One of those rare days when I wanted to hear some active pickups in action. The EMG 57 / 66 pair - the only likeable ones for me thus far. These sound like high output passive units instead of a pair of uncontrollable actives. I simply can't tolerate the active's very hairy response when it comes to distortion; I prefer a passive response. My Charvel Desolation Soloist here needs a re-string as well so it's Darco 9s this time.
