Revisiting the EMG 81: Still the Best Pickup for Metal!

#emg #pickups #guitar #tone #active #schecter #epiphone #fishman #shootout #demo #metallica #metal #best #highgain Today I revisit the EMG 81 and all its variants. After recently getting an EMG 81/85 set in a guitar, I felt like it was one of the best metal tones I had heard in a while. I wondered if the 24 volt mod, 81x, or James Hetfield signature improved upon the original. The answer I would find was both yes, and no. I also throw in a ‪@Fishman_Music‬ Fluence Modern for fun! Help out by using my affiliate links: https://www.zzounds.com/a--3989680 0:00 Set-up 01:48 Full Mix Demo 04:09 Full Mixes Aren't Real 06:12 Isolated Guitars 08:30 Do They All Sound the Same? 11:49 My Favorite? 12:18 EMG 81 in a Baritone 13:08 Clean Tones 16:32 Final Thoughts