Description
The EMG 85 is the neck-side answer to the 81’s bite — same active circuitry, different personality. Twin Alnico magnets sit in a wide-aperture coil design that pulls in more low-end weight and a rounder top end, so you get a thicker, more natural voice than the 81 while still packing serious output. It’s not just loud; it’s articulate, which is why so many players run it in the neck alongside an 81 in the bridge for a two-pickup setup that covers rhythm and lead without swapping tone knobs mid-song.
Where the 85 really shines is in rhythm and blues-rock territory. The midrange stays defined even when you’re stacking gain — no boxy congestion, no smeared chords. If your favorite tone comes from pushing the front end of a tube amp into natural saturation, this pickup tracks that dynamic beautifully, translating pick attack and finger nuance instead of flattening everything into one texture.
Specs:
- Resonant Frequency: 2.45
- Magnet Type: Alnico
- Output Voltage (String): 2.1
- Output Voltage (Strum): 4.5
- Output Noise @ 60Hz: -89 dBV
- Output Impedance: 10 kOhms
- Current @ 9V: 80 microamps
- Battery Life: 3,000 hours
- Maximum Supply: 27V DC
What’s in the box:
- EMG Quik-Connect cable
- Prewired split-shaft volume/tone control set
- Output jack
- Battery clip set
- Screws and springs
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