Description
The EMG-81 built its reputation on one job: making high-gain rhythm and lead work sound effortless. Ceramic magnet paired with wide-aperture steel pole pieces gives it a fast, aggressive attack without turning thin or brittle under distortion. Push it into a cranked master-volume amp and you get compressed, sustained overdrive that doesn’t collapse when you back off the pick attack — ideal for guitarists carrying both rhythm and lead duties in a live set.
Because it’s active, the 81 runs at low impedance, which means the noise floor stays remarkably quiet even at brutal gain levels — no hum creeping in while you’re holding out that last sustained note. Breakup transitions smoothly rather than abruptly, so dynamics from your picking hand still come through even in heavily saturated tones.
- Resonant Frequency: 2.00 kHz
- Magnet Type: Ceramic/steel
- Output Voltage (String): 2.0
- Output Voltage (Strum): 4.5
- Output Noise @ 60Hz: -91 dBV
- Output Impedance: 10 kOhms
- Current @ 9V: 80 microamps
- Battery Life: 3,000 hours
- Maximum Supply: 27V DC
Included in the box:
- EMG’s exclusive Quik-Connect cable
- Prewired split shaft volume/tone control set
- Output jack
- Battery clip set
- Screws and springs
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