Bare Knuckle Polymath vs EMG 57/66 - 8 String Pickups Comparison

Описание: I recently installed a custom set of passive 8 string Bare Knuckle Polymath pickups into my Schecter Hellraiser Hybrid C-8, which replaced an active set of EMG 57/66 pickups. This is a video I wish was on the internet when I was doing research on which pickups to buy, so I made it for everyone else who wants to know the real difference between active and passive pickups, as well as exactly what happens to your tone when you switch a pickup from series to parallel. You'll hear these pickups installed in the same guitar, back to back in a full mix, solo, and the pure DI recordings. I cover styles like metalcore, progressive metal, and clean/crunch/rock. I tried to be a thorough as possible, but not long-winded.

My signal chain is:
Schecter Hellraiser Hybrid C-8
Radial Pro DI Passive Direct Box
Behringer U-Phoria UMC404HD

The amps are all modelled, and the DI goes directly into the front of each amp, with no pedals. I also chose not to EQ or post-process the sound after the cabinet to retain the full spectrum of the guitar tone. I also tried to find a tone that was a fair as possible to both sets of pickups. The amp models I used are:

Neural DSP Omega Ampworks Granophyre (6L6 power section) into GGD Studio Cabs Cali

Neural DSP Tone King Imperial MKII, using the built-in cab sim, with a touch of the included reverb and delay

And yes. They djent.

0:00 Full Mix - Metalcore
0:58 Full Mix - Progressive Metal / Djent
1:46 Bass Interlude
2:02 Full Mix - Clean / Crunch / Rock - EMG
2:50 Full Mix - Clean / Crunch / Rock - Polymath Series
3:38 Full Mix - Clean / Crunch / Rock - Polymath Parallel
4:32 DI Open Strings - EMG
5:10 DI Open Strings - Polymath Series
5:46 DI Open Strings - Polymath Parallel
6:22 DI & Solo - Metalcore
7:20 DI & Solo - Progressive Metal / Djent