I don't know why people say the JB isn't tight enough for downtuned metal but every video sounds pretty tight to me. Great pickup.

@KolaTheBear

Жыл бұрын

They probably have their setup EQ for ceramic high output pickups. I have a lot of active pickups in my guitars, and the only passive pickups that have worked for me are the black winters.

Man..... This was like a shootout between James hetfield and Dave mustaine. Both awsome.

@Joe6.2

4 жыл бұрын

even the shapes of the guitars lmao

@aidencantrell8534

2 жыл бұрын

the v was a signature dave mustaine guitar

@uncleremus5046

2 жыл бұрын

Duncan’s for the Win!

@razznote7586

8 ай бұрын

RIght on! Didn't immediately noticed it, but you are right.

As much as I respect the power of the EMG's, I love both the distorted and the clean sound of the Jb and Jazz combinations. They sound so clear and beautiful.

I have different guitars with both of these pickup sets and they both sound awesome. I would say for rhythm guitar I prefer the Duncans and for leads I would definitely choose the EMG's.

Both Duncans have a more organic tone than the EMG's. This is the second shootout I have seen with EMG's vs Duncans and I still go for the Duncans. And I was going to buy EMG's 81/85 for my new EPI 400 SG but after hearing the Duncan JB, Custom and 59 in different shootouts; I am going to get the JB/59 combo for my new Epi 400 SG.

this is useful content, thanks dude edit - just got to the wah solos at 4:40. YESSSS man xD

I think both are handy and great on their own way ,,, i also think those emgs are a bit more punchy and thick on the low mids

That moment when you stop listening to tone to stand up and headbang!! KIller riffs man, I gotta say passive just sounds better!! idk, its just crunchier. but the emgs sound great in a void, and definitely better than say a vintage passive set.

Im late with this comment but you helped me make a decision. I have a JB and a Jazz. I was thinking of getting a warlock to put them in but didn't know if they'd be metal enough. They are 🤘🏽

@timbuk1126

3 жыл бұрын

JB are metal as fuck.

Thanks for the bad ass demo! Bridge pickups were a lot closer than I expected. EMG 60 sounds great in your explorer.

Pasive has more defined tone for me

They both sound equally bad ass. Never thought jazz pick ups could sound so fucking metal!

@Crypticmaskguitar

3 жыл бұрын

Thank You For Checking Out Our Video, We Have A Very Large Back Catalogue With Many Great Videos Coming Out In The Future, I Hope You Will Consider Subscribing,- Kevin

This is very helpful because it’s very hard to test guitars with corona going on. Cheers!

i did try those set last week on my ltd ec-1000s. Overall i prefer the passiv but if it was possible, i put the jb on the bridge ans 60 on the neck...

Imo any heavy handed, tight player will sound better on passive pickups. When you play great, passives sound great

great video thank you

@Crypticmaskguitar

4 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

I like the upper mid range of the duncans. The low end doesnt sound fuzzy. I suppose what amp your using, if your using one, does it have tubes, are you using a boost....it just has no limits. Thanks for the video brother. You rock!

Passives have a rounder frequency with less attack giving them a natural low treble tone. With actives it's more likely you'll turn your tone knob 1/4 to 1/2 turn to round off the edges so to speak. At least for me, I came from passives and went to actives. Both are good, the rest is in how you setup EQ.

JB just sounds gnarly. EMG sounded more balanced and compressed, which I like too. If I had to pick, this would be tough. Probably JB...

Great video

Great video! I am looking at an LTD EX401FR alot like that one, same EMG pickups. I am assuming you played both of these through the same amp and settings? What did you think of the LTD?

@Crypticmaskguitar

4 жыл бұрын

Yes exact same settings. Both are LTD, though. The EX is a nice guitar. Just be careful if the Floyd on it is a Special. They are notoriously bad. Cheers -Ryan

EMG is good , tight modern , passive pickups - fking amazing xD

sounds killer. What amp are you using??.

the JB and EMG 81 sound so similar to me here. i’m gonna go with the JB just because it’s passive and easier to install/take care of.

@Crypticmaskguitar

5 ай бұрын

Depending on your Soldering Skills... EMGs are all solder less quick connects. If you can build Lego... you can install EMGs. Biggest part of maintenance would be changing the battery. I personally prefer Passives over actives so it would be a good choice. Cheers -Ryan

@guitarforfun2596

5 ай бұрын

I agree totally

i love my JB it was the pickup for me untill i got the mustaine thrash factors (which are just essentially a modded JB) but i really want a set of EMGs just cause that tone u cant get anywhere else except a set of 81s..... and ive only played passives but the amount of people ive seen swore by emgs, from hetfield to just regular guys makes me wanna try them out, not as a replacement for my Thrash factors (i think lol) but just as another sound but who knows maybe ill go full kerry n never look back

I like the Jb better

My fav is jb but... ive learned Actives have their place .... on the road hot temps guitars in semi heating up.... no potted wax to melt, they can withstand the elements.

I’d say the biggest difference is the compression, the EMG’s sounds a bit fatter but they’re way more compressed, I kinda prefer the more open sound of the JB/Jazz but they sound pretty close and it’d probably come down to personal preference for most people

For recording purposes, probably I would go JB as it's easier to compress it to make it sound 81 but not the other way around. I do like the compressed character of 81 though. Sitting in the mix well.

Passive pickups for me

I have both pickups on different guitars. I find the 81 is way hotter than the JB. For the JB, I have to use a pedal to drive the distortion channel on both the Rectifier and Katana in order to match how hot the 81 already is. Wonder if I did something wrong with the wiring. For the 81, I have the S&H configuration; while the JB is on an Ibanez with a five positions switcher. Any ideas why?

@deadsoundradio

6 ай бұрын

Sorry for the late response. Has happened to me before and it’s is the lead wires that may need to switched, sometimes they end up out of phase

I lke them both but if i had to choose one, it would have been the jb... Which one was your favourite? Awesome video as always Ryan!!! \m/

@Crypticmaskguitar

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks! It's hard not to love the JB haha Can't wait for the Thrash Factor. Cheers -Ryan

Got EMG in my LTD. Noisy but I love the power.

@bayougtr

3 жыл бұрын

I have a SuperDistortion/AirClassic(bridge in neck position). LTD 301. Took the 81-H EMGs out, I’ll always keep them tho.

@Crypticmaskguitar

3 жыл бұрын

I think I have 2 or 3 EMG 81's in my desk drawer. Cheers -Ryan

@maxblack7038

3 жыл бұрын

@@Crypticmaskguitar must be a wicked sounding desk 😂

What is surprising to me is how tight the jb sound in this example next to emg. The jazz and 60 though sound super different

My favorite EMG 81 60 sound is more detailed and has character

23 k views and only 373 likes..... how ungreatful viewers are, shame on them..... it takes hours to create such a good content.....

You should do a Fishman fluence modern Humbucker vs the JB's.. Would love to hear the comparison both being on LTD'S... it almost seems like the fishmans fluence modern has the clarity of the Duncans and the punch of the EMG'S combined. 👌🏽👌🏽

@Crypticmaskguitar

4 жыл бұрын

I have a 7 string set of Fluence Moderns. Haven’t picked up a 6 string set as of yet. Cheers -Ryan

@Davy_Baby

4 жыл бұрын

@@Crypticmaskguitar how do you like them? I just ordered the KSE signature set which is apperently the moderns with an extra voice? But all the review videos sound beautiful with them

@Crypticmaskguitar

4 жыл бұрын

They sound great! It’s nice having 2 voices in a set of pickups and they are super easy to coil tap so you get 3 voices for each pickup! I really regret putting them into a cheaper 7 string. Because they are awesome! Cheers -Ryan

Wondering about the H4 versus the JB

@skxj

2 жыл бұрын

Matt Goodwin i put H4 and H3 in a Tokai Les Paul and really like them. woke that guitar up nicely

EMG always....🤘

It's not that I don't like the Duncan pickups, but I just prefer the individual note clarity on the 81, and the clean sound of the 60

I have both pickups in all my Jackson Soloists and DK2's and i love em both.You can't go wrong with either one IMHO.Although i gotta say i prefer the look of the EMG's over the JB.

@Crypticmaskguitar

5 жыл бұрын

The JBs do look pretty plain, don't they! Cheers -Ryan

Both sound great. But I like the jb a tad more

The JB is surprisingly tight in that big mahogany/rosewood guitar (recipe for loose and dark tone). I’m thinking of putting one in an explorer anyone have experience with that ?

@timbuk1126

Жыл бұрын

Mathias Jabs from the Scorpions used that combo.

bad-ass

60!!

i can’t tell if i like the emg set more or if im just used to them after using them for years

@stephanepoirier4947

4 жыл бұрын

Same as me, I have a 81/85 in my Shecter synyster special and 81/60 in my ec-1000. I'm used to the sound and as the only EMG user amongst my peers, I barely noticed a difference between my Jb/59 versus my Emgs but the more you play you do notice more warmth in the passive pickups.

Passive for me

JB covers a wider tone spectrum than the EMG.. I've always thought the EMG sounded quite thin and very static.. the JB seems more alive, dynamic and thicker; I feel like i can actually hear the player through the JB and hear what they're playing, EMGs just seem so artificial which makes sense because the actual pickup is playing aswell as you. both sound killer though.

I use bridge Evolution. Anybody like that one

Actually preferred the JB in the bridge and the 60 in the neck....huh.

That white guitar look like an assualt weapon

Dave vs james

@Crypticmaskguitar

5 жыл бұрын

Haha I was thinking that... until they got their own signature pickups. Cheers -Ryan

@timjenkins502

5 жыл бұрын

@@Crypticmaskguitar does this mean Thrash factor set vs the James Het Set???

@Crypticmaskguitar

5 жыл бұрын

100%!!! I'm also thinking of getting a Dean VMNT with Live Wire's... so both Thrash Factor and Live Wires vs Het Set! Cheers -Ryan

@timjenkins502

5 жыл бұрын

@@Crypticmaskguitar I have an angel of death with the live wires. Killer set!

@Crypticmaskguitar

5 жыл бұрын

That's kind of the one I'm looking at. They don't have them where I live, but there's a few on Reverb for decent prices. Cheers -Ryan

I prefer the James Hetfield Het Set over any other EMG sets.

Wanna give me a guitar lesson?

My passif pickups chugs asfffff

I hear a difference but damn, not much

With that amp everything sounds good....

@Crypticmaskguitar

4 жыл бұрын

I used 3 heads in this video... all 3 are great heads. I have 10 heads, all of them sound great. Would you prefer that I go and buy a shitty one to make videos or something? Cheers -Ryan

@amirazad104

4 жыл бұрын

@@Crypticmaskguitar TriCrow Studios Ofc not. I own an EC1000 duncan and marshall code 25 and sadly it doesnt sound like that...I just assume getting a clear but heavily distorted sound needs quality gear.Btw thnx for the reply and for ur amazing videos. :•)

@Crypticmaskguitar

4 жыл бұрын

We all start out somewhere. Good Quality Tube Amp does make a world of difference, though. Cheers -Ryan

Jb the best😈😈

@Crypticmaskguitar

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks For Checking Out The Video - Kevin

Heavy/Thrash metal - Duncans. Extreme metal - EMGs. Problem solved.

EMG White Explorer yes yes all day . Lol TroyFrost / Troyster 😎 CoolRiffs 😎 Cool 🎸🤘🤘🤘

JB all the way

James Hetfield vs Dave mustaine

@Crypticmaskguitar

4 жыл бұрын

That video is coming... pickup-wise Cheers -Ryan

@butthole9580

4 жыл бұрын

Vicente dave>

IMO actives are just a superior technology

Active Pick ups are a fad. so is 24 fret necks and compound radius fret boards. IMOH.

@Crypticmaskguitar

2 ай бұрын

Lots of people like them. I grew out of them. But to each their own. Cheers -Ryan

Preferring the JB. Sounds more pure but I could be biased from seeing the guitar haha

JB totally win!

Maybe this means my ears are broken, but I honestly can't hear that much of a difference. 🤷‍♂️

@Crypticmaskguitar

3 жыл бұрын

Some people can’t hear subtle differences man... not a big deal. Cheers -Ryan

@Loudbish

3 жыл бұрын

It takes a lot of practice and focus to notice differences, took me forever to hear the difference between passive pickups and actives. If you close your eyes you can hear the 81/60 is more compressed and in a lower range, while the jb/jazz has more high end to the notes and sounds open. Or if that doesn’t help listen to Ride The Lightning versus Peace Sells, that’s the difference between these two pickup sets

JB JAZZ

59 > Jazz