JIM ROOT EMG DAEMONUMS VS 81/60 PICKUP SHOOTOUT 

I don’t understand why everyone is missing the most important thing, the signatures looks better. We all know that’s all that matters.

the riffs and the mixing seems very on point the last couple of months. Your going to the next level my dude

1) they sound less compressed like most emg, more dynamic like a passive pick up but just have enough bottom end and output. 2) most people forget most speakers and amps and pick ups are all tuned on standard tuning, signature gear is for that individual and what they need to find that tone they have been chasing. Jim is a tad more of a dynamic player because he had both stone sour and slipknot over the years, but of course now slipknot is his main focus. Signature gear is trial and error like anything else, until you hear the stuff in person and see if it fits your rig and your style, hard to judge it overall, 3)good demo nonetheless 🤘🤘

I now understand Jim’s new pickups better and why he came out with these it’s definitely the Slipknot sound we love really focused and well done while the regular emgs are just more wild and a little off. Both are really great though and This video explains a lot.

Actually got close to that "strat" sound at 5:05, lol. Really shows the versatility of the daemonums.

The signature pickups sound more alive, don’t know how to describe it. The 81/60 sound good, just a little more processed. Great demo my dude.

Dude, I love how much fun you have doing these. But man, that look on your face, right befire you broke into SRV was priceless!. Btw, I think the best way to put it is that the daemonums have a wider frequency range, instead of being tighter and focused like the 81/60.

EMG Daemonums vs SD Blackouts shoot-out pls

I really can't hear much difference through my headphones, but I'm sure there is a noticeable difference in person. I could barely tell the new signature pickups sounded a hair cleaner or more defined as you may. Like just a slight difference between a little muddy and clean. Great job! Oh, BTW...damn that guitar is beat up! LOL. Wearing in nice!

I just got a set of these thanks to your video... holy crap they're awesome! Im a die hard 81 user (just like Jim I guess) and nothing has that metallic bite and clank the 81 does on chugs, and I know some people hate it but I love it. The Daemonum bridge pickup keep that 81 instantaneous aggressive feel in tact... but they take a little bit of the clank out and add a little girth to the tone without smoothing it out so much like an 85 does. I'm not saying this thing replaces my 81's, but I am saying it sounds fantastic.

Fantastic playing my guy! I love how you incorporated the octave playing that he does quite a bit! I don’t think you can go wrong either way!

I saw someone say they sound “Thick”. Great description in my opinion. Like the perfect Gal - Thick is a wonderful thing.

the natural ware on the Strat looks so good. I desperately wish they would do another run of that color

Yo I just wanna say from 5:04 to about 6:15 is the COOLEST transition I think I’ve ever heard. That absolutely blew my mind

Can we get more appreciation for that amazing Voodoo Child jam? 🥺

Yea to me the new set really does give every string an equal amount of a voice, where the old set dialed back slightly on mids to give that low string slightly extra growl.

Dude, good video. Man, I’m getting a Telecaster and my mind was made up on the Squire classic vibe until last night when I re-watched your video of the shootout of the Root Telecaster Fender Vs Squire. Now I want the Squire Root Tele. I might need the Classic Vibe 50’s Tele AND the Jim Root one.

Wow, they sound surprisingly versatile! I totally wrote them off when I heard of them but now I have to check them out.

Quality content yet again. I completely agree with you that they sound fuller and what I’ve noticed is they sound great in any tuning whereas the 81/60s (in my opinion) sounded best in predominantly drop tuning. Once I got my set put in the jazzmaster I went from standard down to drop A and they sounded phenomenal with everything from Blink to Slipknot. Only issue I had was getting use to the look of the jazzmaster without the brushed nickels. Anyways, thanks for another great video, keep up the good work dude!

6:17 It’s official: Ray has gone mad in lockdown

Funny thing about pickup reviews is that one person can make any pickup sound amazing & when you get them they sound like absolute shit thru your rig! Trial & error thru your personal rig is the only way to find the pickup thats for you!

I feel like the daemonum sound warmer (mid+low) and a little more full where as 81/60 sound a little more treble and thin. Both sound good in a different way.

Could you make the intro a little bit quieter? It's always much louder than the rest of the video. Thanks

I still remember the Fluff-Jim-You love triangle... yes that was me

I had the daemonums, did not like them. Took them out and stuck Emg 81 back in. To me in person I thought they sounded thin and not as full as Emg 81. Played through a evh el 34, maybe it would sound better through something with 6l6 tubes

Man I really fell in love with your channel. I'm so jealous you've got so many Jim Root signatures. I want the black Jazzmaster like nobody's business. I'd probably give a pinkie for it. Strumming hand of course..

Just got the 81/60s I prefer the 60 to the 85, your vid helped me decide

Awesome video Ray!!! Congrats!!!

I could listen to you just riffing out for hours

I was waiting so long for this video !!!

Amazing playing bro. Have you played the super 77? Trying to debate roots set vs those. They sound plenty hot in this video.

The new ones sound more alive, organic, she's coming alive, it's coming alive, hard to say what caught my attention, but sure it's sounds cools Hey man, why don't you demo them in standard tuning, cause when it's low tuned everything tends to sound the same and it would be really cool to see someone who doesn't tune to drop q to play these pickups haha

This is a fantastic comparison. Thank you for your thorough review!!!

The new JR pickups sound more 'passive' and have richer low mids. For me I'd go with either, but finally, EMGs I would not hate to put in traditional designs.

It sound like the 81/60 are just a hair more compressed and the sig set or a hair more open sounding. That's the best way I can describe the difference

Based on this I would be very happy to run Jim's new sig EMG's in my Strat. I hope a preloaded pickguard will pop up. Thanks Ray.

Wish I could come up with sick riff, after sick riff. Well done Sir!

The Jim Roots sound so crisp, the EMGs are a little muddier, but boy that amp sounds nice

Have you tried Jaymz's, or Kirks pickups? I'd love to see a shootout between them the JR ones.

Nice comparison man, well done! I much prefer his signature pickups. Far more lively, fuller and articulate.

Not getting rid of my 81/60’s. They sound killer in my ESP and LP Custom. But I do want a set of the Daemonums for another guitar. Think they’d be a bit too thick in a 10lb Les Paul. That thing already hits hard with the 81/60. But The Roots may sit well in some of my lighter guitars. Did not like the Hettfield pups at all. They sounded muddy in all my guitars. First set of EMGs I didn’t like. 81/60 and 81/89R along with 57/66 are amongst my favorite EMGs.

Just got a set of these to put in my harley benton '84 extreme

i love how cold the 81 is

Did you see the mini documentary they did on slipknot? I think it came out yesterday.

The signature set has more of an organic feel, similar to passives...also they sound less compressed and "squashed" but the difference extremely minimal in the intro song and only becomes more obvious when you played guitar by itself

The 81 seems to almost hit a brick wall with palm muted chords. The Daemonums definitely are more responsive and have way better note separation.

that hendrix riff sounded killer all metal'd out lol

Hope your safe Ray! Channel has been sick man!

With your clean tone it sounded pretty identical to the clean intro to Hickory Creek by Whitechapel. Keep on rocking brother

Sound to me like the Daemonums have a little less low end mids which is allowing the low end to be heard clearer and so sounding fuller. High end sounds the same, overall just a tigher version of the 81...

I have a perfect rhythm/lead combo with the Daemonums in my Epi LP Standard and the EMG 81s in my Fender Strat. But if I had to choose one set, it would be the Daemonums all day. Riffing is so addictive with those.

Hey Ray! I wanted to ask your thought and opinion on something regarding these Daemonum pickups... *Have you tried these in another tuning besides the drop B/Drop A that Jim uses on your JR Strat??? *If so, do you also find that they sound a bit different tonally due to the difference in tuning (frequency wise to be different in how they respond??) I bought the first set and have them in an Epiphone G-1275 double neck (6-string neck...) with BOTH necks tuned down to B std. I bought another set and put them in a '20 ESP LTD SC-20 Sonic Blue tuned to C# std. I am finding that they almost sound like 2 different pickups, despite the difference of the guitars themselves, and I think it's in the difference in tuning... Would love to know what you think...

That first song sounds exactly like something i would write, i guess thats what years of the knot do to you 😅

Have only ever tried them at A/B tunings which sound great. But would these pickups be suitable to standard or drop D tunings?

good work mate I have seen many people just received the pickup but no one wanna make a video about it I'm curious on how clean channel sounds like tho

Thank you for doing your demos correctly

Great work. Daemonums feel more open and uncompressed. But in the mix differences are less obvious.

Your face of happiness it say everything ;)

The pinch harmonics that you let ring out sound sick

i’ve found from my personal experience that the sigs are really hot even when theyre running through a clean signal

The Daemonums have deeper low end

metal jimmy. awesome ray.

@staymetalray-Did you notice that Jim has alnico adjustable poles in his pickups when his signature set dosnt and has flat ceramic poles?

I closed my eyes/ listened and heard the the signatures sound a lot more crispy and brighter. It cut through. The 81/60 sounded darker and more filtered/bogged down.

Hi SMR!!! I really enjoy your videos!!! You do such a great job, your tone is amazing!!! I have one question, I just got this set for a Floyd Rose equipped guitar, will they sound good in standard tuning?? I haven’t decided which tuning to go with on this guitar yet, so I’m going to leave it in standard for a while…

Metal voodoo child. Sign me up

The daemonums sound a bit more dynamic to my ear while the 81/60 sounds a bit heavier. There are pros and cons to both tho

Yo!! Did you Put that NECK on That Body!? Or you bought it PUT Together Like That!?? That EBony NECK, BODY & headstock Combo with The Cream & Black P-UPs Looks DOPE AF 💯 I DIGG The Fender Guitar's When There Metal`d Out Monsters!! Bcuz ITS NOT supposed to Be 😂 😆 But Now IS! LUV It... It's DOPE Bro & Sounds Good With Both Sets

Nice video and editing, do you think it would be worth if I put EMGs in my 2019 Epiphone Standard Pro?

tone surprisingly reminds me of Damageplan (dimebucker)

Well now I know what to get for my birthday ☺️

Ray did you relic your yellow strat? If so how ? I wanna relic mine great video thanks ray!

Can hear a slight difference, this seems to definitely be a "feel" thing where you need to play them. One pet peeve I have w/ EMG is they don't make all their stuff available for 7/8 string also. The Het set at least should have had a 7 string available a LONG time ago. Quick edit, if you want your 81/60/85 to sound better, throw a 24 volt mod battery pack in it or do the 2 9 volts.

The EMG pick ups sound a little bit darker! Keep playing those Hendrix songs 😂 sure he would have love shredding his Strat with this tone !

Great demo. To my ears, the JRs have more character and the 81/60 sound generic/compressed in comparison. Thought both were good, but preferred the JR.

I like the 81/60 better .. the d's are seem brighter.. I like the darker look too. Good vid but what I really want to know is what one song it was .... 😉

It just seems like the presence knob was turned up a little bit with the Jim Root set. A little bit more high end and a tad bit more saturation. Not enough reason for a $230 ‘upgrade.’

Hey Ray love your channel bud ! One thing tho you are way more than a « slipknot channel » You should give yourself more credit I like everything that you do ! Keep it up !

just put them in my black Jim Root Strat - love them and agree w. you

I'm thinking of buying a set of daemonum's to replace a 60/81 set. Because I want to use that guitar (LP) for a wider range of musical styles than just metal. The only question I have about the daemonum's is how they behave in standard tuning? Would you recommend these for standard tuning or should I look into other EMG pickups?

Cool vid! Thanks a lot!!!

Awesome, fat and crunchy pickups really with low end

Hey man which emg fit did u use for the strat. I read they have 2 different sizes or something like that. I want to buy it for my strat.

Can the new pickups just be plugged into existing 81/60 wiring or are things different with the retro active type?

I don't know if it's already been asked but what is going on with that pinch harmonic at 2.01 😅 I've gotta know lol

Do you think the new Jazzmaster is worth $1399? I was planning on getting one but can't justify spending that much when I could easily get the USA Jazzmaster used for less than that.

Now the question is... You've learned Vermilion?

I wonder what these would sound like with the 24v mod?

Why does everyone's 81 sound so good and mine sounds like a passive one from the 70s????

The new ones all the way. Because of the looks of course.

Just got my new v4 jazzmaster...theirs no going back to 81s haha. They're hot pickups with clarity! Just ordered a few more pairs for my other guitars. To me, it sounds like notes are not bleeding into each other..if that makes sense. Very fun

I like prefer sound of the 81/60s in the mix but I like the new ones better isolated

Like the Roots. Considering putting them in a guitar. I'd like to hear them compared to the x series also.

Hey Ray! What string pack do you use for Drop-B?

hi! great channel ! are you still in touch with jim ? really like the interview and jim look like really nice guy ! really hope for more video :)

do you still have the damien 8 string? have you upgraded to a new one or gotten rid of it?

I love the 81/60 set (x series specifically) and all the Retroactives so I thought these would be incredible. Pretty disappointed after trying. Maybe they really are just tuned for Slipknot style playing

Os dois captadores são bons. Parabéns pelo vídeo. eu tenho os 81/60 e amo eles.

It S the Jim root signature stratocaster model or it S a stratocaster customized with different pick ups?

I bought this set, sounds killer, but only one major but, when i touch pickup pole piece, it has filthy grounding noise and my wiring, all the arrows, everything is connected correctly, I even swapped pups from my other guitar which has emgs(retro active vintage 70 i believe) and still noise when touched, just wondering if anyone who owns JR set, has this issue?