EMG 85X Black

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Active Pickup for Electric Guitar

  • High output humbucker with long sustain
  • Alnico magnets
  • Can be used in neck and bridge
  • Newly developed preamp with open and dynamic sound concept
  • Colour: Black
  • Incl. solderless installation,volume/tone control set with split shaft, output jack, battery clip, screws
Available since June 2009
Item number 230246
Sales Unit 1 piece(s)
Active Yes
Wiring Completely Wired
Output High
Kappe Yes
Colour Black
Position Bridge, Neck
$89
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Very clear and warm, enormous output
Florian4355 20.02.2014
The Emg 85-X is a quite warm sounding Pickup that still lets very high frequencies get through. I first used it in the bridge position, now I am using it as a neck pickup, where it sounds warm, yet still retains high overtones if mounted close enough to the strings. It does not compress or clip like previous active pickups, but the output is so high it can cause some clean channels to clip. Also the high output can cause too much compression when you play hig-gain solos with it, so it is best used with a less compressing amplifier. If so, the sound is still very articulate and not muddy.
Compared to the 81-X in the bridge postition it sounds warmer/less aggressive, more boomy and like it had some mid frequencies missing. I rather like the 81X used with a thick pick.
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EMG 85 on steriods
Seger 25.12.2014
The EMG 85-X has the same high quality as all the EMG products.

I bought two of them in 2010 and installed them in a brand new Gibson Explorer and the sounds is simply amasing.

Currently I own 3 guitars with EMG 85 in (a Jackson SL-3, 2 Music man Luke II) and the EMG 85-X is more brighter and has a wider dynamic than the EMG 85.

I encurrage you all to try this pick-up as an better alternative to EMG 85.
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Great Rock/ Metal Pickup and EXTREMELY easy Installation
WesleyGuitarWebb 07.10.2021
I bought this pickup for a single humbucker project and it was so easy to install. I can confidently say that I am the worst person ever at soldering and I saw this pickup and I love the solderless system EMG provide so I went for it and It was amazingly easy to install!

No effort what so ever and took no longer than 30 mins to install.

Great Heavy sound from this pickup and also some awesome smooth cleans!

If you are looking for a pickup for cleans, heavy sounds and everything in between, then look no further!!!
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Warm, thicc and fuzzy
Victor Papa 02.10.2021
Warm, thicc, fuzzy - all you need in the neck position.
Easy to install system and all wiring you need is included with every pickup package!
Note: Be mindful of the schematics and how your guitar is wired to get it working!
I installed this (and the 81X) to my oldie-goldie Schecter Omen 6 that used to have passives. There's 2 wires that must not be clipped for this to work! And the input jack cavity was too shallow, so needed to drill it deeper and would need to re-drill a connection hole to the other electronics, but it seems more like a design issue of the original schematic.

Good project and it works like a charm!
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