socalguitar

there is a definite give and take with EMGs. I do need to eq a little bit with the guitars that have EMGs in them but i find when i'm playing dropped tuning and doing fast low end stuff, the EMGs really shine. All the passive pickups i have are too muddy. With EMGs i can hear every note very clearly even with tons of overdrive. Now, with that said, i love to play hard rock and bluesy stuff with the passive pickups. I really like the warm sound of a good quality pickup. So, i guess i'm luck enough to have a few guitars with different pickups in them for different styles that i want to play. Or i just haven't found the pickup that can do it all. It seems to me that all this stuff is just trial and error and what fits your ears.