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EMG Single Coils

Sensitivity at your command. Brilliance, clarity, and tonewith clean, quiet power. Combination Systems and Accessory Circuits
give you every tone color in the spectrum.

 

Traditional single coil pickups have great tone, but along with those beautiful highs you usually get a big dose of hum and buzz. The noise changes as you move under stage lights or in the studio. Add even a moderate length cord, and the crystalline shimmer turns to mud.

EMG single coil pickup systems solve these problems. With internal shielding and an independent preamp in each pickup, you get great tone over a background of silence. The low-impedence preamp also gives you a higher output level so that all your tone makes it to your amp. Vacuum sealed coils reduce squeals and other microphonic effects.

EMG's exclusive Tone Modeling® technology allows us to carefully shape the tonal response and sensitivity for added definition and crisp attack. How does this all sound? Check out the incredible sound of Pink Floyd's David Gilmour who uses the EMG SA system w/ SPC and EXG exclusively on all his Strats for both stage and studio.

All the single-coil pickups are available individually, or in pre-wired configurations that directly replace your current setup. In addition, you can specify the exact combination of EMG components for your guitar and have a custom combination including pickups and EQ accessories built to order at the factory. Call us for more information on the different pickup packages (both for stock replacement as well as single coil/humbucker combinations).

Our most popular system for Stratocaster* type guitars combines the best features of the early Strat* sound with added midrange response and higher output. Its "bell like" ringing harmonics and increased sustain give the EMG-SA greater versatility than normal single-coil pickups. Single pole alnico magnets help deliver classic overdrive with smooth midrange distortion, while still retaining the familiar high end of a single-coil pickup.

The EMG-S System has a bright tone quality that's accentuated in the upper middle and high frequency response regions like that of later model Strat* pickups. Ceramic magnets give clear, sparkling highs without brittleness. The S delivers the "Strat Sound" with added definition, brightness, and sensitivity of attack.

Part of our Vintage Series, the EMG-SV gives you the look and sound of a classic single coil without all the disadvantages. Staggered Alnico V pole pieces recreate the sound and look that you know so well. This is the first EMG to have exposed, individual magnets, which give a focused, percussive sound. The black, white, or ivory pickup covers hide EMG's newest internal preamp design and the Quick Connect cable eases installation. The EMG-SV is fully compatible with all EMG active tone circuits.

The new EMG-SAV is the newest addition to our line of Stratocaster replacement pickups. It combines the exposed Alnico pole piece design from the SV with the classic internal preamp as the popular SA. In the SAV, the pole pieces are mounted flush with the top of the pickup allowing you to raise the entire unit to be closer to the strings. And that means louder, more responsive sound with great string balance.

The EMG-T Set is our original two-pickup direct replacement system for Telecaster* style guitars. Designed with alnico magnets, the EMG-T expands the versatility of a Tele* by emphasizing midrange warmth. The lead pickup (EMG-RT) has a full sound that still has that familiar bite and clarity, complemented by the rhythm pickup (EMG-FT) which delivers a warm sound with a sweet high end.

Using ceramic magnets, this two-pickup system is geared towards the high end with less emphasis on the mids. The EMG-TC Set features a bright, clear, penetrating high end that's naturally bright while maintaining harmonic sweetness. The lead pickup (EMG-RTC) has the tone you expect but with an icy attack. The matching rhythm pickup (EMG-FTC) rounds out the tone.

EMG pioneered the direct replacement Combination System, which features prewired combinations of single coil and humbucking pickups. If your guitar has a pickguard, you can purchase prewired pickguard assemblies. Partially assembled systems are available for guitars that don't have a pickguard. Standard assemblies include two single coils plus a humbucker in the bridge position or humbuckers in the bridge and neck positions with a single coil located in the middle. You can also have a custom Combination assembled at the factory with any combination of pickups and EQ circuits.


*Strat, Stratocaster, Tele, and Telecaster are registered trademarks of Fender Musical Instruments. EMG, Inc. is not affiliated with Fender.

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