Friday, 22 November 2013

Passive pickups EMG HZ4 and 4A vs active pickups EMG-81 and EMG-85

Quite a few years ago, I obtained a very nice Epiphone Zakk Wylde Les Paul Custom. This came as standard with EMG HZ4 and 4A pickups which are the passive version of the popular active EMG-81 and EMG-85.
Being a typical guitarist, I had to have what Zakk had, and bought a set of active EMGs. Luckily in the interests of science and improving mankind's musical progression, I had the foresight to record a sample of the sound prior to the pick-up swap. I was then able to record and compare this to the new pick-ups after installation.
The samples were recorded on the same day, with the same settings and strings.
I'll not tell you which pick-up is which in the sample, but I was surprised at the result. Enjoy!


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