EMG, Inc.

EMG, Inc. is a U.S. company based in Santa Rosa ( California), which manufactures pickups for electric guitars and basses.

Originally called the company Dirty Work studios and was renamed in 1978 in Overlend. The current name comes from the year 1983 The abbreviation EMG is derived from Electro- Magnetic Generator -. Products consistently wore this designation.

Overview

EMG pickups are installed at the factory by various manufacturers, such BBC Rich, ESP, Jackson, Ibanez and many more. Active EMG pickups have a higher output than comparable passive pickups, because they have a built-in preamp - this has made them popular with many metal and rock guitarists because they overdrive the amplifier input thus far more than a weaker pickups.

EMG pickups produced in addition to the different accessories for guitars and basses, mainly to change the equalizer settings of the instruments, which are mainly designed for use with the company's own pickups. Schecter provides, for example, almost all the basses with a complete EMG electronics.

Product spectrum

EMG sells two different product lines. Standard series, there is, except for the voice command models from the active pickups. A new addition is the " X Series ", a development of the well-known pickup.

Humbucker

  • EMG 81 (X)
  • EMG 85 (X)
  • EMG 60 (X)
  • EMG 89 ( consisting of pickups humbucker and single coil )

Etc.

Singlecoils

  • EMG SA ( X)
  • EMG S (X)
  • EMG SV
  • EMG SAV

Similarly, P90 - Austauschtonabnehmer, models for 7/8-Saiter and much more in the program.

The budget line is called Select Series (also known as "Designed by EMG " known), which is produced for beginners guitars. They are based on the well-known models, but made ​​with cheaper and lower quality materials.

Types of business entity Santa Rosa, California Bass guitar B.C. Rich Jackson Guitars Rock music Schecter Guitar Research
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