Active vs. Passive

[Dreamland_Rebel]

Re: Active vs. Passive

EMGs don't sound like the pickup, they sound like the guitar. why? because of the flat response curve they won't enhance any specific qualities. a passive pickup will add its own tone to the tone of the guitar.

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">AMEN BROTHA!

i dont' understand why people don't understand this.

[Hotrod]

Re: Active vs. Passive

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EMGs don't sound like the pickup, they sound like the guitar. why? because of the flat response curve they won't enhance any specific qualities. a passive pickup will add its own tone to the tone of the guitar.
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AMEN BROTHA!

i dont' understand why people don't understand this.

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I think people do understand this, they just prefer the EMG sound. I like the "edgyness" (if that's a word [img]graemlins/laugh.gif[/img] ) of an EMG pick up.

[ February 25, 2003, 07:20 PM: Message edited by: Hotrod ]