pickups and amps, do they match together?

[InflamedMonkey]

Re: pickups and amps, do they match together?

So far the best I have heard used with a ENGL is a Bogner Uber Cab, THat cab had some BALLS! Big hairy Viking balls at that!

[Shawn Lutz]

Re: pickups and amps, do they match together?

yes...certain pickups sound better than others with certain amps, the perfect match is what your ears tell you [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

I can't comment on EMG's because I'm not too fond of them (PC for I think they suck hehehe)

I'm for medium to higher output passive pickups such as SD JB, Custom-Custom, Distortion, Screamin Demon, Jazz, 59 and one of my favorites of all time... Dimarzio Super Distortion.

Usually its not that one sounds bad with a certain amp for me, just different. I find if I keep at it I can make it work and actually like it for certain applications.

[Posepatrol]

Re: pickups and amps, do they match together?

I come from the school of " Make the amp work" I like the EMG 85. The EMG 81 is great for harmonics and Metal.

My Best Guitars have lower output pick ups, I record more than play out. I had a Custom ESP where they painted the pick up to match the graphic, it was 81, instead of a 85, I put the Preamp/eq in to remedy it...and it sucked..


Its all realitive, I put a Duncan Hotrail in a Thinline and it sounded great with the 3 piece bridge, when I put the 6 piece allparts on it, it changed, I switched necks and the guitar just died of tone.

The Duncan "78, or a Wolfgang/EBBM Bridge Pickup is so versitile...But if you want Gain and Compression...EMG Baby!

[Posepatrol]

Re: pickups and amps, do they match together?

Riveras + Duncans = Great. I toured with Jason Bieler - Saigon Kick, Those amps were so powerful that Duncans were the only choice, He had a Les Paul Custom with EMG's That I think Zakk gave him when Saigon Kick toured Japan with Ozzy, That guitar was uncontrolable, and was a spare C# Guitar that thankfully was never needed.