Hey i have a 5150 head and im thinking of buying a custom ran guitar. I have the choice to either get emg or seymour duncan pickups. Which humbuckers would you recommend i get in the bridge and neck?

It really depends on what sound you are going for. If it was me....I would get a EMG 81 in the bridge, and a EMG 60A in the neck....but that is just IMO

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what phil said, personally, a Seymour Duncan JB in the bridge with a SD Jazz in the neck

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Yeah, it's really gonna depend on what kinda tone you want. The type of guitar and everything also makes a difference. IMO, I like the EMG 85/81 combination.

The EMG 85/81 combination is often used in guitars for people wanting to play mostly metal, whilst the sd jb and jazz are very versatile and good at a whole host of other tones

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i'de go dimarzios myself, if its a custom then you should be able to get any pickups you want...

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If its going to be a nice guitar with good woods, i'd suggest jb/'59 or jb/jazz combo. Otherwise, just get the EMG's.

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What would you guys recommend for a:
Mahogany body/Maple Top
Mahogany Neck (neck-thru)/Ebony Fretboard

EMG 81/60, if you want cleaner tones, or 81/81 or 85/81, or JB and 59, or dimebucker and 59.

I would not get an 81/60a combo as the 60 was designed to go with the 85 or an alnico magent pickup in the bridge.

Ozz

Thats easy.. JB/Jazz of course

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Cheers, I was thinking EMG 85/81's, but I heard that they would override the natural tones of the wood, and wouldn't compliment them.

if i ever get mine


its gonna be 85/85 \m/

GR1M!!!!1

no

BROOOOOTAL

What would suit a Alder body, Maple neck, ebony fret board guitar best pickup wise?

once again, JB/Jazz or JB/59'

thats my choice for almost anything, except a PRS custom 24, the PRS HFS humbuckers are fucking sweet

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holy shit. is it just me or has there been like athousand pickup threads.
just search goddamit

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The Dragon pickups are awesome aswell.

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i want

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Do the em's put out more or the sd's?

Put out more what?

EMG's actually put out a very low signal which is then amplified by the onboard preamp. So no, they are not high gain.

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ok, for my next guitar (an ibanez rg321) i want to get a nice set of passive pickups as im getting actives for my current guitar.
what pickups do you think will suit an ibanez rg321. i was thinking along the lines of a dimebucker and an invader. what do you lot think?

Dont get the dimebucker, its thin.

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o, ok, what else shall i get?
is the invader a good pickup?

what about a bridge x2n and neck invader

Instead of the Dimebucker get the Bill Lawrence XL-500 it the pickup Dime used for 10+ years, and its only $50 http://www.billlawrence.com/

The X2N is nice as well...

and get a real pickup for the neck. Jazz or 59 come to mind.

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the xl-500 is what the dimebucker wishes it was.

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i hope passives are cheaper than actives, i just paid £85 for just one emg 81 pickup!!! thats US$158 and CAD$195 :O! all that just for 1 active pickup, i now have to save up for the emg 85 pickup which is also gonna cost £85, so in total my pickup set will cost: £170 or US$316 or CAD$390...

i wish i lived in america, emg take the piss in england, its almost double the price

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ how much are the emg zakk wylde sets in the us?

i think the zakk wylde set is like 150$ or sumthin. i think i've seen em go on ebay for a'hunerd

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you my friend got fucked... you can buy them brand new as a pair for the cost you paid for one.

just buy them from america...they're tiny so shipping isnt going to be too huge of a pain.

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i would have its just that no1 would accept paypal from non-us buyers, and they wanted money though the post which is really really unreliable and is most likely to go missing.

ah well

i might try and get the 85 from america...its only £60