I got Retro Active Hot 70-7s in my Amarok-7, and I love em. The Fat 55 neck with Super 77 bridge is the PERFECT combo. I get amazing PAF cleans and tones from the neck, and super hot metal from bridge.
I love what EMG is doing lately. No longer can people say all EMG's sound lifeless. So many new models to choose from now. Guitarists wanted EMG to start making new pickups and to innovate...well here ya go. We have the Fat 55, Super 77, Friedmans signature's, Het set, Kirk Hammett's Bone Breaker set, SA's, H series, 57/66, X-Series, ALX pickup, Hot 70's, Tele pickups, M-80's, M-60's, Crossroads, Mavericks, OC-1 set, GTV set, 58, even a damn 91 pickup for archtop Jazz players, etc...like I said, no longer can guitarists put all EMG pickups in the same box...plenty to choose from for your specific style of playing now.
I love all of their pickups. I've been using the 81 since 1986. It's just the best pickup ever created in my book. But I also loved the 85 and 89 for the neck. I'm going to be getting a 57/66 set soon, then an Super 77 set. I just love what they've been doing. The reason I love the 81 so much is because it's very reactive to my playing style. I need clarity and punch for high speed alternate picking and nothing I've ever played deliverse so clearly with so much authority as the 81. It's just a work of genius.
I like having screws or bolts in pickups people don’t listen when they say adjusting them makes no difference but I guess you can kinda compensate with overall height too since most actives don’t have adjustable poles and are more compressed anyways though it doesn’t matter with a stringjoy set i got recently it was balanced naturally at least with the combination of everything about the guitar I put them in
I just picked up a Squier Jazzmaster Contemporary that came loaded with the Retro Active Fat 55 set...I can't believe how versatile these pickups are. They're so full sounding and have almost zero noise! At one point I was playing Death Metal with my Noise Gate OFF and didn't even realize it! I've never had a better tone! I bought the Jazzmaster because I wanted a guitar that covered all my bases and the Fat 55 set delivered beyond any expectations I could have had! My Metal tones are bright, punchy and deep...my Clean tones are full, robust and clear...my Country tones are fat, spanky and twangy. I've never had a guitar this versatile before and I've owned at least 35 guitars at this point. The Fat 55 set is smoking every pickup I own in A/B tests. It's not even close.
Hey Rob love your guys pickups and can't wait to give these a try. Would love to see some more pickups in your line that allow for coil split. Take care Bob
I am having weird noise with mine. I am going to try different 9v batteries. To see if which corrects the issue. I tried lowering the pickups, but they are direct mounted. Tightening down didn't do much. I will give it a fair shot.
I've been a dimarzio and Seymour player since the 8-s but now that my eyes won't allow me to solder correctly. I'm moving to EMG's, but i'm looking for what would be closest to Seymour JB's or Seymour Super distortion. ??? Will be put in superstrats.
Update I actually have a set of 55's in an LP style guitar and it blows my mind. My favorite sounding guitar in my collection now. I have the 57/66 in another single cut LP style and i don't like it as much as the 55's.
So my esp ltd is a 2005. I'm looking at the emg 350a 360a set I'm not finding alot about them but I like the zebra. I'm really hoping it's a plug and play thing I'm not sure when it turned from hard wiring to plugs
There is a video with James Ryan playing a Sche cter SuperShredder III getting awesome tones. I tried buying one, only to find them discontinued.How can I Replicate the sound? I have the technique and just bought 2021Ibanez with fusion Pìckups and Big Ice Gradation.
Hi there..........I have a Schecter with a Retro EMG Hot 70 in the bridge position...........I'm taking the Sustainiac pickup out of the neck position............I want to replace it with another EMG Retro Hot 70 pickup but cant find a single one they come in pairs.........Do you think an EMG Retro Fat 55 would sound good for heavy metal jamming.......Thanks
I recently bought a Cort X LTD 16 OTBK, i read somewhere that these guitars come with EMG Retro Active pickup's can anyone tell me which set is on this guitar, is it the Fat 55 or the Super 77 set on this guitar? Thanks in advance, Cheers!
I bought a guitar with an EMG 81/60 set on impulse and I hate the way the active pickups sound. I’ve been hoping to get a set that sounds like a 70s passive. How good do these sound vs., for example, a Seymour Duncan hot rodded humbucker set or pearly gates?
How does this compare to sustainiac? I put an EMG in my Les Paul since it seemed to mellow.I have a YM strat and love the tone but.Your EMG pickups on the Schecter SSIII sound better than the sustainiac.Do you recommend the Schecter SSIII?
I don't fully understand your question but yeah, these Retro Actives are Quik-Connect compatible. So if you have an existing EMG wiring in your guitar, all you do is plug in these and you're good to go.
@@jaxonvictoria4345 yeah thats what I meant. They wire up the same way as the standard like EMG 81 pickups. They aren't some wildly new thing where you can only use these in the guitar. I picked up a guitar loaded with these... I truly enjoy them.
Crixus The Gaul I have a Fishman Fluence Will Adler set that i’m pretty unhappy about, especially the bridge pickup. I might swap back to EMGs with these Fat 55!
I’ve had these pickups for 6 years. They are good, not great. Not really enough bite and attack. I always feel like it needs more oomph. I’m gonna replace one of them soon.
Did you have the Fat 50s or the Hot 70s? "Bite and attack" are exactly what I'm looking for, so I'm curious which ones you had. I currently have an EMG 85 and I'm thinking of switching to the Retroactives.
I got Retro Active Hot 70-7s in my Amarok-7, and I love em. The Fat 55 neck with Super 77 bridge is the PERFECT combo. I get amazing PAF cleans and tones from the neck, and super hot metal from bridge.
I love what EMG is doing lately. No longer can people say all EMG's sound lifeless. So many new models to choose from now. Guitarists wanted EMG to start making new pickups and to innovate...well here ya go. We have the Fat 55, Super 77, Friedmans signature's, Het set, Kirk Hammett's Bone Breaker set, SA's, H series, 57/66, X-Series, ALX pickup, Hot 70's, Tele pickups, M-80's, M-60's, Crossroads, Mavericks, OC-1 set, GTV set, 58, even a damn 91 pickup for archtop Jazz players, etc...like I said, no longer can guitarists put all EMG pickups in the same box...plenty to choose from for your specific style of playing now.
I love all of their pickups. I've been using the 81 since 1986. It's just the best pickup ever created in my book. But I also loved the 85 and 89 for the neck. I'm going to be getting a 57/66 set soon, then an Super 77 set. I just love what they've been doing. The reason I love the 81 so much is because it's very reactive to my playing style. I need clarity and punch for high speed alternate picking and nothing I've ever played deliverse so clearly with so much authority as the 81. It's just a work of genius.
They will still complain sadly
I like having screws or bolts in pickups people don’t listen when they say adjusting them makes no difference but I guess you can kinda compensate with overall height too since most actives don’t have adjustable poles and are more compressed anyways though it doesn’t matter with a stringjoy set i got recently it was balanced naturally at least with the combination of everything about the guitar I put them in
I just picked up a Squier Jazzmaster Contemporary that came loaded with the Retro Active Fat 55 set...I can't believe how versatile these pickups are. They're so full sounding and have almost zero noise! At one point I was playing Death Metal with my Noise Gate OFF and didn't even realize it! I've never had a better tone!
I bought the Jazzmaster because I wanted a guitar that covered all my bases and the Fat 55 set delivered beyond any expectations I could have had! My Metal tones are bright, punchy and deep...my Clean tones are full, robust and clear...my Country tones are fat, spanky and twangy. I've never had a guitar this versatile before and I've owned at least 35 guitars at this point. The Fat 55 set is smoking every pickup I own in A/B tests. It's not even close.
Hey Rob love your guys pickups and can't wait to give these a try. Would love to see some more pickups in your line that allow for coil split.
Take care
Bob
Love My Fat 55 sets. They are gnarly in a PAF kind of way. Brilliant with high gain sounds.
Retro Actives are amazing! 57/66 too!! Daemonums too for higher gain stuff
Yes! Can't wait to get mine!
Love my hot 70 retroactives....question?..what should the pickup height be for neck and bridge ?.....thank you EMG
Any plans for a Retro Active P-90?
That's a good idear
Still waiting for that product. They could call it the Fat 95 :-).
I am having weird noise with mine. I am going to try different 9v batteries. To see if which corrects the issue. I tried lowering the pickups, but they are direct mounted. Tightening down didn't do much. I will give it a fair shot.
Wonder what would happen to the tone if the 70's Alnico 5 was in the bridge?
I've been a dimarzio and Seymour player since the 8-s but now that my eyes won't allow me to solder correctly. I'm moving to EMG's, but i'm looking for what would be closest to Seymour JB's or Seymour Super distortion. ??? Will be put in superstrats.
Update I actually have a set of 55's in an LP style guitar and it blows my mind. My favorite sounding guitar in my collection now. I have the 57/66 in another single cut LP style and i don't like it as much as the 55's.
So my esp ltd is a 2005. I'm looking at the emg 350a 360a set I'm not finding alot about them but I like the zebra. I'm really hoping it's a plug and play thing I'm not sure when it turned from hard wiring to plugs
There is a video with James Ryan playing a Sche cter SuperShredder III getting awesome tones. I tried buying one, only to find them discontinued.How can I Replicate the sound? I have the technique and just bought 2021Ibanez with fusion Pìckups and Big Ice Gradation.
when the coil tap or coil split
thanks Turner
Hi there..........I have a Schecter with a Retro EMG Hot 70 in the bridge position...........I'm taking the Sustainiac pickup out of the neck position............I want to replace it with another EMG Retro Hot 70 pickup but cant find a single one they come in pairs.........Do you think an EMG Retro Fat 55 would sound good for heavy metal jamming.......Thanks
I recently bought a Cort X LTD 16 OTBK, i read somewhere that these guitars come with EMG Retro Active pickup's can anyone tell me which set is on this guitar, is it the Fat 55 or the Super 77 set on this guitar? Thanks in advance, Cheers!
Super 77 is on cort kx 300
When the metal cover will be available ?
I bought a guitar with an EMG 81/60 set on impulse and I hate the way the active pickups sound. I’ve been hoping to get a set that sounds like a 70s passive. How good do these sound vs., for example, a Seymour Duncan hot rodded humbucker set or pearly gates?
How does this compare to sustainiac? I put an EMG in my Les Paul since it seemed to mellow.I have a YM strat and love the tone but.Your EMG pickups on the Schecter SSIII sound better than the sustainiac.Do you recommend the Schecter SSIII?
I see the 77 set has 4 pots,my esp only has 3, would it plug up using only 3 , and would these do away with my coil splitting(not that i ever use it).
What is the pole piece spacing in millimetres please, for both the neck and bridge?
Fat 55 v Super 77?I can't choose between the two. Looking for versatility.
i want a retro looking emg humbucker but with rails
Have a look at Dragonfire screamer pickups. They're very cheap but sound amazing. Have a look. They stock a huge range of pickups. Rails and all.
Anyone else notice Rob sounds almost exactly like Bill Murray?
So if you have these retro pickups in the guitar... does that mean going to standard active EMGS is a standard pickup switch? Orrr?
I don't fully understand your question but yeah, these Retro Actives are Quik-Connect compatible. So if you have an existing EMG wiring in your guitar, all you do is plug in these and you're good to go.
@@jaxonvictoria4345 yeah thats what I meant. They wire up the same way as the standard like EMG 81 pickups. They aren't some wildly new thing where you can only use these in the guitar. I picked up a guitar loaded with these... I truly enjoy them.
Crixus The Gaul I have a Fishman Fluence Will Adler set that i’m pretty unhappy about, especially the bridge pickup. I might swap back to EMGs with these Fat 55!
Wait a second...this means...I can separate the pickup and the preamp and realize split/parallel sounds and everything! Mod time!!!
do they use batteries?
Yes, a single 9V battery
So, can u combine one of these, let's say, with an 81 on the bridge position?
But how's about battery lifetime ?
@JSlikbeer-ni6xf Thanks for your information.
Shut up and take my money
I’ve had these pickups for 6 years. They are good, not great. Not really enough bite and attack. I always feel like it needs more oomph. I’m gonna replace one of them soon.
Did you have the Fat 50s or the Hot 70s? "Bite and attack" are exactly what I'm looking for, so I'm curious which ones you had. I currently have an EMG 85 and I'm thinking of switching to the Retroactives.
@@scriptphase i have no idea. Whatever came stock in my schecter sun valley guitar
@@GeorgeZimmermen Thanks for the reply. Looks like those guitars were spec’ed with a Hot 70 in the bridge pickup.
This did not explain jack squat. He even got lazy telling us what colors will be available.
Unfortunatelly, they are not wax-potted pickups.
Shut up and take my money