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OT - EMG 89 pickup report [message #101557]

Wed, 10 December 2008 07:49

Bill L

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Registered: August 2006

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A few months ago I posted asking my friends to talk me out of adding a
single coil pickup to my Ibanez Artist semi-hollow electric (335-style).
I withdrew from that path of no return and installed EMG 89s. They are a
humbucker case with both a complete humbucker and a complete single coil
inside, side by side.

While I lost the predomoinance of gritty high mids that worked for some
sounds, but were a problem with others (and which I can get back easily
with tone controls), I have gained a lot of new sounds which are hugely
advantageous and make the guitar a true Gigmaster. I can use it for
jazz, rock and spanking R&B and everything in between.

It does not sound like a Strat, mind you; it doesn't have the je ne sais
quoi - dare I call it "deadness" - of a real Strat but it does give
sweet single coil sounds that fit really well in music on which I would
normally use my strat. An interesting unexpected benefit is how I love
the single coil neck position for straight ahead jazz tone.

Check 'em out!

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		OT - EMG 89 pickup report By: Bill L on Wed, 10 December 2008 07:49
		Re: OT - EMG 89 pickup report By: lance on Wed, 10 December 2008 10:34
		Re: OT - EMG 89 pickup report By: Bill L on Thu, 11 December 2008 03:51
		Re: OT - EMG 89 pickup report By: xpam_mark on Fri, 12 December 2008 14:11
		Re: OT - EMG 89 pickup report By: Bill L on Sat, 13 December 2008 09:28
		Re: OT - EMG 89 pickup report By: xpam_mark on Mon, 15 December 2008 20:16
		Re: OT - EMG 89 pickup report By: Bill L on Wed, 17 December 2008 04:47
		Re: OT - EMG 89 pickup report By: xpam_mark on Wed, 17 December 2008 09:41
		Re: OT - EMG 89 pickup report By: Bill L on Thu, 18 December 2008 15:48
		Re: OT - EMG 89 pickup report By: xpam_mark on Thu, 18 December 2008 17:52
		Re: OT - EMG 89 pickup report By: Bill L on Sat, 20 December 2008 11:14
		Re: OT - EMG 89 pickup report By: kerryg on Sat, 20 December 2008 16:20
		Re: OT - EMG 89 pickup report By: Aaron Allen on Sun, 21 December 2008 06:41
		Re: OT - EMG 89 pickup report By: xpam_mark on Mon, 22 December 2008 02:59
		Re: OT - EMG 89 pickup report By: Bill L on Tue, 23 December 2008 13:52
		Re: OT - EMG 89 pickup report By: Aaron Allen on Tue, 23 December 2008 16:03
		Re: OT - EMG 89 pickup report By: Jamie K on Fri, 12 December 2008 17:03

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