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EMG 81 White

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EMG 81 White
EMG 81 White
EMG 81 White
EMG 81 White
EMG 81 White
EMG 81 White
EMG 81 White

Pickup for Electric Guitar

  • Active humbucker
  • Powerful ceramic magnets and closely spaced coils produce a sound with detailed intensity, plenty of high-end cut and smooth sustain
  • Due to very low susceptibility to feedback, it's particularly well suited for high-gain applications
  • Position: Bridge
  • Output: High
  • String spacing: Universal
  • Connection: Solderless
  • Magnet: Ceramic
  • Width: 70 mm
  • Height: 38 mm
  • Installation depth: 23 mm
  • Mounting screw spacing: 78 mm
  • Cover colour: White
  • Made in USA

Includes EMG's solderless installation system:

  • 25 k Tone pots
  • 25k Volume potentiometer
  • Battery bus
  • Stereo output socket
  • In/Out bus for 2 pickups
  • Mounting screws and springs
  • Pickup cable
  • 2 connection cables
  • Output cable
  • Battery cable
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Available since February 2007
Item number 110060
Sales Unit 1 piece(s)
Active Yes
Wiring 3-Conductor
Output High
Cap Yes
Colour White
Position Bridge
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Little underwhelmed, but still a great pickup
Nick Lee 27.12.2019
First time using an active pickup. Installation should be very easy, but beware of "non standard" parts, like a smaller pickguard or tube/stave jack connector. Even then, I was able to install it without too much problems, and everything was working perfectly.
The sound is a little underwhelming, and I would recommend you look up a tone comparison to see if this is really what you are looking for, but you can't really go wrong for this price. In the end, while the tone is not what I expected from it, it is still a very good pickup.
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awesome PU for heavy music
GuitarPeter 13.02.2014
When I joined my metal band I was looking for a pickup that would give my guitar the aggressiveness I needed. But all the passive pickups I tried didn't do it for my. So I decided to try active pickups. Many metal guitarists play the EMG 81 so I simply ordered it. I took the white version for the bridge position of my white guitar.

A few days later the pickup arrived with all the necessary bits and pieces for installation: quickconnect cable, volume and tone pot, and battery plug. Installing it was really easy with the included manual. I restrung the guitar and there it was: the aggressive sound I was looking for. My guitar now has a good attack which is always good for staccato riffs. With the tone rolled back this pickup delivers even nice lead sounds. I still haven't tried the 81 in the neck position but i bet it sounds killer as well.
This pickup is not so well suited for crunch sounds with the volume knob rolled down. But who buys an EMG 81 for such applications?
This one's made for metal and rock and it roars!
it was money well spent!

P.S: the battery lasts for ages (2 years +) if you unplug the cable after each use.
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pichswich 10.12.2021
Jus sell them togotdhere, no reaason to sell them separatly. AMazinh set for any garbache shitty sound guitar to play stoner nice.
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Paul H. 728 16.05.2013
Brilliant. Solid, professional construction, easy to install with the solderless system. Sharp attacking sound, suited to the heavier styles of rock and metal. A lot sharper sound than a passive pickup.
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