Thread: Ibanez SR 490
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Old 12-11-2004, 04:08 PM   #4
Mitchell Royce
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I said EMG's because that's what I put in mine for 2 reasons:
1) The SR400 isn't shielded. Instead of shielding along with getting new pickups I decided on getting the shielded EMG's.
2) From the reviews I've read it came out that barts bassically lack in the treble department. EMG's on the other hand don't and are fairly balanced across the entire spectrum. If I don't want the trebel in there I'll take it out with my EQ. Like the saying goes "it's easier to take frequencies out than it is to put them in.
Lastly, I also got the EMG BQC EQ put in as well. I figured that that was my best bet in terms of a very powerful EQ in my bass(I now leave my amp EQ flat). All in all I paid 380 euros with installation. It was worth it.
Honestly, I think barts get hiped way too much in this forum. They're not the end-all, be-all of pickups by any means.
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