EMG - Les Claypool Bass Pickup

[greentext]

Anyone have any experience with the EMG Les Claypool pickup? Wanted one since they came out as I love Les Claypool but would love to hear some experiences if any. And come on that gold is outrageously good ahaha

 

 

[neepheid]

 

Or nearer my price range...

 

[Baloney Balderdash]

All I know is that Les Claypool found them with his metal detector in a gold digging competition with Robert Trujillo, who in the meantime had been lucky to find two silver J pickups, and then they had an epic slap battle on their respective basses, which had respectively been equipped with their respective findings...  

 

 

Edited March 15, 2023 by Baloney Balderdash

[greentext]

 

4 hours ago, Baloney Balderdash said:

then they had an epic slap battle on their respective basses

that they do my dude, that they do 

[Chris2112]

I was trying to find out what these pickups sound like today, predictably the press material just consisted of bad references to Primus song titles. I'll look for a demo instead. Seems odd that they'd release this without a bridge pickup to go with it though. 

[Baloney Balderdash]

1 minute ago, Chris2112 said:

I was trying to find out what these pickups sound like today, predictably the press material just consisted of bad references to Primus song titles. I'll look for a demo instead. Seems odd that they'd release this without a bridge pickup to go with it though. 

Well, I believe Les Claypool only utilizes a single P pickup.

 

Then again that didn't stop them from releasing a P/J Geezer Butler signature set.

[joe_geezer]

What is Les Claypool sticking these into.. his Carl Thompsons?

[MichaelDean]

15 minutes ago, Baloney Balderdash said:

Then again that didn't stop them from releasing a P/J Geezer Butler signature set.

Geezer does have the PJ set in his signature Lakland though. 

[joe_geezer]

Just now, MichaelDean said:

Geezer does have the PJ set in his signature Lakland though. 

He could put 2 sets in his BC Rich

 

 

[greentext]

1 hour ago, joe_geezer said:

What is Les Claypool sticking these into.. his Carl Thompsons?

I believe they are in his Pachyderm basses but unable to find a photo of one with the goldies but they look like this, already loaded with an EMG P

[joe_geezer]

21 minutes ago, greentext said:

I believe they are in his Pachyderm basses but unable to find a photo of one with the goldies but they look like this, already loaded with an EMG P

Very CT looking / inspired