EMG Active Pickups Without A Battery - What Does It Sound Like
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- Опубликовано: 6 окт 2024
- If you want to know what your EMG equipped guitar would sound like if the battery died, check out this video. 1080p Available.
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Removing the battery just drops the output. The difference in sound you heard was the amp/modelling software responding to the drop in output. Similar to dropping in a much weaker pick-up.
well no passive pickup is that weak to begin with
Your video caught on fire.
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without a battery sounds like my squier stratocaster:)))
Funny i got a loaded pick guard with emgs from my friend and im reserching what they would sound like if i popped them into my squire strat...
I had no idea that the actve pickups still made sound even with no battery, this video has just helped me diagnose a problem with a guitar. Thanks very much :)
well i guess my batterys are dead LOL , i just picked up this guitar with seymour blackouts and wondered why there was no power
Even though the video effects are kinda dumb this really helped, I recently got a schecter hellraiser c9 and my pickups were kinda fading in and out so this helped clear up what was happening
Keep in mind this video is like 10 years old, back in those days crazy effects were the thing. C9 is a great guitar, have one myself. I tune it to A-E-A-E-A-D-G-B-E 🤘 🔥🔥🔥 Then you can grab power chords easily on low strings and still have a standard tuned 6 string.
I think you are reading into it a bit much. It is what it is. Many people don't know what an EMG sounds like without a power source, that's all this is, a demo, not some social commentary on guitarists. Relax. ;)
I just commented elsewhere saying the same thing.. I hate having over complicated rigs, so id like to be able to just switch to a clean tone from my guitar.. Basically, if the lack of a battery gives just a slightly fuzzy, warmish tone, why not just install a switch that connects/disconnects the battery? Flip the switch from distortion to clean, and no more tap dancing on pedals (or needing very many if any pedals at all in the first place)
actually, i like all the 4 sounds. each one have different adaptable style
I varies by how much you play. With active pickups, always remove the guitar cable from the guitar when not in use or you will continue to drain the battery. I usually change batteries every 3-6 months, whether I need to or not. Though in the past I have used the same battery for around a year. EMG has estimates on their website that explains how long a battery is estimated to last.
I have been leaving mine plugged in this whole time. Lol thank you sir
i like the sound of the emg 60 without the battery
the 81 doesn’t really sound clean that way but the 60 does
You can always use a voltmeter or multimeter to check the voltage.
My EMGs started sounding really bassy and fuzzy and thought my guitar was broken, turns out my 9 volt was almost dead, just had to replace it lol
@fatassassin123 Yes you use batteries for Active EMG's. EMG does make passive pickups as well which do not use batteries.
I think all of us EMG owners, at some point in time, took our batteries out to see what it would sound like.
I think i first tried it in '87.
I would ask if this was a subject worthy of an actual video, but after 76,000 views, i guess i have my answer.
Now i am off to find the next question burning in all guitarist minds- how do 1 week old strings sound compared to new.
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This video is for those who are new to guitar and don't understand the difference between passive and active pickups. Not everyone has a guitar with active pickups 🤘
I concur. I've used EMGs in the past (the 81 and 85 models in a Heritage Les Paul-type guitar) and I thought they sounded great. They DID sound great; however, there are passive pickups that sound just as nice without having to deal with a 9V battery. On bass, I've never heard passive pickups that sound as awesome as actives. Not sure why, though.
What happens if I use a passive pup with a 9v? My guess it fries the coils.
panasony23 please see 1:44
Make sure you test the battery first on your tongue.
Some nice circuitry on EMG that with the battery adds compression and some filtering of frequencies. What your vid shows me is that emg preamp inside the pickup is not "transparent".
And that is a good thing: they have tuned the hell out of the tone in the pickup preamp so that you get key frequencies to shine through
the active pickups with bass sound good by it self but it wouldnt fix in the mix if the bass guitar and kick drum was added the thinner guitar sound is what the guitar natural frequency range is emg just add bass
Im not a stranger to bad playing, I mess up a lot on my improvs, so sounded like me playing bad on the neck pickup without the battery lol. As far as the tone goes its not bad at all, just needs boost, either a gain or an overdrive pedal. I might end up getting an ESP with EMGs afterall, thanks for the video!
I thought was was my bong smoke hitting the screen until I found out you used George Lucas special effects to confuse me. ;P
The most common opinion is that these pickups are totally shut down when battery comes to the it's threshold measurement, but it's not. On the EMG's website in their specification documents (PDF) there is a simple truth: A pickup signal decreases gradually as a battery load, not a jump.
you may think im fos, but I played it all the time. only guitar I played. still play it. love it
It is in tune - Drop B.
Its the Eleven Rack being used for the Amp sounds
EMG 81's are the dog's bollocks! I paid for my "standard" twin-humbuckers to be removed and replaced with a set of 81's and never looked back! :)
The effect is more pronounced on a bass with active pups imo. I have an idea because for the last week I was wondering why my lows sounded all farty on my bass.. scared I'd blown a speaker on my new rig. The battery died completely today and There were no highs or mids coming out of my bass and barely any lows. Was like.. durp. Got a new battery.. fell back in love with my sr500.
Thanks for this post. I have had a hell of a time getting a decent non mud sound out of my emg 40hz. Will replace the battery tomorrow.
When you remove the battery you are disabling the EMG pre-amp, so you should replace it with some other good pre-amp, e.g. a hifi pre-amp. This is similar to what is being done here. You should get the volumes equal for comparison. EMG pickups have a very simple and poor-sounding pre-amp.
mine stay quite when the battery is empty
What do passive pickups sound like when you modify them to make them work on batteries?
Great video, deserves way more views.
I always thought active pickups can not work without battery. What'd I miss?
I think it just turn off the gain
it's probably because the pickup boost the gain but without the battery it lowers the gain :) that's my guess. i have 81 on the neck and 85 on my les paul and loving the tone :D
It is fuller and louder with the battery in.. thanks for sharing.
well no shit.
I agree. My 81 lasts about a year, but I also change every 4 to 6 months.
Holy fuck. I just bought a set of emg pickups. Followed all the instructions and everything. Plugged it in and it sounded weak and quiet. Couldn't figure wtf I was doing wrong. AND THEN FIND OUT YOU NEED AN ACTUAL FUCKUNG BATTERY!!! I feel so stupid, but im just relieved that I now know what the problem was. Gonna buy some batteries tomorrow and hope it works.
@KARVAKY Thanks for watching
It’s an inactive active pickup then. Battery not included or Dead battery walking.
Take out the battery and put an overdrive pedal for a little more boost. I think it would sound great like that.
It'll be really muddy, without the battery theres no noise reduction, and the output is real low
great video I just a ds-2 charvel with active PU's and I was this better not be what they sound like time to google! thanks again.
it's just the ground wire get in there with you soldering iron or if you're not comfortable diy take it to a luthier
In my experience EMG's tend to sound the same in most any guitar so while they can make a budget brand guitar sound a bit better, they do have a very compressed tone which comes with it wherever you put them.
So without the battery, its pretty much just a clean sound?
that sounded cool actually
You could actually get usable tones without the battery (especially clean) but then you'd need more drive out front than you'd have even with passive pickups.
I bought my guitar 3 years ago and the battery still lives. and I play a lot to
Thanks man... dat was reallly very helpful... !!
I like it! Excellent video! The 60 sounds so well with clean sound! Natural!
What about increasing the overdrive gain on the p.ups when they are w/o the battery as they were passive p.ups?
The only difference is that the pre-amp in the guitar wont work without a battery resulting in less gain coming from the guitar
Awesome video!! thanks!
Which EMG, or other pickup would be best in sound quality for music like (older) Crazy Town?
None, get dual coils or humbuckers
I don't get it. I have a ltd ec 1000 with emg 81 60 and when the battery dies it has no sound at all until I put a good 9volt back in it.
So can’t you just turn the amp/preamp or OD pedal up and save the batteries?
so i can buy acostisonic tele and use it without battery just for an acoustic purpose and its still sound good. great
I feel like at any moment you will press the foot switch to active metal distortion 😂
Sounds better without the battery. Fuck active pickups, they sound like hot ass!
So you prefer cold ass? "Damn baby, you got a cold ass" I guess that might work... I'll try it and get back to you 😁
my fisherman humbucker does not make sound when battery is dead or removed.. is that normal?
I have always used EMG81 in mostly Jackson guitars then I got a schecter diamond series with EMGHZ and could not find anywhere to replace the battery, I never thought EMG had a passive pickup so until I can put 81's in it I just have to crank up the gain and overall volume it kinda sucks but one good thing is I get less unwanted noise but still prefer the EMG81-ROB LAING FROM ALBUQUERQUE NM
emg suck at making passive pickups
Couldn't figure out why my guitar was sounding shitty, it just needed a new battery🎸👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼
Jeeze that is really weak. Basically the output is way way lower without the battery.
Wow...sounds real good. Are you in drop tuning?
Hey, I really like what you're playing. Is it a cover or original stuff ? Thanks !
etrivard I was just riffing. Nothing was planned.
well an active pickup is just putting a booster on a super low output passive pickup
pretty much, thats why you need the strings as close to the pickups as possible without touching.
bought a "new" battery and sounded like it had no battery. clearly the battery sat on the shelf for years.
did you return the battery?
So, without the battery I would get a clean tone (or even better don't get an active at all) than having the battery with is basically a boost. But what if you want to have a piezo pickups /or bridge in your guitar? Does that need a battery?
Holy mother of jesus... 3yrs no battery change? did you ever play that guitar? i need to change 5-6 months with regular playing to maintain the gain and tone level and put fresh batteries before recording no matter if the previous one 1 or 2 weeks old... :|
Wait... an emg pickup distorts your sound all by itself?
no. it's just higher output (usually) and the impedance is different. When the battery is low your output drops and isn't high enough to drive the amp.
Just a major loss of output, that could be fixed though.
EMG's are very low output pickups that are boosted using a preamp powered by the 9v power source (battery) Makes sense that without that preamp, they'd sound like that.
what do you use to create fire,explosions and smoke?Good video.
I have this issue but I switched out the battery and it’s still there I also fixed the ground wire on the jack because that was bad and still the issue remains is it a issue with the pickup or something else
I mean between the strings.
Thanks.
question for anybody that would know. I have no expirience with active pickups and I just bought a EC-1000 deluxe with actives in it off of a guy. I am having troubles with the guitars sound. I thought the pickups were dead, they sound like this when the cable is fully inserted but when it's halfway inserted it sounds like the battery is working..not sure what the issue is but I'm starting to think it's the wiring which sucks because I have a show next friday.
i like the sound without batteries :)
id say it sounded slightly out tuning wise.
has a more clean sound without battery
No pun intended haha!
I bought a Douglas sculptor 5 string a few weeks ago. its a bass made in china but the quality is pretty damn good. The only thing i dont like are the pickups and the preamp. Is there a way i could use two different types of EMG pickups? like a J5 with a MM5TW?
I don't see why not. It's all a matter of wiring it up correctly.
You need to make the gain the same to do the comparison correctly. I am betting that 81 sounds better without battery.
***** I mean the total gain. If that were the same then they would be equally loud, no?
***** All of that seems correct to me, but if the total gain on the signal is the same then the loudness is the same. For the EMG 81 visualization you can see that the no-battery recording has a lower level. My argument is that they should be the same for it to be a fair test.
***** Single coils should be noisier than humbuckers. Any additional noise perceived may have more to do with gain and volume. All else equal a single coil should output less, have more noise, but sound more chimey and less compressed. Singles tend to be more responsive to dynamics as well. Each have their place.
So, you're saying without a battery in my Ec-1000 I can get the clean tone to the beginning of carrion by parkway drive pretty easily? 1:11
sounds like a banjo
it only reduces the gain? or else the volume?
I have a question. I want to get a new guitar but I don't know if I should get EMG's or humbuckers I play mostly classic rock and sometimes a metallica song. Also I don't have any effect pedals and I only have a small practice amp
i have a switch for that because i thought they drain battery all the time lol
Here is a clip on how the active seymour Duncan hb-105 pickups without the battery
ruclips.net/video/votHcymCz54/видео.html
Can anyone help. I have an esp ltd bass with active pickups. When recording the volume of the bass fluctuates even when the notes are being consistently struck. Really have no idea what is wrong. Took the back cover off bass and all wire connections look good and battery is new.
What about increasing the gain of the distortion/overdrive on the amp when the pickup is w/o battery... As it was a passive p.up.
It's still not the same because the pickup is not driving the input stage of the amp in the way that it should.
man, the tracks without baterry were with distortion???if so ,i'd never say it
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great video man....m thinking to buy a guitar Esp Ltd MH401 qmnt and it has active pick ups.... so after how much time there is need to change the battery....?
Ideally, yes. In practice, no.
Mine won't produce a distortion sound and the battery is new. Yet my uncle's carvin on the same marshall amp with same settings and passive pickups sounds mean, distorted, and somewhat louder. Is this normal but i need to try a different amp or run a distortion pedal? My guitar is a Schecter Hellraiser C-1 FR with EMG 81/85 pickups btw.
Your pickup height might be to low. Active pickups have weak magnets compared to passive pickups . This means you can and need to put them closer to the strings than passives. Google setting pickup height. its not that hard and it does make a difference. Mine are set at 3mm from the strings when pressing down on the highest fret. According to what I have read 2.5 mm is about the max you can go.The closer the pickup the louder it sounds. So you can get more distortion with the same amp settings.
Yeah i know im hella late but for anyone who sees this and is having this problem just loosen the two middle screws on the pickup to bring it closer to the strings
Which program are you playing through?
My Blackouts sound like cheap single coils
which program is that?
Been watching these videos disrespecting EMG active pickups. Yeah, they use 9V alkaline batteries but a battery gives you 1,400 hours of playing time. Big deal. If you're not happy with the sound on some songs you have amp settings and you should have effects at your feet. I have two guitars with the EMG 81/85 Active setup and there's no way I'd trade them for anything else. These people are Bozos.
This video is intense. AVP level. To the choppah!
Should this happen, would cranking up the overdrive pedal help ? Also if you have a modeling amp with programmed sound, would there be a difference due to signal loss ?
+onsese joo Cranking the overdrive would help a bit, but you would still be sending way less signal to the pedal and amp. Same for a modeling amp. Always have a backup battery with you. If you notice any signal loss while practicing or during sound check, pop in a new one.
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Thanks :)
is that a dean deceiver? if so I have the same guitar but with a floyd lol
no, it's an ltd eclipse vb
Im gonna put emg actives on a squier telecaster
please don't passive is better
2:08 I lmao'd