EMG-81 Chrome

EMG

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€ 99.00
High output pickup designed especially for the lead guitarist.

EMG-81 Chrome

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Details

The EMG-81 is a famous active humbucker guitar pickup manufactured by EMG. It is usually considered a lead pickup for use in bridge position, paired with EMG-85 as a rhythm pickup in neck position (Zakk Wylde is famous for this configuration).

It's not uncommon, however, to see a guitar with two EMG-81's in both bridge and neck positions (for instance, Kirk Hammett's EMG-KH21 pickup sets, which include 2 EMG-81 pickups for both neck and bridge positions).The EMG-KH20 has an EMG-81 in the bridge and 2 EMG-S single coil pickups in the middle and neck positions.

The EMG-81 pickup is preferred as a lead pickup because of its high output, and smooth control from having a rail magnet. Rail magnets tend to sound smoother through guitar bends because they have a constant "rail" that runs through the pickup, while typical ceramic magnets have poles at each string that lose signal strength as the string bends away from the ceramic pole.

Package Includes: EMG's exclusive Quik-Connect™ cable, prewired split shaft volume/tone control set, output jack, battery clip set, screws & springs.

Teams up great with the EMG-85!

 

SPECS
Position: Bridge
Current @ 9V (Microamps): 80
Output Impedance (kOhm): 10
Output Noise (dBV): -91
RMS Output Voltage: 1,25
Peak Output Voltage: 1,75
Resonant Frequency (kHz): 2,25