JB & 59 duncs or 81 & 85/60 EMGs?
JB & 59 duncs or 81 & 85/60 EMGs?
I prefer the EMGs. The 85 is a great neck humbucker for overdriven sounds and the 81 cuts through the mix wonderful in a band setting. I have a JB in my baritone and it didn't nearly cut through the band mix as well as the EMG81. The JB does sound very nice at home though, but in louder settings I find it a bit icepicky. The reason I kept it is that I love Arch Enemy's leads and the JB will give you that, however I'm throwing it out soon (in favor of a Bareknuckle actually).
ive had both, JB & 59 are what I prefer. Can sound heavy and warm too. You do sacrafice though.
you will NOT get that crazy dimebag shrilly crunch with the afore mentioned, i dont care how much you tweak your amp or what rig your running.
I believe your amps are 90% of your tone but your pups are the next most important factor regardless of yor guitar.
Hope this helps
they are different and used for different sounds, i dont really know if you could call them better than one or another. all about tweaking your amp and how you play them.