EMG founder Rob Turner talks Retro Active pickups
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- Опубліковано 12 січ 2017
- EMG founder/inventor, Rob Turner talks about the new EMG Retro Active humbucker guitar pickups.
The EMG Retro Active Fat 55 humbucker set was inspired by the ingenuity, tone, and feel of the original PAF, evoking the best tones of the 50’s and 60’s. No longer limited by the technology of that era, this classic looking humbucker set adds a newly designed external preamp that provides the benefit of a low-impedance output; virtually no hum or added noise. The Alnico magnets in traditional open coil bobbins deliver fat, warm lows without losing any clarity on the high end. The Fat 55 is capable of sitting back in a blues riff or rising up to the overdriven solo with ease. Staying true to conventional design can bring buzz and hum, which is where the new plug-on preamp comes in. The preamp cleans up all of the output noise but retains the passive character of your tone. This is a passive pickup with all the benefits of active technology, yielding a new level of tonal control. The completely solderless Retro Active Fat 55 humbucker set is available in black and zebra color options, giving you the look you love and the tone you need.
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 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.
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 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.
Love My Fat 55 sets. They are gnarly in a PAF kind of way. Brilliant with high gain sounds.
Yes! Can't wait to get mine!
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
Retro Actives are amazing! 57/66 too!! Daemonums too for higher gain stuff
Love my hot 70 retroactives....question?..what should the pickup height be for neck and bridge ?.....thank you EMG
thanks Turner
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
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 :-).
What is the pole piece spacing in millimetres please, for both the neck and bridge?
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.
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).
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?
Wonder what would happen to the tone if the 70's Alnico 5 was in the bridge?
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 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 ?
Fat 55 v Super 77?I can't choose between the two. Looking for versatility.
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.
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
when the coil tap or coil split
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.
So, can u combine one of these, let's say, with an 81 on the bridge position?
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!
do they use batteries?
Yes, a single 9V battery
Wait a second...this means...I can separate the pickup and the preamp and realize split/parallel sounds and everything! Mod time!!!
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