Seymour Duncan AHB-2b Blackout Metal Bridge Humbucker Black

I've wanted to do a test to see which pickup sounded better so I installed this pickup into a gibson SG VOS (cream, 3 gold pickups, etc.)and it sounds AMAZING cleans are clear as a bell, notes come through beautifully it beats my emg 85 in that aspect (by the way both pickups were tested in bridge with and w/o emg after burner)and its great for drop tunings, HOWEVER it did lack that brutal eat-your-face low end that the emgs provide (by the way these pickups are 100% compatible with all EMG parts and acessories) overall both pickups were great if your lookin for aggressive tones with heavy bass stick with emg if your lookin for clarity of an angel and more "organic" metal sound without overly heavy bass stick with this pickup

I got this pickup new from a friend to test, and install it in some guitar that i had. after installing it with an emg 85 neck pickup, i tried it out for the first time. i was seriously impressed! i played like nonstop for 10 minutes, and stopped to try the 85. it then immediately went downhill from there. there was this annoying buzzing sound coming from my amp, and only for the blackout. it was like it had a grounding issue. i tried it in three other guitars that i know are perfectly set up, with no luck. so i decided to start playing the guitar on the blackout again, to see if there was any effect of the buzzing. as i started truly listened to the pickup, i realized how awful it sounded. it had a lot of clarity, and had definition galore, due to its piercing, overbearing treble frequencies. it was the harsh, sterile, and cold sounding high end, that you cant get rid of. it amplified that annoying squealing from the pick while tremolo picking as the pick brushed over the strings. it was disgusting. plus it has way too much gain. it overdrives the clean channel, you cant balance it with the any neck pickup, and it's overbearing with distortion. and this is on the normal setting. i didn't bother with the boost; i figured it would be even worse. i would go for the EMG 81, or the original blackouts. the 81 sounds overall better, yes with a tad less clarity, but it sounds a ton better. i can say that i will never buy this pickup again.