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I've never seen one of these before but just saw one going extortionatly cheap where i live.

Does anyone know about how good these single coils are?

Cheers

Kev

They are pretty good for soling and finger picking in the middle and neck position. I have two in those positions in my jackson soloist sl1 (1992 version). My bridge humbucker is an 81. SA/SA/81 is one of EMGs popular sets. In the soloist the 2 SA pups are not too bassy or muddy at all. In fact the 5,4,3,2 positions on the 5-way switch all sound somewhat similar--thus enforcing the charge that emgs are sterile. Still I like SA/81 combo--great for metal and lots of sustain.

Here is emg's description:
quot;The EMG-SA pickup combines the attributes of the early Strat* sound but with an added midrange response and higher output, giving it quot;bell-likequot; ringing harmonics and increased sustain. One single Alnico bar magnet delivers classic overdrive with a smooth midrange distortion, while still retaining the familiar high-end of a single-coil pickup. These characteristics provide greater versatility than what is normally found in single-coil pickups. Favorites of Steve Lukather and David Gilmour just to name two, the EMG-SA is our most popular pickup for Stratocaster* type guitars.quot;

Thanks Bubba!

hey kev how did you get so good so fast? I mean you're 19 right? Any tips for me about soloing? I can do the slow stuff alright, its the faster stuff and the sweep picking that gets me...cool band site btw


Originally Posted by bubbahotep2k3hey kev how did you get so good so fast? I mean you're 19 right? Any tips for me about soloing? I can do the slow stuff alright, its the faster stuff and the sweep picking that gets me...cool band site btw

Hi Bubba, thanks for checking the site, im well chuffed lol- people rarely venture there I maintain it myself and its rare to get a complement

Ah im not a very good guitarist, but thanks for the complement lol- ive been playing for 5 years so far and started when i was about 14 at Christmas when i asked for an electric guitar! I guess i could be a lot better if i had the time, as i only get lt;2 hours a day to practice if that

As for speed, i studied a lot of Iron Maiden, and Michael Angelo- he's the best place to learn from, the master of speed. I figured even if i can't get as fast as him yet, then i should still get pretty darn fast eventually! If you need excercises, advice, tabs or backing tracks, i would be glad to help!

Cheers,

Kev

emg SA's are nice pickups which are very good for ultra clean sounds and react well to distortion. What i don't like very much about them is that they don't do very well that quot;clean but dirtyquot; sound under mild overdrive settings.


Originally Posted by fenderiarhsemg SA's are nice pickups which are very good for ultra clean sounds and react well to distortion. What i don't like very much about them is that they don't do very well that quot;clean but dirtyquot; sound under mild overdrive settings.

Cool, Cheers man! Gotta be worth 10 or 30 £'s then to stick in me ibanez middle position dont you think?!