Active Pickups?

[DirtySteve]

I'm thinking about maybe trying some in my LP tribute. Maybe only a bridge pickup with a dummy neck pickup, but who knows. I know less than nothing about active pickups so I'm all ears.

Which ones? Can I put them in a LP without modifications to the guitar? ...that sort of thing.

Cheers!

 

[fitz]

I'm thinking about maybe trying some in my LP tribute. Maybe only a bridge pickup with a dummy neck pickup, but who knows. I know less than nothing about active pickups so I'm all ears.

Which ones? Can I put them in a LP without modifications to the guitar? ...that sort of thing.

Cheers!

I have some EMG's in a HH Squire Strat.
Basically, instead of passive magnets, the pups have electromagnets powered by the 9v battery.
In a nutshell, active pickups are bright and crisp - like ferrite magnets on steroids.
Not exactly warm and mellow like alnico pup tones.

They have different value pots, so you'll need all new controls, but if you buy a set from EMG it comes with everything.
Their wiring kits are all quick-connect plug and play.

 

[DirtySteve]

What about other brands, like Seymour Duncan?

 

[fitz]

What about other brands, like Seymour Duncan?

I have no other personal experience.
The technology is the same, and the differences are probably a lot like the hype and mumbo-jumbo between different brands of normal pups.
I'm sure there are tonal differences between brands and models, but good, better, best is just as subjective.

 

[67plexi]

I tried EMG's in my Gibson SG when they first came out didn't care for them the pots were cheap mini Chinese crap