I honestly see no point in this comparison, simply because Tesla Opus-1 pickups are not really meant for metal type of music. They are PAF voiced pickups. They sounds so much better when used as old school rock pickups, something like an old roaring Marshall would suit them a lot better. EMGs are straight up iconic pickups for the metal genre. I just checked: EMG MF bridge Inductance is 8.58 Henries, DC Resistance is 16.2 kOhms, That is much hotter than Tesla.
Not enough difference to justify replacing them. If you want to change the voicing of your guitar, you need to change the distance between the bridge and P.U. (even a fraction can make a difference. As much difference as hitting or missing pinched harmonics) Read about string harmonics.
When it comes to recording, this is true. Hard to justify a pickup change strictly for recording. However, in the context of playing live, output can be an important issue. I hate when I have a guitar that is quieter than my other guitars. Sure, you can raise the pickup, but most of my pickups are direct mount, so there is only so much room for adjustment. I'm not the type of person who wants to mess with volume levels on stage in the middle of a performance. I don't want to use additional boosts because more pedals means more cables which means that when something goes wrong, more things to troubleshoot. The easiest fix is to put in a hotter pickup.
I honestly see no point in this comparison, simply because Tesla Opus-1 pickups are not really meant for metal type of music. They are PAF voiced pickups. They sounds so much better when used as old school rock pickups, something like an old roaring Marshall would suit them a lot better. EMGs are straight up iconic pickups for the metal genre. I just checked: EMG MF bridge Inductance is 8.58 Henries,
DC Resistance is 16.2 kOhms, That is much hotter than Tesla.
Not enough difference to justify replacing them.
If you want to change the voicing of your guitar, you need to change the distance between the bridge and P.U. (even a fraction can make a difference. As much difference as hitting or missing pinched harmonics)
Read about string harmonics.
When it comes to recording, this is true. Hard to justify a pickup change strictly for recording. However, in the context of playing live, output can be an important issue. I hate when I have a guitar that is quieter than my other guitars. Sure, you can raise the pickup, but most of my pickups are direct mount, so there is only so much room for adjustment. I'm not the type of person who wants to mess with volume levels on stage in the middle of a performance. I don't want to use additional boosts because more pedals means more cables which means that when something goes wrong, more things to troubleshoot. The easiest fix is to put in a hotter pickup.