see what they say

the emg hz passive pickups are supposed to be the equivalent of the active 81's, BUT my good friend and local guitar teacher said they suck, because they have little harmonic balance, that's it's hard to hear all the complexities of what your playing. he suggests the dimebucker for, in his words, the hottest passive pickup he's ever played.
BUT, alexi laiho (children of bodom) was playing them, then switched recently to the seymour duncan blackouts, which are active
you'll never know until you try 'em, though
hope that i helped
now that i read over what i wrote, i probably just made it harder to choose. lol








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they are lame....i dont care for the active emg's,and these are far far worse.

passive emg's? holy emg selects batman ! anybody remember those delightful wonders?

if you are into emg's...then get the real deal.








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badamaker wrote:

has anyone heard or tried these passive pickups that EMG has released saying theyre the "passive 81's". ive been considering trying a set out. are they comparable to the active's, do they sound as good, someone give me some info.

wait, were you talking about the hzs? i know about those but i didn't know if you were talking about something new on the market or something

guitarfreakyman wrote:

badamaker wrote:

has anyone heard or tried these passive pickups that EMG has released saying theyre the "passive 81's". ive been considering trying a set out. are they comparable to the active's, do they sound as good, someone give me some info.

wait, were you talking about the hzs? i know about those but i didn't know if you were talking about something new on the market or something

ya know...i didnt think about there being something NEW out there.....my opinion is based on the passives that have been out for a few years or so. i guess they are hz's . they came stock in some jackson models with an emg active boost maybe called an afterburner....i forget the name...i just remember they are lame.








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chuck wrote:

holy emg selects batman ! .

anything Batman is cool with me








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BrotherLawson wrote:

chuck wrote:

holy emg selects batman ! .

anything Batman is cool with me

yea....the Batman is cool....but those EMG Selects were terrible at best.

speaking of the worlds greatest detective...in your opinion, what actor was the best Batman ?

christian bale (or however you spell it)....Batman Begins is my vote .








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guys guys. on topic please! lol. start a thread on that one though. i'd like to share my opinion on that. haha

Def. Christian Bale. I mean, Holy shit, Batman!
sorry guitarfreakyman, had to respond.
also, i'm designing my new tattoo(s), starting at the wrist with bats that get larger as they come up to my shoulder. left arm, no room on the right arm for such a project.








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the artwork sounds cool......ok....we dont want to get yelled at *wink*
back to the passive EMG's......has anybody found a NEW one ? or was it the HZ's that this whole thing was about?

IF there is something new out there...i want to find out about it.

like i have said before : "the quest for tone continues....."








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hahaha. you guys are awesome.

tis all about the tone

guitarfreakyman wrote:

hahaha. you guys are awesome.

tis all about the tone

indeed it is.....
in the end our brand preferences, and preconceived notions need to be tossed out the window.....
trust your hands and your ears.....if it plays good,and it sounds good....IT IS GOOD.

now...if i could just follow those rules myself !








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tone is so amazing... i just now found the sweet spot of my amp and dang am i happy with it

guitarfreakyman wrote:

tone is so amazing... i just now found the sweet spot of my amp and dang am i happy with it

thats why i love my DrZ Airbrake so much....
i can hit that " T " spot on all of my amps ,and not blow out my ears.

the mysterious " T " (tone) spot on a tube amp is much like the " G " spot on a woman.....not many know where is is , but the rare few who do can work magic !

i wanted to use "S" (sweet)spot...but couldnt think of anything clever to write about that.....sorry.
T rhymes with G......it was a bit of artistic liscense. lol








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