Seymour Duncan Blackouts

[Ironbird13]

now I wonder why you wouldn't go active,

'cause passive has more "dynamics"

[Danger Mouse]

now I wonder why you wouldn't go active,

'cause passive has more "dynamics"

Dude, I think there's a billy goat trying to cross your bridge!

[jeremyb]

The blackouts are supposed to be amazing, more like a normal pickup than EMGs and they fit in a normal route!!

[mop]

In my experience blackouts aren't that different from emgs, I found them very similar to running emgs @ 18 volts.
Emgs fitted in all the guitars I've tried, are you sure you aren't thinking of the seven string version?

[dayl]

I've had a 7 version sitting in my case for approx 6mths or so? maybe more.. never heard it... cant wait.

thats as good as my 2c gets sorry.

[jeremyb]

In my experience blackouts aren't that different from emgs, I found them very similar to running emgs @ 18 volts.
Emgs fitted in all the guitars I've tried, are you sure you aren't thinking of the seven string version?

Yarr I've hear that at 18v they're much better, but I guess it comes down to personal preference

Hmmm you're probably right about the 7 string thing now that I think about it.

[Danger Mouse]

I've 18V'd my EMGs and it does bring a lot of dynamics back into the sound they make. Not heard Blackouts though.

[jeremyb]

I know they are the business for high gain, but what are they like for overdriven rock tones?

[Danger Mouse]

On 9V they do lack a certain warmth, they are quite dry and clinical, which for ultra high-gain can actually be a good thing. But on 18V, they are a different pick-up. Lots more dynamics, warmth and fatness, surprisingly good with a medium gain rock tone. Robroymcoy was very pleasantly surprised at the 70's lo-fi rock goodness my guitar was making with his latest project amp recently.

[Bg]

mine run at 18v and I think they're pretty damned good

[jeremyb]

mine run at 18v and I think they're pretty damned good

Hmmm, would you (or do you?) use them at a MBB gig BG? how does the tone compare to passives you run?

[Bg]

mine run at 18v and I think they're pretty damned good

Hmmm, would you (or do you?) use them at a MBB gig BG? how does the tone compare to passives you run?

Yeah I've gigged with them lots of times, they're in my Steiny. Particularly like the single coil in the neck as its quite open, the bridge rocks hard I don't think I could run them in the LP as they aren't a classic humbucker sound but they work well in the Steiny and flicking them up to 18v definitely opened them up, prior to that I felt they were a bit 'clinical'.

I gig with all the gear I own, thats why I have it I've done MBB gigs with a JS1200, but we aren't your normal blues band. We're more your blues/rock band with the emphasis on the ROCK part

[jeremyb]

[Bg]

and I used to gig with a JCM800 and a Laney AOL Hot Rod 50 and a Carvin X60B etc.... so no, I don't search out the neck pup strat/tele through a fender amp tones Looking forward to cranking up the DSL50 at the next gig

[jeremyb]

Muahahahahahahaha you rock BG!!!