EMG EMG60 Reviews 4

EMG EMG60

The EMG60 is an active humbucker, usually put in the neck position. The thing I like most about it is that it is a warm pickup that still retained the EMG clarity. That said, it is a really compressed pickup, I prefer a more open sounding neck pickup. For clean tones it is a little high output to be considered pristine, but I actually really ... [read more on Audiofanzine]

ejendres rated this unit 4 on 2011-11-10.

The EMG 60 is a pickup that is a variation on the typical EMG humbuckers. It is commonly paired in the neck position of a dual humbucker loaded guitar with an 81 or an 85 at the bridge position. I have one as stock in my ESP Eclipse II and I can certainly see the appeal in this pickup for active pickup users. Compared to the 81 or even the 85 it... [read more on Audiofanzine]

King Loudness rated this unit 4 on 2011-10-11.

For many years EMG was the only name in the active pickups department. The EMG active pickups use a pair of rail magnets with a built in preamp. As you probably know active pickups require a battery to power them. Rail magnets are better than the normal magnets used in pickups because there is no gap in the signal. When you bend a string with n... [read more on Audiofanzine]

tjon901 rated this unit 4 on 2011-06-30.

The EMG 60 is probably the only pickup you should ever get if you decide to go active! It's clean, and it's dirty in the best ways! famous as a neck pickup only and never as the bridge pickup. I've never actually tried it in the bridge pickup. The cleans are glassy and shimmery yet not thin. It's VERY clean. Very very clean! Just listen to all ... [read more on Audiofanzine]

nickname009 rated this unit 5 on 2011-04-13.

The EMG 60 mainly got its popularity thanks to James Hetfield of Metallica. He ran this pickup in the neck for the longest time as his main clean tone pickup. This is the original ceramic magnet version of the pickup, and it?s an active pickup which means it runs off of a power source ? in this case, it?s a 9V battery. The EMG 60 is a picku... [read more on Audiofanzine]

Hatsubai rated this unit 3 on 2011-04-05.

In the bridge position, the EMG.60 add's more warmth, dynamic range and clarity to a distorted signal than the EMG.81 which is strange considering that it's marketed as a neck pickup. It adds much needed beef to the thin and overly bright sounding EMG.81 when used in the neck position but use it alone in the neck and you'll find that it so... [read more on Audiofanzine]

Reece rated this unit 4 on 2004-07-19.

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