The 85 takes it on the cleans. For dirt its hard to choose as i like aspects of both. The JB seems to be punchier & i prefer the lows but the 85 seems to cut better. Great vid
The JB is (IMO) superior to the EMG until the gain gets high. The JB sounds thicker across the board (especially clean) but the EMG has better note articulation when the gain level is raised
I like the JB, but it’s only good for the hard stuff. If you want a good clean sound without the honky mids, the Duncan Screamin’ Demon is the ticket. Also, if you don’t like replacing batteries the Screamin Demon is basically a passive EMG 85. I do like the 85 because it’ll clean up very well with the bell like sound and go hard like the JB in a drop of a dime without the honky mid thing. 🫶🏼
The sh4 jb for clean and slight overdrive and the 85 emg for distortions is my choice
Have the EMG as a stock PU in my Charvel Wildcard and it sounds amazing, even with the gain very low. It has bot the typical honk like the 81.
85 all the way! Thanks again for another awesome comparison, they are absolutely the BEST! 🤘🤘🤘🤘
Thank you so much!
The 85 takes it on the cleans. For dirt its hard to choose as i like aspects of both. The JB seems to be punchier & i prefer the lows but the 85 seems to cut better. Great vid
The JB is (IMO) superior to the EMG until the gain gets high. The JB sounds thicker across the board (especially clean) but the EMG has better note articulation when the gain level is raised
EMG 85!!
Also the 85 is always so fucking thiccccccccc
I like the JB, but it’s only good for the hard stuff. If you want a good clean sound without the honky mids, the Duncan Screamin’ Demon is the ticket. Also, if you don’t like replacing batteries the Screamin Demon is basically a passive EMG 85. I do like the 85 because it’ll clean up very well with the bell like sound and go hard like the JB in a drop of a dime without the honky mid thing. 🫶🏼
Any plans in doing the 85X pickup in bridge position?
It feels a lot like a passive pickup imo, I have it as a bridge on my ESP mirage, sounds quite good
85 for rhythm, JB for leads.
" JB SH4 lejos mejor. Muy buena.- Very Good. La emg I dont like, me suena a plastico."
agreed. it sounds "digital" like MIDI music, EMG no me gusta.
JB by a mile for me.