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What model EMG guitar pickup has the most heavy metal tone in it?

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What model EMG guitar pickup has the most heavy metal tone in it?

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If you want heavy metal, you DON’T want EMG. Here’s the reason… Most EMG pickups are active.. this means they have a special preamp built into them. This allows them to have a very wide frequency response. This response would be wasted in playing heavily distorted music. Once you start clipping signals the frequency response of the entire system goes in the dumper. Some metal players do indeed use them but it is most likely because they are endorsing the product- they get them free and are paid to use them. Instead, think about a DiMarzio Super Distortion or if you REALLY want a harsh sound, choose a Seymour Duncan HotRail or a DiMarzio X2N.

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