EMG Pick Up is Rock!!!

EMG, Inc. is the current legal name of the company started in 1976 manufacturing guitar pickups, which have always been called EMG pickups. "EMG" stands for "Electro-Magnetic Generator". The company was originally called "Dirtywork Studios"; this name was changed to "Overlend" in 1978, and then to the current name in 1983.

EMG has over the years garnered a reputation as the most popular manufacturer of active pickups for electric guitars. Their pickups are standard equipment on some high-end models from guitar manufacturers such as ESP Guitars and Jackson Guitars. EMG active pickups tend to have much higher output than passive pickups of similar design because of the on-board preamp. The high output has made them popular with hard rock and heavy metal guitarists because they overdrive the input stage of guitar amplifiers more dramatically than a lower output pickup could.

The EMG HZ series of passive pickups is common on mid-priced models that are imported to the US by several manufacturers, and does not have as good a reputation as the active line.

In addition to pickups, EMG inc also have a line of guitar/ bass accessories, mainly for altering the guitars EQ settings, and designed to work with EMG pickups. This can be seen in companies such as Schecter, who ship almost all of their basses with EMG EQ shaping circuitry,

Players and bands who use or endorse EMG pickups include Tom Morello, David Gilmour, Steve Lukather, Reb Beach, Prince, Metallica, Slayer, Les Claypool, Zakk Wylde, KMFDM, Dave Kushner, eX CaVe, Children of Bodom, Judas Priest, Deftones, Dir en grey, Rammstein, Killswitch Engage, Claudio Sanchez, Nickelback, Vince Gill, Evergrey, Slipknot, and Dethklok amongst many others.

Guitar Pickups

• EMG 60/81/85, well-known combo of lead/rhythm active high-output humbucker pickups.
• EMG HZ series, passive humbuckers that try to sound close to famous active 81/85.
• EMG SA , Single coil active pickups notably for Stratocasters and similar guitars.
• EMG 89 , A split coil version of the EMG 85. It has two preamps inside two EMG SA guitar pickups creating a sound similar to the EMG 85.
• EMG 60A, Similar to the EMG 60, but uses alnico magnets.
• EMG H , A single coil active pickup in a humbucker housing. It uses ceramic magnets.
• EMG HA , A single coil pickup that is identical to the SA except that it is housed in a humbucker style enclosure.
• EMG 707, 7 string active humbucking pickups.
• EMG 808, 8 string active humbucking pickups. Featured in the new Ibanez 8 string RG2228, and are likely to be featured in future 8 string guitars.

info : wikipedia