Although the EMG-85 has measurably higher output than the EMG-81, the timbre and string pickup are very different. The EMG-85 uses two Alnico magnets in two coils spaced slightly apart to provide a tight bottom and a fat top. As this gives a more natural tone, it is perfectly suited as a rhythm and blues pickup. It has a high output signal without being "mushy". The EMG-85 is excellent in the neck position combined with an EMG-81 at the stable. This is the combination that Zakk Wylde uses. Finish: Brushed Chrome
Includes EMG's solderless installation system:
- 25k volume pot.
- 25k tone pot.
- Battery bus.
- Stereo output jack.
- Two pickups in/out bus.
- Mounting screws and springs.
- Pickup cable.
- Connect cables.
- Output cable.
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Battery cable.