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Replacment for EMG hz?

  • 13-10-2009 11:34am
    #1
    demanufactured
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    Anmyone got any reccomendations for replacment pickups for the weak hz's in my LTD kh-202

    I like the sound of the bill lawrence pickups , (have one in my dean) , im looking for that sparkly yet punchy sound that sounds great with od/distortion.

    The LTD sounds much weaker compared to my dean and im looking for more beef out of it.


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  • #2
    Dord
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,817 ✭✭✭✭Dord


    How about actual EMG's and not those poopy HZ's?


  • #3
    demanufactured
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    was thuinking that alright , would i need to do any routing in the body for a battery compartment or anything?


  • #4
    Karl Hungus
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    demanufactured wrote: »
    was thuinking that alright , would i need to do any routing in the body for a battery compartment or anything?

    Nope, there's usually enough room for a battery in the control cavity. You might want to double check that, but usually there is enough room for lots of stuff in there, like so:

    ct_pre_cavity.jpg


  • #5
    8k2q1gfcz9s5d4
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    Ive an emg 81 active humbucker in my strat (HSS), packs a big punch! I love those pickups, great sound out of them,


  • #6
    Dord
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    Wire them up for 18V and they sound much better!! :)


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  • #7
    Adyx
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    Dord wrote: »
    Wire them up for 18V and they sound much better!! :)

    Yeah but try fitting two 9v batteries in the cavity of an Aerodyne Jazz :(. I was barely able to get one in there. +1 on the regular EMGs though.


  • #8
    Dord
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    Adyx wrote: »
    Yeah but try fitting two 9v batteries in the cavity of an Aerodyne Jazz :(. I was barely able to get one in there. +1 on the regular EMGs though.

    Serves you right for buying an Aerodyne! :pac:

    Route it out for a battery box. :)


  • #9
    Demeyes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 617 ✭✭✭Demeyes


    You might as well go for the active EMGs. I really like the sound from them, and they'll be a definite improvement over the Hz set you have now.


  • #10
    Adyx
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    Dord wrote: »
    Serves you right for buying an Aerodyne! :pac:

    Route it out for a battery box. :)

    :mad: That bass was worth buying for the body alone. it's nearly lighter than my acoustic guitar :cool:. Long term plan is to do it properly with a battery box alright but I haven't the time at the moment.


  • #11
    Nahguavkire
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 55 ✭✭Nahguavkire


    I'd recommend either a Bareknuckle Pickups Nailbomb or a Seymour Duncan Dimebucker... Passive is always better than active in my books...


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  • #12
    demanufactured
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    Nahguavkire wrote: »
    I'd recommend either a Bareknuckle Pickups Nailbomb or a Seymour Duncan Dimebucker... Passive is always better than active in my books...

    Have you used thye dimebucker?
    How would it compare to the bil larence xl500?

    what would be a good pickup to go in the neck position?


  • #13
    Nahguavkire
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 55 ✭✭Nahguavkire


    I've got a Dimebucker (Bridge) and a '59 (Neck) in my PRS Tremonti SE and it's a great combination! Really nice pickups! Alternatively I would recommend PRS Dragon II Pickups, excellent pickups!

    The Dimebucker is a great pickup though, really tight squealing tones! Goes very well with the '59!


  • #14
    demanufactured
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    Nahguavkire wrote: »
    I've got a Dimebucker (Bridge) and a '59 (Neck) in my PRS Tremonti SE and it's a great combination! Really nice pickups! Alternatively I would recommend PRS Dragon II Pickups, excellent pickups!

    The Dimebucker is a great pickup though, really tight squealing tones! Goes very well with the '59!

    Cool,, thinkin i might go with that combination , what i dont understand is the " " 4-conductor cable " i see on the pickup specs , how do i find out what my cheap emg's are and what pickup to get , some of them say 2-conductor cable. ???


  • #15
    Nahguavkire
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 55 ✭✭Nahguavkire


    Yeah I know what you mean, they describe the wiring in the instructions that come with the Dimebucker though, easy enough to get around it, don't ask me to remember as I installed it nearly five years ago but it's not difficult


  • #16
    subzero12
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    Dord wrote: »
    Wire them up for 18V and they sound much better!! :)

    what would beat the emgs would be duncan blackouts, ive them in 2 sevenstring schecters and in a 6 string ibanez xiphos and the slay emgs by miles. and ya dont have to do a 18 volt mod to get the best of them like it emgs .


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