[ZeroSignal]

Originally Posted by MorbidTravis

hey, what emg is good for 7 strings? im thinking of getting 2 707s for my custom

The short answer is:

No.

The long answer is:

None.

[zimbloth]

Originally Posted by MorbidTravis

hey, what emg is good for 7 strings? im thinking of getting 2 707s for my custom

If you're getting a custom, I think it would be wise to go with a passive pickup that can better take advantage of the superior woods and construction that it would feature. EMGs basically sound the same in any guitar they're in. Yes, if it's in an all mahogany set-neck guitar, it will have more girth to it, it's not immune to the woods, but they just really dominate the sound. Also EMGs are really noisy.

Both the 707 and 81-7 have the potential to sound cool, but I'd strongly recommend going with Seymour Duncans, DiMarzios, BKP, etc. If you do want an active pickup, at least get the Seymour Duncan Blackout standard sized pickups. If you opt for EMGs, you will be stuck with those forever due to their oversized 4-string bass housings.

[MorbidTravis]

Originally Posted by zimbloth

If you're getting a custom, I think it would be wise to go with a passive pickup that can better take advantage of the superior woods and construction that it would feature. EMGs basically sound the same in any guitar they're in. Yes, if it's in an all mahogany set-neck guitar, it will have more girth to it, it's not immune to the woods, but they just really dominate the sound. Also EMGs are really noisy.

Both the 707 and 81-7 have the potential to sound cool, but I'd strongly recommend going with Seymour Duncans, DiMarzios, BKP, etc. If you do want an active pickup, at least get the Seymour Duncan Blackout standard sized pickups. If you opt for EMGs, you will be stuck with those forever due to their oversized 4-string bass housings.

well my next choice was the black out for 7 string, any good?

[Randy]

Are there any A/B clips of the 707 and blackouts....? I'm having trouble finding any.

[Jason]

Originally Posted by MorbidTravis

well my next choice was the black out for 7 string, any good?

The consenus is, Yes. There very good. You have to remember emg actives are using a 25 year old design. From what I have heard the blackouts improve upon all the faults the emg's have.

[Emperoff]

I think I'd rather buy the TWs than the blackouts. I've heard none but amathing things about the EMG singles and the six string 89

Thery are expensives though...

[noodles]

Originally Posted by MorbidTravis

hey, what emg is good for 7 strings? im thinking of getting 2 707s for my custom

Just wanted to add to what zimbloth said, and urge you to go a different route. If you wind up hating the EMGs down the road, then your only options are Blackouts or modifying your guitar to accept pickup rings (non-reverisble). If you go the passive route, then your options are wide open. Between Duncan and Dimarzio, there are probably fifteen different pickups. Start adding the smaller companies (Lungren, Bar Knuckle, Wolfe, Rio Grande) and the options become nearly endless. EMG offers four pickups, one simply being a tappable version of another.

If you're looking for the aggressive attack and rhythm crunch of EMG, you can find it in other pickups, too.

[ibznorange]

i have to agree with nick and dave here man. Actives can be nice, but on a custom made instrument, youre getting pretty good cuts of wood (if you arent, find another custom shop). Actives dominate the woods properties. like nick said, an all maple bolt on will sound different than an all mahogany set neck or whatever, but the tone is still gonna come mostly from the pickups. You want something thats gonna accent the woods in your guitar more man. If the guitar will be dark, check some lundgrens. Look into bare knuckles too. Once i decide which 7 is getting chopped up and turned into my main axe, its getting bareknuckles for sure. I've heard the wolfe JB rewind is pretty gnarly, and if you like single coils at all, the Rio Grande 7 string buckers are actually 2 single coils, packed into a humbucker spacing. All these options go way above and beyond alot of others. Shit, the dimarzio evo is up on my top 5 list, and the duncan custom rocks in mahogany.
In terms of what noodles said, if you do want to go active, try blackouts. Unless you are dead set 100% on emg's, blackouts are a good thing, because as was said, you dont have to route, and can always go passive again. You can also try them out without permanent modding of the guitar. Just a recommendation

Originally Posted by noodles

If you're looking for the aggressive attack and rhythm crunch of EMG, you can find it in other pickups, too.

[Drew]

I honestly can't believe I'm reading this debate.

Originally Posted by Edroz

i guess i'm missing something here . if i already have my guitar set up in the best possible way for myself, playability wise, why would changing that setup be beneficial just to compensate for a pickup?

There's only one way when shimming a neck can, assuming all other factors are adjusted correspondingly, negatively impact a setup - of your neck angle is so small that you have to back the trem so far into the cavity that pull-back on the bar is impacted.

Other wise, if you need a little more clearance, a slight increase in neck angle and a slight raising of the trem, and you're good to go, with no measurable change in action (if you're any good).

Unless you get absolutely fucked up if your bridge is suddenly a couple millimeters further off the body, you'll never even notice the difference unless you measure neck angle, IMO.

[Kakaka]

If they just stopped being weird and simply housed their pus in regular shapes...