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product_id: 50186821
title: "EMG 60 Active Humbucker Guitar Pickup, Black"
brand: "emg"
price: "1295 Lei"
currency: RON
in_stock: true
reviews_count: 8
url: https://www.desertcart.ro/products/50186821-emg-60-active-humbucker-guitar-pickup-black
store_origin: RO
region: Romania
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# Ceramic magnets for bright treble High-output active humbucker No-solder Quik-Connect install EMG 60 Active Humbucker Guitar Pickup, Black

**Brand:** emg
**Price:** 1295 Lei
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Summary

> 🎶 Upgrade your tone, skip the hassle — plug in, play loud, and own the mix!

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** EMG 60 Active Humbucker Guitar Pickup, Black by emg
- **How much does it cost?** 1295 Lei with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
- **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.ro](https://www.desertcart.ro/products/50186821-emg-60-active-humbucker-guitar-pickup-black)

## Best For

- emg enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted emg brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **Harmonic Richness:** Close aperture coils produce lush sustain and buttery overtones that elevate your sound
- • **Powerful Sonic Punch:** Delivers thick mids, booming lows & crisp highs for standout rhythm and lead tones
- • **Ceramic Magnet Clarity:** Ensures bright, cutting treble response perfect for articulate single-note solos
- • **Effortless Installation:** Quik-Connect system means zero soldering—upgrade your guitar at home in under an hour
- • **Versatile Neck Position:** Optimized for neck placement, balancing clarity and warmth across genres from blues to metal

## Overview

The EMG 60 Active Humbucker Pickup combines high-output ceramic magnets with close aperture coils to deliver a balanced tone featuring boosted mids, deep lows, and sparkling highs. Designed for easy, solder-free installation with EMG's Quik-Connect system, it’s ideal for neck position use, offering rich harmonic sustain and clarity favored by rhythm and lead guitarists alike. Perfect for professionals seeking a powerful, versatile upgrade that cuts through any band mix.

## Description

While the EMG-60 still features the close aperture coils loaded with ceramic magnets for the brightest attack of any of our many humbucking models, this pickup also packs plenty of output with both clarity and cut through high end. The EMG-60 is incredible for rhythm guitar as metal and extreme players have discovered. James Hetfield's signature ESP models use EMG-60's because their distinctive crunch sets any rhythm player apart in the mix of a band that pumps a lot of mid-range from the stage. The EMG 60 packs plenty of output with a balance of tones that is clic-thick; boosted mids, big lows and fat highs. Featuring close aperture coils loaded with ceramic magnets, this model has rich tonal characteristics that gives full treble response for distinct single-note solos and buttery harmonic overtones to provide some serious meat to your playing. Traditionally used in the rhythm position for everything from clean bluesy tones to hard rocking crunchiness. Package Includes: EMG's exclusive Quik-Connect™ cable, prewired split shaft volume/tone control set, output jack, battery clip set, s & springs.

Review: The ultimate pickup, looks cool, sounds amazing - Sound wise, it's pointless me writing anything, EMG's reputation speaks for itself, if you want hot pickups, choose EMG. What type of EMG and where you install it (bridge or neck) is entirely up to you however I installed this at the bridge position on my LTD guitar to replace a stock active pickup. I naively thought that I could unplug the stock pickup and plug the EMG in - wrong. The stock pickup was hard wired into the guitar electronics so I only had one choice, rip it all out and put this one in from scratch. That's the bad news. The good news is that everything you need to install the pickup (assuming the pickup housing is the same) is in the box and even better, no soldering is required - all the electrical components snap into place securely. Wiring instructions are also included in the box and very clear and easy to follow. The wiring for a number of setups is included i.e. volume only, volume and tone, and combining with another pickup. I choose volume and tone installation and it took about 45 minutes to finish as I had to drill (very carefully) out the hole to make way for the power from the battery compartment to the main wiring compartment - whether you need to do so depends on what guitar you are adding this to. Talking of which, note that a battery IS NOT included in the box, you will need a 9v battery in order to make your pickup active. As soon as I was done, I got the strings back on, plugged it in and struggled to put the guitar down for a while as the sound was amazing as you'd expect.
Review: An unarguable archetypal sound - I bought my first EMG 81 shortly after they started making them, stuck it in my Strat as the only pickup and it gave me decades of use. For the last couple of years though I noticed a crackling sound and after much experimentation realised it was the pickup, not the rest of the wiring in my guitar. So this pickup shipped, complete with wiring and knobs for a whole variety of setups. My original pickup required soldering in the traditional way but EMG have worked hard to make soldering a thing of the past. They give a variety of instructions to configure the pickup whichever way you want. I just have the pickup, a volume knob and output jack. Plus a 9v battery. I wired the whole thing up, tightened the bolt holding the volume knob, plugged in and no sound came out. I quickly realised that when I'd tightened the bolt on the volume knob I'd spun it around detaching a wire. Plugged it back in and sound came out. I can't be sure if this new 81 sounds identical to the original it replaces, but it certainly sounds good. An aggressive lead guitar sound. Given that you get all the wiring with this pickup, plus the fact that it gives an unarguable archetypal sound, it's a real bargain.

## Features

- Packs plenty of output with a balance of thick, boosted mids, big lows and singing highs
- Features close aperture coils, similar to a mini-humbucker, for rich harmonic overtones with plenty of sustain
- Ceramic magnets offer a full treble response and loads of output great for distinct single-note solos
- Provides clarity and character to your guitar and works very well in the neck position
- Installs without the use of a soldering iron, making it easy to do at home

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B000VTL3FG |
| Back Material Type | Metal |
| Best Sellers Rank | 31,138 in Musical Instruments & DJ ( See Top 100 in Musical Instruments & DJ ) 2,365 in Electric Guitar Parts |
| Body Material Type | Metal |
| Brand Name | EMG |
| Colour | BLACK |
| Connector Type | output jack |
| Customer Reviews | 4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars (52) |
| Fretboard Material Type | Maple Wood |
| Global Trade Identification Number | 00654330100048 |
| Guitar Bridge System | Fixed |
| Guitar Pickup Configuration | H |
| Included Components | EMG Quik-Connect Cable, Pre-Wired Split Shaft Volume/Tone Control Set, Output Jack, Battery Clip Set, S and Springs |
| Instrument | Guitar |
| Item Dimensions | 6.7 x 6 x 15.2 centimetres |
| Item Weight | 0.47 Pounds |
| Manufacturer | EMG Inc. |
| Manufacturer Part Number | 5766SETBKC |
| Material Type | Ceramic |
| Model Name | 60 |
| Model Number | 60 |
| Neck Material Type | Maple |
| Number of Strings | 6 |
| Set Name | EMG Pickup Sets |
| Size | 60 Black |
| Sound Profile | Bright, clear, rich in high frequencies |
| String Material Type | Ceramic |
| Top Material Type | Metal |
| UPC | 654330100048 |
| Unit Count | 1 count |

## Product Details

- **Back material type:** Metal
- **Body material:** Metal
- **Brand:** EMG
- **Colour:** BLACK
- **Fretboard material type:** Maple Wood
- **Guitar bridge system:** Fixed
- **Guitar pick-up configuration:** H
- **Neck material type:** Maple
- **String material type:** Ceramic
- **Top material type:** Metal

## Images

![EMG 60 Active Humbucker Guitar Pickup, Black - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/819+OzAALeL.jpg)
![EMG 60 Active Humbucker Guitar Pickup, Black - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/319grpeowiL.jpg)
![EMG 60 Active Humbucker Guitar Pickup, Black - Image 3](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41BAt-hsEKL.jpg)

## Available Options

This product comes in different **Style** options.

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The ultimate pickup, looks cool, sounds amazing
*by M***G on 6 March 2016*

Sound wise, it's pointless me writing anything, EMG's reputation speaks for itself, if you want hot pickups, choose EMG. What type of EMG and where you install it (bridge or neck) is entirely up to you however I installed this at the bridge position on my LTD guitar to replace a stock active pickup. I naively thought that I could unplug the stock pickup and plug the EMG in - wrong. The stock pickup was hard wired into the guitar electronics so I only had one choice, rip it all out and put this one in from scratch. That's the bad news. The good news is that everything you need to install the pickup (assuming the pickup housing is the same) is in the box and even better, no soldering is required - all the electrical components snap into place securely. Wiring instructions are also included in the box and very clear and easy to follow. The wiring for a number of setups is included i.e. volume only, volume and tone, and combining with another pickup. I choose volume and tone installation and it took about 45 minutes to finish as I had to drill (very carefully) out the hole to make way for the power from the battery compartment to the main wiring compartment - whether you need to do so depends on what guitar you are adding this to. Talking of which, note that a battery IS NOT included in the box, you will need a 9v battery in order to make your pickup active. As soon as I was done, I got the strings back on, plugged it in and struggled to put the guitar down for a while as the sound was amazing as you'd expect.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ An unarguable archetypal sound
*by M***S on 12 May 2015*

I bought my first EMG 81 shortly after they started making them, stuck it in my Strat as the only pickup and it gave me decades of use. For the last couple of years though I noticed a crackling sound and after much experimentation realised it was the pickup, not the rest of the wiring in my guitar. So this pickup shipped, complete with wiring and knobs for a whole variety of setups. My original pickup required soldering in the traditional way but EMG have worked hard to make soldering a thing of the past. They give a variety of instructions to configure the pickup whichever way you want. I just have the pickup, a volume knob and output jack. Plus a 9v battery. I wired the whole thing up, tightened the bolt holding the volume knob, plugged in and no sound came out. I quickly realised that when I'd tightened the bolt on the volume knob I'd spun it around detaching a wire. Plugged it back in and sound came out. I can't be sure if this new 81 sounds identical to the original it replaces, but it certainly sounds good. An aggressive lead guitar sound. Given that you get all the wiring with this pickup, plus the fact that it gives an unarguable archetypal sound, it's a real bargain.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ It’s awesome
*by C***S on 4 July 2023*

Love this. If you want that modern rock/metal sound then these are amazing. These into a 5150 or Dual Rectifier or similar is THE sound of modern metal. It’s detailed, clean, nicely forward in the mids and has that ‘really thick without being fizzy’ tone you are looking for. In the bridge it rolls off the bass nicely clearing up all the low end mud. Battery life seems fine though remember to unplug the cable when you finish! You only have to look at a who’s who of users to know what it does, Metallica, Rammstein, a hundred other top tier acts. It’s taken a decent guitar with so-so pickups and made it a high end guitar. If you use amp modelling, it’ll transform the sound of those from “Hmmm it’s ok” to “Hell yes!”.

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*Last updated: 2026-07-21*