EMG EMG-DG20 David Gilmour Pre-Wired Pickguard/Pickup Set Ivory

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These pickups are very hot. I found out the hard way they are picky as to the type of strat you use.When i had them in a new squier that was very light along with an maple neck with an ebony fretboard they were terrible. Tinny sounding and unable to handle anything but a super clean channel with no bass at all,forget any distotion either. However when i switched the kit to a older and heavier squier with a maple fretboard these pickups came alive in a big way! Huge range with that promised Floyd sound. Able to sound great even with a BOSS metal zone pedal, very responsive to reverb also . I play out of a 75watt LINE-6 Spider amp, it sounds great on all the channels. Maybe with a high-end strat the kit will drop in, but with a squier get ready to do some body cavity work because of the battery and tall volume/tone pots. With some work you can have a great sounding low-end squier strat with this kit and still pay less than a stock U.S. Fender.

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I was very skeptical about changing the stock vintage pickups and the sound of my 1987 Fender USA Standard Strat. The Guitar Center employee was very helpful as I struggled with the decision in the store. I am very pleased to report that this upgrade far exceeds my expectations. The installation was straightforward and very simple. I have no complaints but I really don�ۡ���t understand why such a very well engineered and designed upgrade would not have a predetermined accommodation clip or secure placement for the battery. In any case, this set of pickups is just perfect for my style of playing and sound choices. I could not be happier with this product. I offer that it would not be the first choice for most metal or crunch players. However, if you are a player that is looking to expand the color pallet of a standard Stratocaster...look no further. I also have a 1989 Clapton Strat but these EMG pickups allow more character and tone to shine through. I highly recommend this setup.

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I wanted to replace the pickups in my 1963 Strat. The factory ones were starting to get weak. I just didnt want to mess up the value of all org. parts. I looked around and spoke to a rep. in Guitar center in Phx Az. I replaced the whole thing with Davids setup. MAN It brought the 63 to life. Every kind of tone you can think of. After about 3 Months. I bought another one and put it in my Walnut Strat. It sounds great to. Yes They cost a little money. But if you are playing. THEY ARE WORTH IT. Good playng to all. Butch

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I replaced the stock pickups in my 2000 American Stratocaster with this set, and there are a few things that you must be aware of before you jump in. There are effectively no tone controls on the guitar anymore. The first tone control now raises both the low and high end of the response curve as you bring up the pot. This sounds wonderful on lower volume settings, but the bottom hits very hard and without the right amp I can see how you could easily get into trouble with a loose sounding bottom at louder volumes. The second tone control now boosts the mid range and can really help put a signature sound on your solos, pedal free. With an AC 30 on the boil the guitar sounds fantastic, very powerful and in control, far more than any Strat I have ever heard in front of me. I have heard it said that guitars with this setup installed no longer sound like a Strat, but forget that; its simply not true. By the way, these pickups are as quiet as you could hope for, just be careful to isolate the ground wires as the instructions tell you. They are amazing, just be ready for the old feel and response of your Strat to be changed. I assure you that you will feel the change is for the better after just a few sessions with the guitar. I will never go back.

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I have two strats and wanted my 2nd one to be a really versatile rock strat that sounded great through a POD going into a digital recording system. I owned a set of these pickups awhile back and remembered how simple and clear To be sure, they won't give you a 100% retro SRV/Hendrix tone (including all the 60 cycle hum) but they sound great if you evaluate them for what they are. Plus the special tone controls are perfect for helping blend or stand out in a mix both live and when recording. If you want a more modern, versatile sound you could do a lot worse than EMG.

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I recently purchased a Clapton Custom Shop strat to celebrate a special birthday but then my old American Strat seemed lack luster in comparison. I purchased the EMG-DG20 is hopes of giving my old guitar a new life and I am pleased to announce that I have achieved that goal. It made a perfectly good guitat into a great guitar. It is not a Clapton Custom Shop strat but has wonderful qualities just the same that will make it stand out in any crowd.

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I recently put the DG20s in my 91 strat plus hoping for that "Gilmour" sound. These pickups do sound great. They have tones of sustain and offer a lot of flexibility with the tonal controls but I am planning on taking them out now. They have too much output and sound like they need to be grounded. They are fine for ultra clean playing, but as soon as I add any gain or volume they would pick up every electrical field in the room and it comes through the amp as I move. I wish that I could keep the tone, but only without all the added background noise.

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Let's start with the installation: Very easy to install!
The only thing I had to do was open the hole between the pickup cavity and the jack cavity in order to feed the jack plug through. This is literally a plug n play product. No soldering involved.

Sound: Minimal buzz, screaming sound!
I have a Mexico strat that had a lot of aweful buzz (especially when I would crank the amp into overdrive or turn on any effects pedal). This is now gone with the new EMG pickups.
The SPC and EXG are not like standard tone pots. They add excitement and charisma to the sound of your guitar. You'll spend hours playing tinkering with them!
This guitar will allow you to sound like Jimi, SRV, Gilmour, etc...

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This set up made my already great American Deluxe even better. Don't listen to the people who say these pick ups cant do vintage tones, they absolutely can. You just need to lose the "set everything on 10" mentality.

They installed in minutes, the fit was perfect and the tones are incredible. From SRV style Texas Blues to high gain, these pick ups handle everything I throw at them.
No, they wont do drop tuned modern Metal, but who would want to play that noise anyway? And if you do, a Strat isnt your best choice of a guitar.

No, dropping this into your guitar wont make you sound or play like Mr Gilmour. If you believe it will, I don't know what to tell you.

Overall the DG20 has been everything I hoped for, and more. It's nothing like stock Strat electronics, and there's a learning curve to getting the most out of this set up, but the rewards are well worth the effort.

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I installed this product in an old Japanese Strat copy. I have had it since '82. Had many pickup configs in there. Jeff Bedk - Seymour Duncan - etc. Gilmour was a strong influence in my past and I always thought his tone was stellar so I gave it a shot. This pickup sets dynamic response is incredible. Not only are the two tone circuits very flexible but the dynamic reaction of the pickups is great. Soft os soft and hard gives you that classic Strat sound. Even Tele like in some settings. I dont know that I would agree that it is capable of sounding like a "Full blown Humbucker" which I read in one write up. I spent many years trying to get my Strat to sound like a Les Paul..... Not gonna happen. With this set up though - - best sounding and most dynamic Strat I've evey played. (And that includes more than a few American Strats) Just my opinion, but if you do like Gilmours tone - - you will LOVE this set!

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These pups are amazing and the installation is easy. They sound great and one can get many tones with the different knobs. Word of caution: The reviews that complaint that the pups are noisy, etc. come from those used to turning everything to 10, as one pretty much has to do many times with passive pups. The key with these active pups is to modulate the volume a lot in order to get the sound you're looking for. I've been able to get Gilmour, AC/DC, and Satriani tones. Easy on the volume and play with the other knobs in order to get the sound you're looking for.

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This pickguard set is solid. Made a huge tonal difference upon first installation when replacing stock pickups.

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These emg's are great. I should have bought them years ago. Easy install, took about 15 minutes.