Con el EMG 57/66 Humbucker - Set ofrece EMG un juego de humbucker activo adaptado a las demandas modernas con el carácter dinámico del sonido de las pastillas pasivas. La EMG 57 sobre el puente se basa en la combinación de Alnico V imanes y acero, mientras que la 66 Neck Humbucker aporta claridad adicional gracias a sus piezas de cerámica para postes. Gracias a la circuitería activa, ambas pastillas tienen suficiente espacio libre para una reproducción increíblemente dinámica y una definición constante en todos los registros.
Para el funcionamiento del EMG 57/66 Set se necesita una batería de 9V!
EMG 57/66 Set BlackI got the EMG 57/66 set to replace the Seymour Duncan Invaders that I had installed in my Ibanez RC320 (1 volume, 1 tone, 3 way switch configuration). It was hit and miss getting the Invaders to sound good (too much bass, the neck pickup was surprisingly weak, and I didn’t like the clean tones I got out of them). I’ve changed pickups before, but my soldering skills are pretty bad, so the EMG solderless connection system sounded like a good option. I also bought the EMG solderless switch.
I was planning to ditch the tone control (I never use it) and install the two volume pots supplied with the EMGs, connecting one to each pickup. Unfortunately, this wasn’t possible. The first issue I ran into was that I did not realise that the output jack on my guitar was the long barrel type, not the shorter type supplied with the pickups. I was determined to do this without a soldering iron, so instead of using the hole on the side of the body, I abandoned the two volume pot idea, widened one of the holes and installed the jack on the front of the body.
The next problem was that the wire to connect the neck pickup is a little too short. I first put the bus at the far end of the cavity to have more room to work, but ultimately had to place it right next to the hole the pickup wires come through to be able to connect the neck pickup. I don’t usually set my pickups low in their rings, but if I wanted to it would be a problem, because the cable from the neck pickup runs right under the connection of the bridge pickup, limiting how low it can go.
Other than these issues, the quick connect system is a very good idea that more manufacturers should adopt.
The pickups sound great. The bridge sounds a bit brighter and a bit louder than the neck, but maybe the volume difference is more noticeable because the neck sounds darker. I adjusted the heights a bit and got them more or less balanced. They sound amazing clean, and really clear and defined with distortion. I’m only playing through a practice amp at apartment volumes, but I’m sure they’d sound amazing through a more powerful amp.