[sepsis311]

I decided that the EMG 81-7 was a poor choice when I installed it in my LTD-H307 in the bridge position last year. I went ahead and ordered a Blackout to replace it. It worked out well having the EMG-707 in the neck and blackout in the bridge. Great combo. I cut the lead off the Blackout, and just used the quick connector.

Pickup sounds great, more natural than a 707 or 81-7.

If i had a 707 in the bridge, would i have replaced THAT with the blackout? No. Not because it isn't as good as the 707, but because the 707 in the bridge sounds good.

[jacksonplayer]

I've never liked the 707 in the bridge position, personally, but I've kept the neck one in my Jackson Stealth-7 up to now, because it isn't bad enough to warrant replacement--whereas replacing the bridge 707 with a Blackout made a huge difference.

[soldierkahn]

i would say that the only tonewood that 707s are ass in would be Mahogany and Mahogany/Maple cap. After hours and hours of tryin the 707 in my old 8527 (mahogany/maple) it was just too much everything. It was like an overload of bass and mids. Totally muddy mess, so i popped the 81-7 in there and it fixed that problem.

All this is opinion tho, and i think the 707 sounds the very best in a Basswood body. The only thing that has me itching to try the Blackout 7 models is their lower noise level, but i can pretty much eliminate a LOT of my noise with my gate, without crushing my tone.

just my two cents