Best emg for cleans

[Rupturemetal]

Is the 60 best for cleans.Its going in the neck position,already have an 85 for bridge. Has to be a humbucker

 

[JonWormwood]

Is the 60 best for cleans.Its going in the neck position,already have an 85 for bridge. Has to be a humbucker

Yes.

 

[Ben Johnson]

60

 

[Kazrog]

89 is cool because it does coil tap but will give you the beefiness of an 85 if you want it.

 

[carvedones]

I like the 707tw thats in my hellraiser. Because you can coiltap it it sounds great.

 

[IronApe]

I like the 707tw thats in my hellraiser. Because you can coiltap it it sounds great.

+1, even though we're talking 6 stringers here...

 

[wishtheend]

Another vote for the 89! I just picked up a Schecter Hellraiser C-1FR that has the 89 and 81TW and the coil tap gives a much larger range of cleans. Also, wire that baby in 18V. I know some people don't hear a difference, but the headroom for clean opened up so much for me.

 

[TheIllicitOne]

For a humbucker i'd go with the 60 myself. If you're ever in the market for a single coil, I can't say enough about the SA. I've got it in the neck position of my Horus with an 85 in the bridge and 18v mod. Sounds sweet as hell.

 

[Metaltastic]

I'm surprised to see some of you guys advocating the ceramic-magnet 60 over the Alnico 89, especially cuz the 89 has the already-mentioned coil-splitting capabilities

 

[RiF]

+1 for the 89. The coil split sound (neck position) is good (not as good as my Les Paul's Burstbucker, but still good) but I hated it in humbucking mode.