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I love mine. I’m about to replace that volume with a killswitch, make it somehow even more metal.

@@jordansguitarchannel3809 fuck yeah dude

Whatever floats your goat my friend. Emg is a great company for sure, and they would know best. I’ve been rocking the 24 volt for awhile now, and never go back. Good luck on whatever you decide. 🤘

@@jordansguitarchannel3809 I want the 24 because I heard a demo of the 918 and 24 to me sounds like it definitely punches more.. that's why I was confused when she said the 18th so I'm just going to say screw it and get both but I'm mainly still going after the 24 I just want to see if she's right and have her tell me how to set it up. I'm thinking she's meaning that you can pull 27 volts out of the 18 by utilizing two battery spaces it has I think I'm not quite sure. I'll talk to them more about it but I am going to get both of them. But I do personally think the 24 sounds better

I agree man, after using the 81 for almost 30 years the 24 mod made it punchier, and more aggressive in my opinion. Cuts super well in a mix too.

@@jordansguitarchannel3809 that's what I thought. That's why Alison threw me for a loop when she told me the 18 was better.. I almost wanted to ask her has she heard it LOL. But she is the horse's mouth at EMG. So they always say take it from the horse's mouth and they sure as hell know what they're doing. I think hands down there are the best

Awesome bro. Thanks man! 🤘

Absolutely can. Depending on what gauge strings you’re currently using with the Evertune it may take a slight adjustment.

I got pretty lucky with this one, snagged it for next to nothing because the seller thought it had a crack in the fretboard. Absolutely no crack at all, and it’s been a great axe.

You’re absolutely welcome brother. I’m glad it helped.

Awesome man, it’s a great cabinet. Glad I could help!

Thanks man, I appreciate it. I agree with that set too, the only ones I vibe with are the Bare knuckle Miracle Man’s.

@@jordansguitarchannel3809 I’ll have to try those out. I like Lundgrens M series but I have yet to try any of the Bareknuckle pickups although I’ve heard a few sound samples and they sound good… I have to try them though so I can feel them and feel the response time and all that nerdy stuff 🤷🏻‍♂️

I agree man, feel and response is what does it for me as well. The Bare Knuckle stuff is pricey, but is very good. Honestly there’s a lot I want to check out, but I always go back to actives. Lol

@@jordansguitarchannel3809 I never got into the Fishmans… Not enough low end punch for me 🤷🏻‍♂️ EMG 81 just has that little “sizzle” in the mids I can’t find with any other pickup… But like I said earlier check out the Seymour Duncan Nazgûl/Sentient set… I just got a set in a new Baritone Jackson Kelly with a Killswitch I just picked up and let me tell you… I have never played passives that impressed me that much… I played some Lundgren M6’s in a local Music store but it was in standard tuning so it didn’t really do them any justice… But the Nazghul especially is just very well EQ’d for metal 🤷🏻‍♂️

Man you’re selling me on the Nagzul. I keep hearing good things about it. Maybe I can find a Black Friday deal on one, I appreciate it bro.

Sorry to hear about your experience, but thank you for sharing. They censor negative reviews? Wow.

@@jordansguitarchannel3809 Yep they only go public once approved and I've only seen positive ones, when I tried posting my negative experience it never got approved. It was a normal review so not like I broke any rules etc, I just said the design is great but the quality control is sloppy and added pictures.

Oh wow. That’s crazy man, stay tuned I’m still working on this stuff.

I have the Bare Knuckle Miracle Man’s in my Les Paul. They sound pretty amazing honestly, they mimic the 81 in passive form.

Thanks Bro! 🤘

Yeah I’ve tried several, and they all sound good but the SD-1 just nails it.

@@jordansguitarchannel3809 really ? I find the SD1 really harsh compared to a TS9 and others

Yeah man, I’ve tried everything from Friedman to Fortin. Tone is subjective though, what style of music are you playing?

@@jordansguitarchannel3809 Rock and metal

The other one you might like is the Friedman Buxom Boost. It has a built in three band eq that you can switch on or off.

Absolutely man. It kinda sucks to have to make videos like this. I had a couple of Korean 400 series in the early 2000s that punched far above their price. I really wish they’d focus on QC before moving forward with new models, they can be great guitars.

@@jordansguitarchannel3809 Yep I have bought many Korean import guitars over the years, and for a long time the LTD line was one of the ones you could feel pretty confident about - Korean LTD’s were likely to be very good guitars. My experiences with Korean Schecters has always been inconsistent in comparison. There have been some interviews with people from WMI Korea that have reiterated what we should all know already, that is how much time and money a brand is willing to spend on QC is really what determines how good their guitars are.

Sadly that last part nails it. I’d love to see as many people playing guitar as possible, but I can’t recommend most of these instruments nowadays.

Agreed man. I’ve heard good things about Sires, yet to try one though. I use the tone knob on my Les Paul and my Strat.

Hey thanks brother! I agree with everything you said man, it inspires on the daily. Stay tuned for more bro! 🤘

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@@jordansguitarchannel3809 Thanks a lot. Enjoy watching your great contents. You are the man…

Awesome, congrats bro! 🤘

You’re absolutely welcome! Thanks for watching and commenting, cheers! 🤘

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Man, I’m sorry to hear. The 81/85 set is tried and true, best of luck on the new pups!

I’d go with the Josh Middleton for Drop C. The Fishman moderns do better in drop tuning than the 57, IMO.

Sadly yes. I’m just pointing out issues in desperate hopes that they’ll up the QC so these issues slow way down. Thanks for sharing your thoughts! 🤘

@@jordansguitarchannel3809 I don't think they will watch this video but the guitar stores know this issue and have already informed the companies. But you are right, some things cannot be accepted and therefore guitars should be returned.

This is a major problem in the industry as a whole right now and it doesnt seem like its going to change or get better any time soon. Many of these issues are because of GLOBAL inflation and stringent, over bearing government regulations on imported woods (mainly in many Western countries). So many legacy brands have basically sold out most of their major manufacturing to Indonesia, South Korea and China. Its to the point where the majority of these brands barely produce anything in their own countries anymore which in turn, hurts their own economies/people because these companies aren't willing to pay their own people a fair wage (this isnt just the guitar industry but major manufacturing as a whole). And if you do want to pay for lets say a U.S. made, German made, Japanese made etc, etc, you basically are getting into custom shop territory at this point. Its one thing if the "cheap" imports were actually that, cheap. But when a made in Indonesia Ibanez bass guitar (bass player here) is the same price as a U.S. made Fender bass/guitar but of lesser quality, that is a MAJOR issue. These companies are paying people basically pennies to mass produce a shit ton of instruments that have all of the premium bells and wistles that you would normally get if the instrument was built in their home countries but, there is (like you guys have stated) no QC basically. This is the fault of the major brands, the major retailers AND the consumer. You think for one second these legacy brands don't know this is an issue? They are supposed to be the next in line for QC. They dont care anymore, they want their money. If the major retailers cared (Guitar Center, Sweetwater, etc), they wouldnt buy in wholesale and accept any of these dud instruments, but they are because they need to make money too. And theyre all banking on the fact that We the consumer wont notice. Only way you really notice these issues is if you work on your own instruments and lets just face it, about half of the people who own instruments, dont do their own set ups/maintainance. They take it to a luthier or an idiot at GC to do the work for them and THEY see the problems. Its almost like a huuuge scam at this point. Somethings gotta give man. This isnt sustainable. Indonesia does not have a rich history for guitar manufacturing. Not like Japan, England, U.S.A., Germany, etc etc. Take Made in Mexico Fenders for example, at least the Mexican people have a rich history of luthier building. I trust a Fender MIM. Do I prefer it? Not really, but do I believe the quality will be garbage? No. Korea is kind of (sorta) almost in Japan territory since they have been in the game for a while now and theyre no longer a 3rd world country. Where an instrument is produced matters. Someone who works at a factory/guitar shop in their own country, getting a fair wage for their hard work, is going to take much more pride and care into their instrument than some sweatshop worker over seas, making pennies an hour, being over worked to mass produce what will end up being an exploited, over priced, dud. The people who are being exploited dont care, theyre doing it to survive and they have strict deadlines to meet and it all shows in the "quality" of craftsmenship.. I think you guys get the point.

Preach it man. If it’s ok with you, I may use some of these talking points in a future video. That’s why I made some of these videos is to get the point across that a lot of these guitars are basically firewood that cost over 1k. I’ve had a few that just couldn’t be saved, it’s awful.

@@FlodaReltih-h4d yes, you are correct. I understand you. Well, I heard some bad stories about Gibson as well, US made guitars. They have their secrets as well. And Kiesel guitars. MIM guitars are good. I had one and it was perfect.

Thanks for sharing man. I love the 81 to this day, and I’ve been using it for 25 years. I’ve recently really got into Fishman more, just picked up a new axe with the KSE set and I’m really impressed. Still using EMG though in a few guitars.

@@jordansguitarchannel3809 yeah I’m actually starting to like the passive voicing for cleans or for just a more rolled off thicker JB sort if sound for like grunge or post grunge. Tool or Alice in chains sound

Dude the passive side of the KSE is really nice. It reminds of a PAF and a JB, super clean sounding.

@@jordansguitarchannel3809 totally

Awesome man, I’m glad I could help. Happy to hear about the rig as well, keep making metal my brother! 🤘

Absolutely man, the key components are the settings on the amp which you can see on the red channel, Friedman Buxom Boost eq on all knobs set to noon that’s running into the front of the amp. Throughout the loop I’m running the Revv G8 to cut noise and the MXR six band with the levels set to 0 on the pedal which is stock settings just to bring everything up a little bit ala Dimebag.

@@jordansguitarchannel3809 hey brother thanks for the response. Quick one for you. I have the exact setup minutes the pedals. Getting a 2 notes torpedo. Should I go with the 8 ohm version with a mesa 4x12? Killer vids and channel btw.

Hey thanks man, I appreciate that. No problem bro, I’m happy to help. Definitely grab the 8 ohm for the Mesa 4x12, it runs between the head and the cabinet. Need any help I’m here man.

@@jordansguitarchannel3809 perfect I'm gonna grab it. I keep seeing that the captor is not reactive and passive. Do you think it colors your tone at all? I'm about to pull the trigger on one today. Also I'm thinking about getting that revv g8. This is going to sound dumb but how are you able to run the gate through the about and fx loop and then run drive, eq, ect through the front of the amp? Apreaciate it in advance!

In my ears it doesn’t color, if it does it’s barely noticeable. As far the Revv pedal it’s fantastic and how I use it is in the four cable method. I’m attaching a link that shows how to hook it up that way. Basically the gate goes into the loop and time based effects and out into your drive pedals to the front of the amp. manuals.plus/m/c33537b32b766f8c9275385b3c9243f1efdd2f60f2baf312971521e915aea5a7_optim.pdf

I appreciate the honesty, it’s not the amp it’s all me.

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Thanks brother! 🤘

Take the plunge man, the amp is super tight and aggressive. I should’ve said, but it’s a Maxon OD808x with the level at noon and zero on the gain, tone at noon. The amp really doesn’t need it, but I love the sound with it. Full review is coming this week, stay tuned!

I should’ve, but honestly now that I put as much into it as an E-II it’s almost as good as. Haha

Thanks man, I appreciate it. It does get shiny, but after two years it’s starting to wear a certain way that looks cool. I’m modding this one as well speak.

Honestly I’d say they’re both about the same tuning wise. I really don’t have issues with either.

Preach it man. I have some older Chinese made instruments that play wonderful, fret buzz shouldn’t be a thing on any guitar.

​​@@jordansguitarchannel3809 I'm just shocked the amount of "I was sent this but not sponsored" people having issues on £1000+ guitars! What! But check out Luthier chanels, show all issues and hey least they are in good business, more so than ever. Hope you got some stuff that gives you joy to rock out on. Sometimes it's luck the draw now 0:02 .

I absolutely have some amazing stuff, and it’s all from 2021 and earlier. That’s why I made these videos is to hopefully get the attention of companies to make changes. I’d love to grab a guitar for less, and it be of good quality without the luck of the draw.

I do have Fishmans in a Solar guitar and I can’t stand them, in the LTD I kinda like them. That’s interesting about your LTD, and the Cort. I’m pretty sure both are made in the same factory if that helps at all.

Thanks man, I appreciate it. Get that and an amazing amp you’re all set.

Great advice man. Thanks for sharing! 🤘

From my experience the quality is mostly good, but quality control issues do exist. I own and regularly play an acoustic made in China that’s fantastic. My recommendation is to play one in store and make a choice that way.

@@jordansguitarchannel3809 thanks bro , and will you cover indonesian songs ? I think you have to hear the song from netral "jengah". Check it out

I’ll definitely check it out, thanks for the recommendation! 🤘

@@jordansguitarchannel3809 i'm going to wait your video hehe

Make sure you’re subscribed bro!

Thanks for the information man. I’m a month behind on this demo and review because I got caught up in confirming some of this information. Playing this thing it sounds like the Damageplan tone, even though I’ve read he was still with Randall during that recording.

his contract was coming to an end but he had already started with the Kranks. Due to contractual obligations I think he just couldn’t endorse the krank so he used randall cabs with revs rack mounted if I remember correctly. The krankenstein came out maybe two weeks or so before his death and I feel like he never got to use em live or if he did it would gave been one of his last shows but don’t mark my words on it. Recently his old tech in an interview mentioned him using modified Revs

Thanks for the information man. Some of that confirms what I’ve found and adds to what I’m researching. I wondered if they were modded, the amp is nasty but it needs some juice up front to get it into Dime territory. Appreciate you my brother!

It’s probably closer to an LTD neck, but definitely thicker while still being very comfortable and fast.

@@jordansguitarchannel3809 Thx man! 👍😊

BTW How does the Evertune bridge feel when palm muting, like a Hipshot or more like a TOM?

It’s closer to a hipshot, but it’s sort of halfway between a TOM and six saddle height wise. It’s very comfortable and I’m a TOM user primarily.

@@jordansguitarchannel3809 🙏😊👍🙏

Congrats bro! Did you get the EMG version or the Fishman?

Bro you’re like the 100th person to tell me this, I’m grabbing one asap. Thank you.

@jordansguitarchannel3809 I've had both the 81 and 85 in the bridge position in my 1993 Soloist. The 85 has alot more natural mid range and body than the 81. Just my experience.

I’ve actually been looking for a deal on one. I love the 81, but it would be nice to change to something else as well. I’ve been doing some work on my E-II to make it the ultimate metal machine.

Lol. I believe you man, I fixed the LTD finally. It plays great, but not as great as my 2k E-II. Haha

I appreciate it man, it’s actually mic’d up in this video. Not sure why it’s so compressed.

No problem, man! Glad I could help.

@@jordansguitarchannel3809 It is nice to find friendly and passionate people in this guitar community who are willing to put themselves out there to lend a helping hand. Thanks brother.

You’re welcome brother. I’m here for the community man, we should all be looking out for each other and helping others grow on this journey.