EMG HZ

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EMG HZ is a series of passive humbucker guitar pickups by EMG, Inc. Separate series of same-named HZ pickups exists for electric basses.

All EMG HZ series pickups have the EMG 5-wire quik-connect output, that comes as a 5-pin male connector on a pickup body and a 5-wire cable to connect it. Easy wire color code scheme that is the same for all EMG products simplifies soldering and installation.

1 Guitar pickups
- 1.1 Product naming guidelines
- 1.2 Product numbers lineup
2 Bass pickups
- 2.1 Product lineup
3 External links

[edit] Guitar pickups

[edit] Product naming guidelines

HZ series pickups have a name that can consist of following parts and indices:

F- designates a special version of pickup, designed with pole spacing of .410" (10.41mm) for Floyd Rose bridges. If omitted, normal pole spacing for fixed/vintage tremolo bridges is used.
H is a signature for HZ series.
Product number from 1 to 4.
A designates usage of Alnico 5 magnets that generally give a warmer sound. If omitted, ceramic magnets are used that result in more accurate, brighter, well-defined sound.
-B or -N, if present, designate a special bridge or neck version of pickup.

[edit] Product numbers lineup

H1 - adjustable pole pieces, overwound coils, high output;
H2 - vintage wound coils, vintage output;
H3 - two stud piece loaded, non-adjustable pole pieces, overwound coils, solid cover cap;
H4 - positioned as a passive equivalent of infamous EMG 81 active pickup, for usage in high-gain setups, such as rock and metal; widely endorsed by ESP Guitars in many of their models as a default pickup.