I have an EMG 85 brand new out of a guitar, I want to trade it for an 81 or a 60 because I think it sounds to bassy through my rig.

Ideally I want another 60 in equal condition, but I'll deal with another 81.

No quick connects needed.

Would the remaining pickup be an 81 or a 60?

85>81, and i dont even like emgs.

crazy, i have an 81 and i want an 85. where are you located?

ahh same here dave

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fuck you

arent 85s neck and 81 s bridge?

why would you put a neck p/u in the bridge pos?

they are generally used that way. the reason for that is because 81's are brighter and 85 actually have more gain, but have a darker tone. you can use either wherever they sound good to your ears.

You can use 81s, 85s, and 60s in bridge or neck.

The alnico magnet models (60a, 81a, 85a) are typically neck only because of thier darker, bassier tone.


I'm located in Whitman massachusetts.(near brockton and weymouth)

My bridge is currently an 81 and will stay that way, but what I'm trying to do is switch out the 85 in the neck for a 60 in the neck. if I don't get an offer for a 60, I'll settle for another 81.

niccolai nli said:

let me know if you don't, i'd definitely be interested.

If no one offers a sixty up within the next.. two weeks or so it will probably come down to that.

I may trade you an old 60 I have lying around somewhere if I can find it...I have an 89 and an SA single coil as well if anyone is interested...

old? is it new enough to have the quik connect?

Also, what kindof shape is it in? I don't want to trade a brand new out of the box pickup for something beat to death, ya know?

Let me know, I'm definately interested.

Hey, so yeah, I have two EMG 81's..

I'd trade one of the 81's for your 85. The 81's are in my 92 Jackson Dinky reverse so I dont think they have quick connect but they MIGHT because I did only have them installed like 4 years ago...I know I have one set (out of 3) of 81/85 emgs that are quick connect. I'll dissect the Dinky ASAP and let you know...

But if we can do an 81 for 85 trade I'd LOVE to!

hey, i stepped up first!
if you want it, i still have an 81, hardly used, quick connnect.

I have 81's in both the neck and bridge. I think they sound gret in both.

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Bump

Forgot about this thread, anyone still interested?


Kinslayer, did you figure out weather or not they were quick connect?

They are not quick connect

shit

i still have a 81 quick connect if you want it...

Trade for the 85?

(no wires, just pickups)

yea, i have an 81 and i'd really like an 85-- my guitar only has one p/u so i never got an 85. yes just the p/u, no wires.

whur you live at?

if you have AIM, IM me, we'll figure soemthing out.

My sn is Xedora.

i'm in providence...my AIM is firstwithabullet but i'm hardly ever on...email me
xdaveganx at cox dot net

gawd effing damn it. Providence is to far away.

does anyone have experience with both a 81/81 and 85/81 combos? I have dual 81's and might be willing for a swap if the difference was noticeably better.

niccolai nli said:

i'll mail it to you.
i can't imagine it would cost more than 2 bucks.

alright cool, I'll look into the price.


since I'm looking to trade off both 85s...

ltdec-1000:

I have two mh400nt guitars, one has an 81 in the bridge and an 85 in the neck, the other one has the opposite.
if you live close enough, you could compare the two with eachother and swap if you like the 85.

and also, are you sure you have dual 81s? because I don't think you do. The writing on the bridge pickup should be silver, whereas the neck pickup should be a slitghly duller silver/gray (should be an 81/60 combo) but either way, I'd like a 60 much more than an 81.

let me know.

i have dual 81's. I own an Esp ltd Ec-1000. (the black w/gold knobs) and it has dual 81's. Where do you live?

Whitman MA (near brockton/weymouth) about probly... 15 miles from boston.

i live like, 2 hours away from brockton. Im in manchester, NH

woof.

hey here's another idea...i don't know if you're going to O'Briens on Friday, but i'll be there then, if you want to meet me.

naw I'm not going.

alright, well i'm in boston pretty often, so if you don't want to mail, i could probably meet you somewhere (like halfway between boston and where you are or whatever).

Bump on account of really wanting to see someone with a 60 to trade or someone closer with an 81.

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