EMG 81 or 85 for RGT42?

[Dellinger]

Hey guys!

What would be the best pickup to put in the bridge position of a Ibanez RGT42 (mahogny body, neckthru, lo pro edge), is the 81 too trebly on a floyd rose guitar or is the 85 too bassy for the mahogny body?

 

[cobhc]

try it and see lol, you can easily swap, using the quick connect cables, unless your only thinking of buying one pickup

 

[Razorjack]

85 will be fine.

 

[needto]

Well, i recently installed a 85 into the bridge of my washburn x-50 (mahogany body, set neck, string-thru-body bridge) and i was absolutely blown away by the clarity and the power of the sound (especially after the overly-bright stock pickup). I think the lows and low-mids are just fine. It doesn't sound boomy to me.

Yeah, and now i finally _have_ lows to compress with Andy's C4 preset

 

[Kazrog]

85 will sound better in almost any mahogany body guitar. Hell, almost any guitar period.

 

[chadsxe]

Yeah, and now i finally _have_ lows to compress with Andy's C4 preset

I hope that was a joke....

 

[needto]

I hope that was a joke....

Well, yes and no, the stock pickup was just too bright, fizzy, and didn't give enough of that low-mid power, so the guitar sounded tinny compared to many recordings by people from this forum, well, i know it's about my mixing skills too, but the 85 is so smashing, i think it will be a lot easier to get good results, can't wait to try and record something with it.
If only i had more time

EDIT: I should also say that EMG-HZ's on our another guitar player's guitar were better in that sense, but when he got his 85 too, he was blown away

 

[Mark_Palangio]

Hey guys!

What would be the best pickup to put in the bridge position of a Ibanez RGT42 (mahogny body, neckthru, lo pro edge), is the 81 too trebly on a floyd rose guitar or is the 85 too bassy for the mahogny body?

I much prefer the 85 over the 81. I have an 85 in my mahogany Caparison Horus and it sounds great, much better than I've ever found the 81 to sound. I see you have good taste in guitars too, Caparisons rule!

 

[Dellinger]

Ok, i have tried both now and i think its going to be the 85, seemed like it had a fatter and more full sound, the 81 was a little harsh and trebly and sounded a bit thin, but the 85 is perfect! Thanks for the advise guys

I much prefer the 85 over the 81. I have an 85 in my mahogany Caparison Horus and it sounds great, much better than I've ever found the 81 to sound. I see you have good taste in guitars too, Caparisons rule!

Yes they are great guitars, i have an old blue through and through model (1997) that has the stock Caparison humbucker in the bridge - sounds good for soloing but is not so tasty for fat riffs , its a pretty banged up guitar, but it works great, i got it cheap from Chris Amott of Arch enemy.