18v on EMG X-Series
18v on EMG X-Series
Does anyone have much experience with the EMG X-Series? If so, is it worth wiring them for 18v or does the increased headroom of the X-Series make it completely unnecessary?
I have the 18x in my Explorer now. I did not try it with the 18v mod, it didn't sound like it needed it at all. The X-Series, in my opinion, blow away the standard EMGs. I have an 81x and a 60x in there right now, and I feel like I get the same general tone that I like from the EMGs, but the muddiness is gone. Notes seem to ring clearer and just sound all around better. I highly recommend giving the X-Series a shot.
I think they made the x series to sound like normal emgs running at 18v.