EMG VG20

I was skeptical about how this unit would sound and it took about 3 weeks for me to finally order it. It took about 45 minutes to remove the old pick guard and pickups and install the EMGvg20. Everything went together with no hassle and when I plugged my guitar in I was totally blown away by the clarity and response of the EMG's. Wow!! I have been playing guitar for 51 years and have never heard the tone and fullness of sound at all 5 positions that these pups give. The slightest pressure applied to a string comes through loud and very clear. The strings ring on and on. I am very, very impressed with the performance. It was worth the price and I would recommend the EMGvg20 to anyone looking to improve their sound and technique. I think it will be equally great sounding whether playing rock,country,blues or just about any style of music.

They say this set up is clean but it is better described as accurate. Whatever your fingers are doing to those strings and frets is coming through loud and clear. If you play clean, a little dirty or really dirty and you want solid lows, warm mids and clear highs that cut through without being harsh, buy this thing. This is not for scooped mids, maximum saturation metal music but good for everything else. The mid boost is especially nice. The down side is that the pick guard is kind of micro-phonic, but if your stage volume is under 103 Db you should be alright. It has everything you need for an easy install, after you take an hour (maybe) to hook it up and screw it on your only problem will be what to do with those old, crappy passive pick ups.

This pickup / pickguard assembly is great. Put it in an inexpensive Strat and it came to life. Some customizing of the pickguard was necessary to make fit. But it was easy with a dremel tool and a single edge razor blade, less than an hour. The pickups sound fantastic. I couldn't be more satisfied. Great product from EMG. Quick shipping from Amazon.