EMG DG20 Pro Series Pickguard/Pickup Set Ivory

This is my second pre wired pickup assembly I have purchased. While having my Strat re fretted, my guy cracked the printed circuit board of the first EMG-DG20. I was bummed as I have really LOVE the tone that this thing produces with my Mesa... So I bought another one. I just installed it and EMG has done a major upgrade over my original as there is no longer any soldering required no at all. Very fast and easy installation. I cannot say enough good things about this product...as a matter of fact, I am going to send the damaged one back to EMG and ask them to fix it and I will gladly pay for it and then install it in another of my Strats (don't judge me) BWAHAHAHAHAHA! Have a great day!

Surprised at how easy it was to swap this out. Took very little time and sounds fantastic.

I've been meaning to try this pickup system ever since it came out. But being a vintage wind guy, I hadn't made it a priority. If you are even thinking of trying these, do so without hesitation. They sound (and feel) fantastic. I recently did several recording sessions using nothing more than the onboard controls.

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.

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.

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