EMG's best known active set, an aggressive ceramic 81 in the bridge paired with a fuller-sounding 85 in the neck.
5 guitars checked: 2 likely drop-in, 3 requires modification.
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Needs verificationActive pickups requiring a 9-volt battery and EMG's own solderless quick-connect wiring system. Fits a standard humbucker route.
5 guitars checked: 2 likely drop-in, 3 requires modification.
The exact pickups this guitar ships with from the factory. A genuine replacement part, not a generic substitute.
This is the exact pickup set the H-1001 ships with from the factory, confirmed across multiple retailer listings (Musician's Friend, Reverb, zZounds). A genuine like-for-like replacement, not a generic substitute.
Since this guitar already has active EMG pickups and a battery box built in, swapping to this set reuses what is already there.
This guitar already ships with active EMG pickups, a 9V battery cavity and active wiring, so swapping to another EMG active set reuses the existing wiring and cavity.
This is an active pickup set that needs a 9V battery inside the guitar and different wiring, a bigger job than a passive pickup swap.
Active pickup set requiring a 9V battery mounted in the guitar and a different wiring scheme than passive pickups. Not just a pickup swap.
Help confirm this fit
This is an active pickup set that needs a 9V battery inside the guitar and different wiring, a bigger job than a passive pickup swap.
Active pickup set requiring a 9V battery mounted in the guitar and a different wiring scheme than passive pickups.
Help confirm this fit
This is an active pickup set that needs a 9V battery inside the guitar and different wiring, a bigger job than a passive pickup swap.
Active pickup set requiring a 9V battery mounted in the guitar and a different wiring scheme than passive pickups.
Help confirm this fit
If you have fitted any of these to this EMG 81/85 Active Humbucker Set (Black), tell us what you found and we'll update the data.
