passives that are equal to or better then emg81?

[Incognito Man]

i am having trouble with top end fizz with 81's and 5150.

what is the passive equivalnt of an 81?

 

[Firaxis]

duncan alt 8

 

[Ermz]

duncan alt 8

+1

Almost unworkable abrasive high mids, exactly like the 81. Except it actually has some lower-mids.

 

[MarcusGHedwig]

Big +1 for the SH-15 Alt. VIII (and Ermz, is your only experience with it in that one ESP Horizon? Cuz I've found the high mids to be fine in my all-mahogany set-neck Schecter).

 

[Scottxx]

Not the same but If you try it maybe you will go for passives now on.... it is the... Seymour Duncan JB SH-4.

 

[Incognito Man]

+1

Almost unworkable abrasive high mids, exactly like the 81. Except it actually has some lower-mids.

this is what i am trying to get rid of. my gtr tones have this high fizz and i dont know if it is the pups, speakers or head.



(my rig is a warmoth with emg 81/5150/1960 with g12t's)

 

[Trevoire520]

T75's are pretty fizzy speakers to be honest.

 

[Rex Rocker]

Just my opinion: The Duncan JB has waaaay more highs than the 81, so if you're looking for something less fizzy, I don't think that'll be the pickup to look at.

 

[hurdy]

I dont think you will find something exactly equal bro
Though some EQ make fix the fizz, sometimes changing the volume/tone pots to different values can change the highs abit (ie 1M pot to 500k pot)
Else, you might hav to jst get a different PU and you still may find that the tone isnt perfect

 

[JakeAC5253]

The Duncan Distortion (SH6-TB6) has a nice low mid grunt to it but it's a very balanced sounding pickup I think. It's a really high output pickup too.

 

[Shinozoku]

Bare Knuckle Painkillers or Aftermaths.

 

[acalaf]

Not sure at what volume you are palying but the 5150 needs to be opened up to reduce the fizz. I will will sound fizzy at low volumes regardless of pickup.

 

[electricred]

Yeah, the 5150 doesn't start sounding good until the master is past 3, at least.

 

[disschord]

the wood your guitar is made of will affect your fizzies as well.
basswood is very mid sounding alder is brighter etc..
i cant recomend pickups without knowing what guitar you have.

but if this helps i have emg81 in basswood and BKP Painkiller in alder and both sound great throuh my 5150 and recto cab with od808 boost