I'm surprised by this video. I was getting ready to buy the Het Set today to swap out my 57/66 pickups. But I'm glad I didn't after hearing your video. The 57 clearly sounds much better to my ears. Thank you for saving me money!
@harlovz
5 жыл бұрын
JH is made for thrash, 57/66 PAF-like is more rounded , I like 57 for clean and JH-B for distortion. I own both JH & 57/66, I sometimes combine them 57/JH-N & JH-B/66, so easy & quick to swap.
@dwightgarcia9197
3 жыл бұрын
They’re both really good sounding and rounded off. The difference here is the frequencies; the 57 more warm/round sounding with bass response and the JH is the same with more of a treble frequency giving it more of the 81 upper mids sound.
@ryanpavlik1979
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for all your EMG comparison videos! I decided to swap out my bridge 89 after 30 years and your comparisons helped me out. I decided to go with the 57/66 set after several of your "this vs. that" videos and truly appreciate the straight up presentations. I've lost track of how many of these I've watched (listened to), so I wanted to at least send a comment on one of them!
@honigdachs.
3 жыл бұрын
Great video! Thanks for not tuning down to Drop-X, using ridiculous amounts of distortion and chugging Djent nonsense for 5 minutes. This comparison actually shows the characteristics and differences between the pickups.
@mikestamper
3 жыл бұрын
Glad to know you enjoyed this comparison format. I tried to cover a typical pickup comparison scenario. There are many other specific scenarios and even different gain configs, but hope this one is useful to you!!
@MrThedestroy3r
5 жыл бұрын
3:06 riff just sounds awesome through the 57 pickup
@toddwilliamson8557
3 жыл бұрын
They both sound good. I think the 57/66 set is just about perfection and EMG is going to have a hard time doing anything 'better'. Het sound is very crisp, its almost like the difference between say Judas Priest and uh...Metallica
@toriandicapmond161
3 жыл бұрын
Agreed. Although I also like an 81 in the neck. The 57 is GOD, imo. Drop C perfection.
@trevinbracken2889
3 жыл бұрын
Lol! That's ultimately why I've always avoided signature guitars. Very, well specific. As they are supposed to be...
@pgman5416
2 ай бұрын
57 has added dynamics and organics. The Het Set still has more of that original EMG compression and tightness.
@crazyboyant79
2 жыл бұрын
57 set ! Have them in an ESP LTD TE1000 with an Evertune, best EMG pickup out there and will take some beating. Used EMG 81s, Seymour's which I do also like...but 57s are different gravy.
@AP-qn6br
3 жыл бұрын
57 seemed to have the richer clean sound while JH has a super cool distortion sound with a good bass backing
@cobalt8421
4 жыл бұрын
57/66 here
@trevinbracken2889
3 жыл бұрын
Super surprised. I'd take the 57 any day. The het set sounds pretty flat. maybe more defined, but not better. Looking to get into active. Have a Squier Contemporary Tele HH I'm contemplating Duncan p90s or going active.
@camai75
5 жыл бұрын
Both sound great... 57 if you like that big bottom end..JH if you like more upper mids.. For me..JH.. I like mids
@csaiz8847
23 күн бұрын
Great comparison as always. I have both sets and like them both. The Het set is in my Gibson Studio Les Paul and the 57/66 are in my LTD ec1000 and both sound great. I am more of a passive pickup guy but like both of these. Now my next one will be an Ibanez rg421 but am having trouble deciding which ones to go with? Do I get Het set, 57/66 set, or the Duncan hot rodded set. Ugh....decisions decisions....
@VicksasT
3 жыл бұрын
I mean they both sound wonderful Clean: 57 Distortion: JH Wrong settings on the amp. Wrong amp. Wrong player. But both if you are reading this then decide if what and how you play needs the 57’s or the JH set because they both are great pickups!
@kennethjolley
Жыл бұрын
No one is buying the het set to play jazz or rock. The 57 sounds amazing and a lot warmer. But the het set seem a little quieter but the clarity is there maybe a little more compressed?? It seems like the 57 would get muddier faster than the het set in a metal setting. I say you should own both sets as they are close but yet so different. This made me a fan of the 57 but for what I play it has to be the het set.
@lionelb.1482
5 жыл бұрын
57 for me.
@user-lw7so7de6n
2 жыл бұрын
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@philliprobinson129
3 жыл бұрын
57 sounds better through most of these riffs to me
@themodernguitarist
2 ай бұрын
3:31 3:43 doing my own sanity check lol
@ArmandoLopez-qt6vz
3 жыл бұрын
57 in an SG, JH in a Les Paul
@DiosDragon1111
4 жыл бұрын
57 is for all But if 57 is black? 🤔😉
@NoobOnATele
2 ай бұрын
JH for me
@gigbanned
Жыл бұрын
Мне кажется или на 3:20 и далее перепутали датчики, 57-й звучит мощнее и выхлопнее
@TheHkwe
4 жыл бұрын
Huge thing to think about is woods. The jh set is sharper sounding because James uses them in Les pauls, v, explorers. This demo was done on Strat style? The jh would def be missing some body. Love the comparison but I’m buying for a les Paul custom and I can’t trust the other comments cuz they might also be Strat style players?
@today_what
Жыл бұрын
lead tone : 57 backing tone : JH
@NosferatusLair
3 жыл бұрын
57 sounds way better
@chrislawrence6609
4 жыл бұрын
Granted I was listening on my phone at a low volume but I couldn't tell a difference
@irvingalonso3559
4 жыл бұрын
Yo creo que la JH tiene mejor definición tonal con distorsión y la 57 muchos graves para mi gusto, pero los sonidos limpios en la 57 están mejor.
@NKN82
5 жыл бұрын
VOTE FOR 57
@dildojizzbaggins6969
2 жыл бұрын
3:31 Jeezis Krraist do they ever growl nastily... :-x
@honigdachs.
Жыл бұрын
It's like Hetfield said - EMG stands for extra metal growl 😁
@gustavonicoletti2333
4 жыл бұрын
For me jh is better(para mim o JH é melhor)
@NKN82
5 жыл бұрын
Wich pickup you prefer?
@mikestamper
5 жыл бұрын
Hard to tell! I'm using the 57/66 combo on one of my guitars, because I find them the most suitable for that particular guitar and the style I play with it. But JH's would have been awesome too!! :)
@bustercampfiresongs
2 жыл бұрын
But this on a weak sounding Strat?
@gabrielpizzo9733
2 жыл бұрын
extremely long clean test , come on they are EMG's , lack of focus on the distortion test sorry , in my humble opinion
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