chennik Posted January 19, 2009 Report Share Posted January 19, 2009 Does anyone have any experience with the HCZ/Dragonfire active pickups being sold on guitarpartsonline.com? They say they are a generic version of the EMG 81/85 at lower cost. I always stay away from EMGs because of cost, even though I like the tone (especially for hard rock and metal), they're just too expensive. I'm curious as to if these are worthwhile considering they're half the cost. If they're 80-90% the pickup and generally in the same ballpark soundwise, I'd be satisfied. I'm looking for anyone that can offer any experiences or opinions on them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwedishLuthier Posted January 19, 2009 Report Share Posted January 19, 2009 Some like them, some not. It doesn't seem to be the same pickup as EMGs according to people the have A/B listened to them. The Dragonfire have higher output, some claim they hear distortion from the pickup circuit itself and the treble isn't as pronounced as in EMGs. I got all of this from some on-line reviews. I haven't tried them myself... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim37 Posted January 20, 2009 Report Share Posted January 20, 2009 have you done a search to see if you can find some sound clips. i did a quick search on youtube and if you want my opinion if it gives you the sound you want who cares what brand or how much if you play a 100 dollar guitar though a 50 dollar pawn shop amp and it sounds like you want thats all that matters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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