EMG vs Seymor Duncan

Richy11 · Post by **Richy11** » Fri Jul 02, 2004 12:00 am

Who's used both of these, is there any major tonal difference. I've always liked the look of EMG's but I've never played Duncans before.

Post by Bg » Fri Jul 02, 2004 12:05 am

so many to choose from - the zakk wylde EMG set, the Dave Gilmour set etc etc etc or the Duncan Antiquities which are close to the original PAF's. What are you looking for?

Richy11 · Post by **Richy11** » Fri Jul 02, 2004 12:14 am

I want to say heavy as a motherfucker tone, but I want something that can cut it clean aswell.

Post by Bg » Fri Jul 02, 2004 12:51 am

zakk wylde set then.....

Seriously though, high output pups don't make much difference in the end, overdrive/distortion wise. Better off with a decent set of clean pups and using the amp and/or effects to get the scream.

Have a listen to the clips on the SD website, and pick something that floats your boat clean, then overdrive them later

shang · Post by **shang** » Fri Jul 02, 2004 12:13 pm

speaking of seymour duncans, is there an nz retailer?

how much do they go for? looking for a jb (in zebra! of course)

Richy11 · Post by **Richy11** » Fri Jul 02, 2004 12:14 pm

What about the EMG 81 Actives?

angry_young_poet · Post by **angry_young_poet** » Fri Jul 02, 2004 12:16 pm

EMG 85/81 are a good combination, they are basically zakk wylde's set up i think.. had it on a Lp custom of course

i've also used SD 59s they are really good..

Rog · Post by **Rog** » Fri Jul 02, 2004 12:16 pm

> looking for a jb

I can only assume you mean a Jazz Bass?

TMG 03 · Post by **TMG 03** » Fri Jul 02, 2004 12:22 pm

DrRog wrote:> looking for a jb

I can only assume you mean a Jazz Bass?

No the Jazz Blues or Jeff Beck depending who you talk to ?

Post by Bg » Fri Jul 02, 2004 12:25 pm

shang wrote:speaking of seymour duncans, is there an nz retailer?
how much do they go for? looking for a jb (in zebra! of course)

Mainline/Music Works usually have some, but would probably need to order the JB's in....

Rog · Post by **Rog** » Fri Jul 02, 2004 12:26 pm

They should have Jazz Basses in both those stores, mate....

angry_young_poet · Post by **angry_young_poet** » Fri Jul 02, 2004 12:41 pm

i have a jazz bass for sale

ash · Post by **ash** » Fri Jul 02, 2004 6:20 pm

The JB Zebra is around $240-$250 retail, and sometimes the wholesaler needs to order the non-black ones specially. The black one is a little cheaper. The prices are a bit variable depending on when they're ordered.

I can usually supply them a little cheaper for fine upstanding NZ Guitar patrons, though

Go to this page and see what the tone wizard recommends:
http://www.seymourduncan.com/website/SD ... ndex.shtml
And then ignore it and go with the one has the nicest sound clip.

Personally I think EMGs are overrated/overpriced while SDs are just overpriced!!

The value is in the huge selection that lets you match the pickup sound to your guitar.

Dave · Post by **Dave** » Sun Jul 04, 2004 12:16 am

I haven't played with Duncan's before, but I love my EMG 60, 81 combo.

_Zorran_ · Post by **_Zorran_** » Tue Jul 06, 2004 12:46 am

I use a seymore JB in the bridge of my yamaha.It absolutely rocks.I had to choose a pair of pups to put in a new esp,i thought those emgs sounded way too cold or sterile.the seymores are way more arm and cover a wider variety of styles.
Theres werent any black jbs or 59s in new zealand..so i chose a pair of PAF pros.Those are wicked wicked pups.