The BEST 7 String GUITAR PICKUPS!!! How to Upgrade? EMG 81/85 review

[@neckcheese1356]

Looks and sounds great! The stock pickups were okay, but I went ahead and upgraded mine to some Seymour Duncan Alpha and Omegas. Very happy with them.

[@ChiefSweet]

I know what you mean. Seymour Duncan makes some great pickups have some in my Washburn

[@dylanchesworth3509]

bought this guitar a few years back and it’s a fucking beast man it plays way better than how much it is

[@ChiefSweet]

It is man such a great guitar for the price. My favorite one out of all my guitars

[@dylanchesworth3509]

@@ChiefSweet dude same. i changed the pickups for some stephen carpenter signatures and the tone is insane i love it

[@ChiefSweet]

@@dylanchesworth3509 Hell yeah! I have some expensive guitars too and I go to this one first everytime it’s just too fun to play.

[@teemoleague907]

@@ChiefSweet is this better than the the cheap jackson dk7

[@ravelitschimo]

I think the stock pickups are also very good. If you don’t have a complete cheap guitar with shitty pickups you don’t need to switch the pickups. The only weakness of the emgs is the neck. So i would put a single coil in this position.

[@ChiefSweet]

Yeah the stock pickups are great! The only problem was they were really quiet when playing clean.

[@ravelitschimo]

@@ChiefSweet my problem with the emgs is. the 85 in the neck isnt so good. I would like to have a p90 type of humbucker in it. But i cant find any. Perhaps a single coil will do it. But Im not sure how it sounds if both pickups are activated. The idea of schecter is great. I love the sustanica in the neck position.

[@ChiefSweet]

I been wanting to get a schecter myself. Heard they are great

[@Helios824]

​@@ravelitschimo Emg Are better than Stock pickup

[@MorrisChannel4]

Stock pickups were good distorted, cleans were super quiet. The emgs rounded the tone so it wasnt shrill and the cleans were really good

[@ChiefSweet]

Great ears! That’s exactly what happened

[@jensjeppesen]

EMG Pickups? So you are going Devin Townsend on us, Chief? :D Sounds absolutely beautiful, my man!

[@ChiefSweet]

Oh yeah devin knows the good stuff.

[@jgmopar]

For opening up Vol. and tone Control holes i bought a cheap tapered reamer. A lot of the Alpha pots or import have smaller diameter than the CTS and other usa made pots. The tapered reamers seams to do a good job without chipping the paint. The white looks great on your guitar good choice.

[@ChiefSweet]

That’s genius! I should have done that. Next time i shall. Thank you 😊

[@jfrosty4819]

Yep White looks great!!!

[@ChiefSweet]

Thank you 😊

[@matthewsalyersjr4965]

That’s exactly right man!! My brother is into cars big time ! Can take one completely apart and put back together again with no problem! But I’m a guitar man! I’ve built guitars , upgraded guitars and whatever else .. it’s just my thing lol. After I explained it my family finally understands lol.

[@ChiefSweet]

Hell yeah brother! We are just guitar guys

[@1-eye-willy]

i want to put fishman flunce in mine the stock pickups on this guitar are servicable but its the perfect springboard for custmization

[@camelionstorm]

chiefsweet you. are. just. amazing. .... learned so much today... even tho i dont play guitar... that is top notch infotainment :D :D :D

[@ChiefSweet]

My man camelion! I appreciate you a lot. 🍻🍻

[@keofir]

can u make longer version video? =D subscribed! good work

[@WillyPetez]

Nice video! I have a Jackson Dinky JS22-7 and EMG81 and the pickup won't fit in the cavity. Its proud either end by 3mm... Is it game over or can I dremel the cavities etc? Cheers

[@LAPD92]

I prefer stock pickups

[@ChiefSweet]

The distorted stock sound was amazing but clean was terrible. It was so low output you could barely hear the high strings. That was it’s only problem

[@Beto234]

Noo :v emg is better

[@naruto199797]

Recently bought a emg 81 7h for my 7 string the one concern I have is if the pickup will fit in the pick up will fit because the pickups are direct mounted and are regular humbuckers

[@ChiefSweet]

Ahh I know what you mean had to chip away some wood once when I upgraded lol.

[@kevinfriedrich7268]

How did you route for the pickups to fit in the other guitar shown around 5 minute mark?

[@diostaylow]

stock pickups sounds brighter?

[@mitchconnerandsometimesjlotoo]

I did the exact same thing with exact same parts on my 7 string Ltd.

[@ChiefSweet]

Hell yeah

[@mitchconnerandsometimesjlotoo]

@@ChiefSweet damn the stocks aren't bad, the Ltd ones were a bit bright and slightly thin. Emgs are still an upgrade 👌

[@njdarudedovich6126]

youre a fucking genius! and fun to watch!. i just got my first gio 7 string yesterday!

[@ChiefSweet]

@@njdarudedovich6126 thank you for the kind words

[@njdarudedovich6126]

@@ChiefSweet i subbed real quick!

[@yungfear6431]

Sounds amazing man, thinking I’m gonna upgrade for my white ibanez bc I would KILL for that white on white 🤤

[@ChiefSweet]

That would be sick

[@oddoutdoors]

I have this exact model. Its ugly af but it sounds fine stock. Does it go chug? Then its fine for 99 percent of what you're doing with it

[@ChiefSweet]

@@oddoutdoors oh yeah it’s a mighty fine guitar stock I just feel the highs were lacking clean and I wanted a excuse to add some emgs haha

[@paolonovella1071]

What do you recommend more?, EMG or a seymour duncan?, I want to make the improvement but I am afraid to spend money on something that is not very different, I have the same guitar and I want it to sound like an iron label and with quality cleaners, the pickups out of stock have too much gain and sound very dirty

[@ChiefSweet]

That depends a lot on what you want to play. I like emgs because I play a lot of metal not really anything clean. I have a les Paul and strat with Seymour Duncan’s they sound amazing clean. They also sound great with gain but I think EMG is better.

[@CatsInHats-S.CrouchingTiger]

Awesome!

[@hastyhillfarmand4x480]

I like your lets summon demons shirt

[@deadspeak1126]

These guitars look sweet...

[@MichaelDespairs]

do you actually make enough cartoon noises on the trem to warrant punishing yourself with making tuning and changing strings bigger pains in the ass than they already are

[@neonblack211]

am I the onyl one who prefered the stock pups lol

[@ChiefSweet]

Nope they had a very nice sound. Even I miss them sometimes

[@crsmade]

Dude.. I completely cave every time

[@ChiefSweet]

It’s so hard not too.

[@crsmade]

@@ChiefSweet it really is … then the next challenge is timing the packages to arrive when the wife isn’t home…(it’s best she doesn’t know about that habit)been down that road before..

[@ChiefSweet]

@@crsmade haha the waiting is the best part too tho. Like Christmas

[@crsmade]

@@ChiefSweet I’m actually banned from getting Xmas gifts - because of the habit mentioned above.😂

[@ChiefSweet]

@@crsmade 😂

[@virtuoso798]

Bruh that is so much gain

[@ChiefSweet]

I NEED the gain! Lol

[@virtuoso798]

@@ChiefSweet xD

[@cuttingmotion7832]

Babymetal cover coming soon?

[@ChiefSweet]

Tons of covers coming soon 🍻

[@cuttingmotion7832]

@@ChiefSweet epic

[@danielhurst3616]

Get a pair of Lundgren m7s and then you should be good nothing like a real set of pickups lol

[@lilguapo899]

Stock sounds better

[@deltaunder1872]

Jesus the way he says "Dremel" is annoying. It's "dreh-mul" not "Dreh-mail". Ok, now I can go back to the video.

[@danielhurst3616]

Your stock pickups sounded way better you wasted.your cash the emgs sound lifeless

[@Charlie_Chicago]

I feel like a dick saying this man but the Jackson dka for $200 just looks better (satin not glossy, never like glossy). The Ibanez just looks fruity and generic. But good video kind of!

[@ChiefSweet]

No problem man. Everyone likes different things and that’s awesome. I still want to grab a Jackson dinky myself.

[@deadspeak1126]

One setback of a satin paintjob is the gloss spots that develop over time

[@Charlie_Chicago]

Am I the only one who opted out of the stimulus check as I was smart enough to know tax season 2023 is gonna be a nightmare for you guys. Also, I don't take money I didn't earn. Now I take it back, this video, not so good.