lolo_guitar Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 another project will be a SG with EMG 's there are some SG with EMG pickups Some ESP too some Yamaha guitars too have you a SG with EMG pups : opinions ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NighthawkChris Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 another project will be a SG with EMG 's there are some SG with EMG pickups Some ESP too some Yamaha guitars too have you a SG with EMG pups : opinions ? I once had an SG Epiphone, and I upgraded it with some passive EMG's and had them able to coil tap as well. Made a big difference and helped me get that metal tone I was looking for back in the day. Used to be a huge Metallica guy - learned all their songs form Kill 'em All to the Black album. The albums after that never really happened - and I like to think sort of that the Black album never happened either... Nonetheless, EMG pickups + SG = AWESOME! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lolo_guitar Posted November 14, 2017 Author Share Posted November 14, 2017 cool, ! there is a sg special emg i know this kind of guitar which would be better with a better nut ? and especially locking tuners and a fast access heel which is not there another option is the ESP viper 1000 (locking tuners) but i think it's not the good place lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NighthawkChris Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 Hey man, whatever makes you happy, get it. You are just talking to a guy who liked the EMG pickups in his Epiphone SG. I would imagine that they would sound great in a Gibson SG. But anyhow, buy the guitar that makes you happy if you're going that route. Either this or customize your axe of choice with the necessary electronics. Who am I to get in the way of anyone's happiness? Good luck with everything, I hope everything works out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayinLA Posted November 26, 2017 Share Posted November 26, 2017 I have never understood why folks don't like...or say that they don't like EMG's, especially when their favorite records are recorded with EMGs. They put more research into developing pickups than any company I am aware of. "They're too hot.." How many times have you heard that? Folks do realize that every guitar has an attenuator built in...it's called a volume knob. I have a metal project where my #1 is a 7 string with EMG 80 & 85s. I can play every part with the one guitar including the clean stuff with slight changes in volume and tone knobs on the guitar. In fact, the pickups are so killer potent, I can pick up some awesome phonic frequency with em. At certain times I have had my EMG's pickup vocal frequency, spanish radio stations and even electric appliances and lighting. Yea...no one wants to play with florecent lights fluttering through their pickups. So dial the volume knob back to 7 or so. Oh, and my EMGS go at least 15db higher on clean tones before they break and the palette of breakup is gargantuan. So many sweet tonal variety in there right up to hottest sustainyist overdrive I can get. An SG with EMG's is basically the ESP viper. A guitar that is used on more recordings of rock and metal bands than most people ever realize. And I still maintain that Gibsons have some sort of 'majic' that comes from a century of instrument building that ESP is still chasing. I'll bet your SG will be one serious full-tone beast of an instrument. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lolo_guitar Posted November 29, 2017 Author Share Posted November 29, 2017 thanks guys ! very cool ! there were not any critics about the EMG pickups here but what i can say is that they are not powerful pickups like people believe it's an illusion they are just hot because they are active with a battery Another thing i read: they sound cold, very cold i am not really a metal player but i have one experience with EMG pickups : a SV and a 85 but with a Hohner g3t it's really great the SV sound warm so not cold at all ! but it's a good guitar solid wood the SV sounds like a vintage strat (maybe more than the SA or SLV Lukather which is a like a big SA) but this was a little guitar : not so confortable to play with sitting on a chair so, i wanted more a bigger guitar with EMG pickups and confortable to play with so, i had some options Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lolo_guitar Posted November 29, 2017 Author Share Posted November 29, 2017 - SOme advices if you want this extra power and harmonics with EMG pickups and a double cutaway - Gibson longhorn : old model EMG pickups +PIEZO ! but old model (frets 70% -80%! ? :) - Gibson sg special EMG (no locking tuners) : black color, all is black but it is an interesting model surely with a big and powerful sound because of the guitar body : a good year for these models - ESP LTD Glenn Tipton : i really wanted this one but i had some unwillingness about the Kahler tremolo : i have seen some videos vs floyd rose a review too and it was an expensive price as i read just for a LTD so, i decided not to buy it - sg gothic too : not fan http://www.gibson.com/Products/Electric-Guitars/Explorer/Gibson-USA/Explorer-Vampire-Blood-Moon/Pickups-and-Electronics.aspx Gibson active pickups - No PRS torero cos it has a Fender scale and i wanted a Gibson scale i finally found a really beautiful ESP Viper (not LTD) i will tell you more later Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.