Melodeath
Moonbow
Of course this forum is biased as fuck towards EMG's.
This.
Plus, I wonder how many people voting have actually used all (or at least most) of the sets of pickups in the poll :Smug:
Of course this forum is biased as fuck towards EMG's.
+1For your style music, EMGs all the way. If it were for me though, I would pick the Dimarzio Super Distortion 100%!
oops....I missed that.Well someone asked whether it would be for metal, and he answered yes, and I wouldn't pick any other pickup for any kind of metal IMO, so there you go!![]()

But hey, you get great results with your Blackouts, so fuck it, no reason to switch if you're happy!I fucking LOVE THIS THING <3
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I have an all mahogany guitar, and have switched from 81/85 to SD Custom/59.
I think as far as SD passives go, Custom/Jazz would be an equivalent of 81/85 in mahogany.
Just decide whether you prefer passive or active pickups.
Sorry to be off-topic and negative but d00d that's one FUGLY looking axe.
It looks like some kind of garish ornament you'd find in some seaside gift shop in the 70's.![]()
The 85 and the Jazz are EXTREMELY EXTREMELY different pickups. The 85 is fat, warm, smooth, and high output. The Jazz is tight, bright, spanky, and low output.
I would be surprised if the 81 sounds like the Custom, considering that the Custom is an Alnico magnet and the 81 is ceramic.
It's ok for Jesse's widdly widdly shit he does, that and I've seen his GF's titties............so in all honesty, take that opinion as gospel.![]()

Wait...what does that have to do with anything?![]()