Closest match
no spec differences found
No output figure to compare; brightness from the maker's resonant peak.
low confidence
EMG
EMG 85
An active humbucker with an Alnico magnet.
active
Specs
- DC resistance
- not published
- Inductance
- not measured
- Magnet
- Alnico
- Coil
- Hum-cancelling
- Resonant peak
- 1.87 kHzEMG's own test load
From EMG's published specs ↗ (opens in a new tab). Traits come from these specs by stated rules. No videos, reviews or player posts about the EMG 85 collected yet.
Similar pickups
48 fit the same slot · ranked on measured specs · top 40 shownUpgrading from the EMG 85? Put it on the map and see what sits where you want your tone to go.
Each score is how close a pickup is on measured specs, out of 100. The meter shows how many of those specs we could compare; a grey score means few could be. Filters cover the top 40. How scoring works
- Compare →
Alnico V magnet: punchier, more aggressive
No output figure to compare; no tone chart to compare.
Compare →low confidenceAlnico V magnet: punchier, more aggressive
No output figure to compare; no tone chart to compare.
Compare →low confidenceAlnico V magnet: punchier, more aggressive
No output figure to compare; no tone chart to compare.
Compare →low confidenceAlnico V magnet: punchier, more aggressive
No output figure to compare; no tone chart to compare.
Compare →low confidenceAlnico V magnet: punchier, more aggressive
No output figure to compare; no tone chart to compare.
Compare →low confidence
Played the EMG 85?
Tell other players how it sounds in your guitar. These are visitors' own comments: checked for spam before they appear, but not fact-checked like the sourced quotes above.
Loading comments…