My first Jackson with EMG's

[Big D]

I have 5 Jackson USA's, but this is the first one with EMG 81's. The guy was selling it fairly cheap ($1,100), not a scratch on it, looks like it was never played. This is the pearl white RR1 with pinstripes (street price of about $2,200 new).

Wife and kids got it for Father's Day. Of course, they knew I was going to buy it anyway [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

The EMG's work very well for some of our heavier stuff. Here is a pic of me playing the day after I got it: Jackson RR1 live shot

Now I just need to learn the subtleties of playing with EMG's after 20 years of passive pickups.

[DarkSaga]

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Sweet Axe!!!! I have 3 RR1's and I love them!!!!!! And that has to be the best Fathers Day present I have ever seen!!!! You are a lucky man!!Congrats and EMG's rule [img]/images/graemlins/headbang.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/headbang.gif[/img]

[DonP]

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I got a white RR1 the same way for fathers day. They hid it when it was delivered and I almost had a stroke.

Mine is a 1992, pure white (no pinstripes). It has the Jackson J80 / J90C with active electornic.

If you have a guitar with these pickups, how do the EMG's sound in comparison? I don't want to rip out the stock electronics, but I may do an EMG setup in one of my other Jacksons. I've had an EMG81 sitting new in the box for 15 years.

[Big D]

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Well all my other guitars have stock Seymour TB4's or Duncan Distortions. The EMG seems to have a more compressed (tighter) tone with a bit more bottom and a bit more gain. Good for Metallica stuff.

And I definitely seem to be able to get pinch harmonics easier too. I wouldn't want them on all my guitars, but so far I'm digging the 81's on the RR1.

[jwoods986]

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Nice RR, congrats! I checked out your band's site, you guys get hooked up with some sweet gigs (Nugent, Winger,etc.)

[Big D]

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Nice RR, congrats! I checked out your band's site, you guys get hooked up with some sweet gigs (Nugent, Winger,etc.)

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Thanks, yeah we've been lucky on the gig front. The pic on this thread is from a gig we did this past Saturday with Bret Michaels, Skid Row, Slaughter, etc. More pics are here: Waterstock

We're doing a show with Great White in July. Guess sometimes it pays to live in a small city in the midwest...but mostly it sucks [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

[HeWhoIs]

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I have that same guitar with the original Duncans in it. Congrats on the sweet score!!

[DonP]

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Guess sometimes it pays to live in a small city in the midwest...but mostly it sucks [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

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Cost of living is cheaper = more money for guitars

Some pic's of mine I bought from Siggy14

http://community.webshots.com/album/361637769SJvgSV?450

[hunter1970]

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There's nothing like a Rhoads ,Perfect Fathers Day present,You better get them something good for X-mas.

[RickStar]

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all my guitars are emgs. One Ibanez is 89-89 but all the others are 81-89. not a fan of passive pick-ups at all

[RR05xx]

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That is a nice one. If I still did the V thing, I think I would own one by now! EMGs are a no brainer, I have a number of guitars with them and could not be happier (including a '89 KV!).

[RacerX]

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Thanks, yeah we've been lucky on the gig front. The pic on this thread is from a gig we did this past Saturday with Bret Michaels, Skid Row, Slaughter, etc. More pics are here: Waterstock

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Yeah, I was gonna say that's a good-sized crowd there. I noticed the poser horns immediately! [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]

[Big D]

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Yeah, I was gonna say that's a good-sized crowd there. I noticed the poser horns immediately! [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]

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Well I think this pic was taken right at the end of For Whom The Bell Tolls, so the horns just seemed like the right thing to do. [img]/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img]

[RacerX]

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No, not you! [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

In the crowd! Notice all the thumbs sticking out? Poser horns. It means "I love you" in sign language. hahahaha [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]

[falcon26]

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Awesome! I bet it sounds as good as it looks. Congrats