r/EMGPickups

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Weak Signal

I’ve got myself the Epiphone Matt Heafy 7-string and didn’t like the sound of the Fishmans, so I got the EMG 81 7-X and 85 7-X set off Amazon and had my friend install them, but no matter what I do, the signal is weak and lacking punch.

I’ve taken it to the guy who taught me how to play guitar, and to a local music shop near me to have it looked at, but no one can figure out what’s going on and everyone says the connections look fine.

Does anyone have any idea what’s going on here? Thanks!

u/tommy_joe_wagner — 6 days ago

Emg 81 pickup output

Hi everyone, i’ve switched from emg 57 to 81, but 81 has noticeably less output, like much less output. Is that something wrong with it or 57 supposed to be hotter? Also 57 sound brighter and it’s much easier to get a harmonics from it

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u/Straight-Face-5879 — 9 days ago