Just out of curiosity, i put a pair of EMG JH in my PRS Custom 24 and took time, to do a little comparison between these active high-output humbuckers and the stock PRS 59/09 Treble.
They are really different, while the active EMG provides lots of output and chunk, the passive PRS PU is a relatively moderate output PU. So it has a lots of attack and dynamics.
I like both tones, for me it´s a matter of taste.
Amp was my KAOS Sludge 15 into a Mesa 2x12 Rectifier horizontal, miked with a single SM57 into a Fireface UFX - no post processing on the guitar tracks.
Settings, mic position etc. was all the same.
Every part of the song is twice, once in the mix and once guitars only.
They are really different, while the active EMG provides lots of output and chunk, the passive PRS PU is a relatively moderate output PU. So it has a lots of attack and dynamics.
I like both tones, for me it´s a matter of taste.
Amp was my KAOS Sludge 15 into a Mesa 2x12 Rectifier horizontal, miked with a single SM57 into a Fireface UFX - no post processing on the guitar tracks.
Settings, mic position etc. was all the same.
Every part of the song is twice, once in the mix and once guitars only.
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