I mostly play clean or lightly driven. I recently bought some EMG SA SA 89s for a Strat project. I have to say that I was so mislead by the internet, they sound phenomenal and EMG has great customer service, installation is a breeze. I'm a fan now. There aren't many good videos that showcase how well EMGs sound clean. Sounds great! Thanks!
@Puisheen
Жыл бұрын
Great video, great playing! Loved hearing your take on this set. The Hum Test was especially illuminating
@KrisBarocsi
Жыл бұрын
Thanks a lot! I really appreciate it. 🙏
@pauldncn1
Жыл бұрын
I have a new phrase for everyone “Kris Bliss” it describes the face we make and the way we smile and nod when the sound is exactly where we want it and awesome Thanks for the video I’d have reservations using that live , changing settings in the dark, but I do love the roundness and bite you can get Hope the family are all well Mr B 👍👍
@KrisBarocsi
Жыл бұрын
Haha, cheers Paul! You're the best! Same to you, mate!
@andyblakely7576
9 ай бұрын
I have this loaded jmaster guard in my mjt jazzmaster build. It’s incredible. Dead silent. So versatile. Does clean, does rock, alt, even metal well. I did do the 24v mod on mine. I love it.
@JillandKevin
Жыл бұрын
Great review Kris! It should be known that you don't HAVE to cut a hole in the back, as a battery will fit in several areas beneath the pickguard, although it's not as easy to pull the pickguard on a JM, as the bridge actually got THRU the pickguard. However, if you unplug your cord whenever you're not using the guitar, that battery lasts a LONG time!! Also, I use the boost control to boost for solos/lead, by just popping up the switch, Kinda like (but opposite of) using the original JM system switching from rhythm to lead.
@honigdachs.
Жыл бұрын
I keep coming back to EMG. Everything they make is just so reliable and simply gets me where I want to be. Some people still tend to mistake them for a "metal pickup" company or assume that the active components make for a "sterile" sound or whatever. None of that is true, they make just the right pickup for whatever you need. They're clean, they're noiseless, they're articulate, and bring all the tone minus all the crap. These here seem to be no exception.
@KrisBarocsi
Жыл бұрын
I have to agree man, they make so many incredible pickups, both active and passive.
@DiedrichKnickerbocker1783
11 ай бұрын
They started life as Strat pickups that were redesigned to sound some what like a JM style pickup. Your playing was very good by the way.
@jamescpht
Жыл бұрын
This EMG system is absolutely brilliant, and your review is the best indeed. Just out of curiosity, are you using flatwound or roundwound strings on your jazzmaster?
@thomasrevere7916
Жыл бұрын
Your licks at the beginning just earned you a subscription.
@KrisBarocsi
Жыл бұрын
I should give those licks a raise then. 😆 Thanks a lot man!
@Sanrolino
Жыл бұрын
Nice tones Kris, very well done! I'm surprised how good this pickups sounds!
@KrisBarocsi
Жыл бұрын
I’m really enjoying these. Too bad the guitar has to go back. 😩
@bbdeffect
Жыл бұрын
Would be interesting to see this vs the Kinman noiseless pickups. The unboosted middle sounds pretty good. Neither this or the Kinman seems to have the midrange complexity of real JM bridge at breakup, though. If you want to reduce hum on your Jazzmaster, use a anodized guard, with which they were originally designed.
@urban_coyote
4 ай бұрын
What 9 volt holder did you use? I have a vintera as well. Hesitant about cutting her open... Considering the Stew Mac single with the routing template 😂
@tomaskraft3446
Жыл бұрын
This is great. I am intrigued by EMG for some time and this is awesome. I want this loaded pickguard. I was hoping for retro-active P-90, I think this'll be enough.
@KrisBarocsi
Жыл бұрын
Yeah man, with the mid-boost kicked in I got all the P90 vibes I wanted with these. Super versatile.
@MarcBecker_Music
Жыл бұрын
Wow, these pickups sound amazing. How do they work with pedals that don't like so much to be fed with a buffered signal, like Germanium Fuzzes, for instance?
@SomeKindOfMadman
Жыл бұрын
Cool demo Kris, I “gained” a new respect for EMG pickups! : )
@KrisBarocsi
Жыл бұрын
Haha! Thanks my dude.
@bastianeberz3571
Жыл бұрын
Super Video und wie immer super gespielt👍. Da könnte man ja fast über Jazzmaster nachdenken!😅👍EMGs for the win!
@KrisBarocsi
Жыл бұрын
Danke! Ja die Pickups erweitern den Horizont für Jazzmasters.
@bastianeberz3571
Жыл бұрын
@@KrisBarocsi Interessant finde ich vor allem auch die Boosts, sind ja auch einzeln zu erhalten. Denke mal die würden auch gut mit den guten alten S und SA gehen würden. Spannend... 🤔😊
@kmichaelp4508
Жыл бұрын
EMG is pushing the limits. These could be pups for my next build (?) I don’t know. Kind of between these and Prails.
@abaija
4 ай бұрын
Vielen Dank für dieses wunderbare Video 🧐😁
@UltraPvnk
Жыл бұрын
EMG SA user here. Never going back.
@dsholt
Жыл бұрын
I just got the Vintera 60s Jazzmaster as well and the hum is really loud with a high gain pedal (not so bad with lower gain overdrive). I'm seriously considering these EMGs to tame it.
@RobbDizzl
Жыл бұрын
The sounds are cool but they missed a big opportunity by not having a bypass switch for the boost functions. No one wants to fiddle with these pots while playing a song. But if you could just flick a switch…
@wilddogwatching6457
Жыл бұрын
I honestly would've given up the option for a flat gain with a bypass switch to turn on/off the SPC and EXG. I use the rhythm circuit for two seperate tones/volumes and this would've helped me keep that functionality
@putchmillernetwork1799
15 күн бұрын
you can change it...
@123Ir0nman
Жыл бұрын
Is all the compression I'm hearing coming from the amp being pushed or is that something happening in the pickups' preamp?
@KrisBarocsi
Жыл бұрын
It’s the tube amp working nicely. It’s set pretty loud. 👍
@monstruonegro05
Жыл бұрын
EMG ftw!
@StuartBridson
Жыл бұрын
I wonder... would this drop straight in to the Harley Benton JA-60CC models? 🤔
@KrisBarocsi
Жыл бұрын
The pickups probably yes. The whole pickguard not. The HB is a smaller guitar.
@taciturnia
Жыл бұрын
What song are you playing at the 4-minute mark?
@KrisBarocsi
Жыл бұрын
Hey, it's not really a song. More like a generic chord progression for a surfy / rockabilly / whatever vibe. 😅
@jeremieboudreau201
Жыл бұрын
I could actually see a gigging musician using this for the versatility aspect. One guitar that does it all kind of deal.
@alexpoblete5410
9 ай бұрын
you can play metal with those pickups?
@insidious.92
Жыл бұрын
say it... this is the one guitar to rule them all!
@KrisBarocsi
Жыл бұрын
Haha, damn close. 😆
@Barry101er
Жыл бұрын
Chris-your playing even sounds different with the Jazz Master (style-wise); maybe your next tele will be a Jazz Master?? ;)
@KrisBarocsi
Жыл бұрын
Thanks Barry! Yeah I love Jazzmasters, I can totally see myself grabbing one soon.
@klaymeister
Жыл бұрын
Will this fit any of the Harley Benton models?
@Ermin0s
Жыл бұрын
I believe the Harley benton JA models have a smaller body
@KrisBarocsi
Жыл бұрын
@@Ermin0s Yeah the HB body is smaller so the EMG pickguard will not fit.
@Patrick-857
3 ай бұрын
You can buy the pickups on their own, and I think they sell the jazzmaster specific active controls separately as well.
@bertgillmeister3569
Жыл бұрын
Hi Kris, is this a new seriös of fender Jazzmaster? I can't find anything about this model in www!
@MrTelecosta
Жыл бұрын
It's a vintera model
@KrisBarocsi
Жыл бұрын
Exactly, it’s a Made in Mexico Vintera. Great guitar!
@JaniceLalla
Жыл бұрын
For one second you were playing Yardbirds stuff
@KrisBarocsi
Жыл бұрын
Haven't realised but I'm glad I did, haha!
@JaniceLalla
Жыл бұрын
@@KrisBarocsi check out I Ain't Done Wrong
@3169aaaa
Жыл бұрын
cool
@BushidoPhoto
Жыл бұрын
The up rhythm setting sounds like Van Halen on Michael Jackson's album.
@KrisBarocsi
Жыл бұрын
That sounds like a big compliment. 😆 Good job EMG!
@Patrick-857
3 ай бұрын
That wasn't Van Halen. He played the Beat It solo. The rest was Steve Lukather.
@dasczwo
Жыл бұрын
Why develop something new and groundbreaking when you always can remix old stuff and put it in a new package? Guitarist might buy it. Some. The others will go for 50ies wiring… had that all installed on an old rg in 2000s… our whole industry seems to have settled on that concept. Maybe its not even a bad thing. Cool product to put into all of these harley benton ja-s …
@tomstern9498
Жыл бұрын
These EMGs are sounding amazig no doubt but - "Saint holly slowhand Eric" will forgive me - imaging to put a battery in one of my axes still roles my toenails - not sure wether I'm to conservative or to lazing but don't like the idea that there is something in my guitar it have to be looking for beeing charged when I am in the mood to take one of my ladies down from the wall. Not a serious argument perhaps but - someone out there knowing what I'm talking about ;)
@Patrick-857
3 ай бұрын
Just use one of those (non rechargeable) 9v lithium batteries. They have around 3x the capacity, and they are meant to have a 10 year shelf life. One guy on the forums said he put one in his guitar that's in regular rotation and it's lasted 6 years and counting. However the battery in my active bass is the original one it came with at the music shop, so it had been there getting tried out for a bit. 12 years later it's still going. It's not an issue.
@PooNinja
Жыл бұрын
Expand your pickup abilities the master way.
@KrisBarocsi
Жыл бұрын
That’s always the right direction. 💪
@williamcampbell7387
Жыл бұрын
"How to" install in a Squier? Giveaway?
@TravisCrown-g4c
Жыл бұрын
Replacing the pups still does nothing for that piece of shit bridge.....
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