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EMG Pickups, official co-sponsor of the Traveling Guitar Foundation.

EMG Pickups is proud to announce our affiliation with the Traveling Guitar Foundation as an...

Peruvian shredder Charlie Parra del Riego joins the EMG family!!

We are proud to announce the addition of Charlie Parra del Riego to the illustrious EMG...

AUSTRALIAN SHRED GUITARIST PAUL WARDINGHAM JOINS THE EMG FAMILY

Australian metal guitar virtuoso Paul Wardingham, has officially announced he will be...

EMG releases the ACB banjo pickup

EMG Pickups, the leader in pickup technology, has introduced the new ACB dual-coil banjo pickup. ...

EMG Launches Metal Works!

Pioneers of the “Black Pickup”, EMG has become recognizable worldwide and used by millions of...

EMG Artist & Warwick Endorser Andy Irvine prepares for a 25 date clinic tour across the USA

EMG Artist and Warwick Endorser Andy Irvine is gearing up to hit 25 cities across the United States...

Eric 'Erock' Calderone signs on as Official EMG Pickups Artist!

We are proud to announce Eric 'Erock' Calderone made it official and signed on as an exclusive EMG...

Nashville Tone Showcase 2012

EMG pickups, Ampeg, and Dunlop rolled into Nashville during CMT fan fest week to hold a two day...

Metallica's Orion Festival

EMG and ESP Guitars joined forces at the Orion Music & More Festival last month in Atlantic City to...

Machine Head checks in from the studio

One of the Bay Area's best thrash metal bands Machine Head are busy at work to the follow-up...

EMG officially welcomes Luke Jaeger of Sleep Terror & Michael Keene of the Faceless to the Artist...

Both Luke and Michael have been long time EMG users so it's about time we tied the knot with them...

EMG announces new External Power Supply for Winter NAMM 2012

No room for a battery? Now you've got options! Eliminating the need for the internal 9v battery...

Sacred Mother Tongue featuring Andy James signs record deal with EMI Records

UK metallers Sacred Mother Tongue (featuring virtuoso lead guitarist Andy James) have signed with...

EMG is mourning the loss of bluesman Michael “Iron Man” Burks...

EMG is mourning the loss of bluesman Michael “Iron Man” Burks, a dear friend of ours and...

EMG welcomes bassist Frank Bello of Anthrax to the artist roster

EMG is proud to welcome Frank Bello to the EMG family!

Intronaut joins the EMG Artist roster and is chosen to tour with TOOL!!!

While we would love to take credit for TOOL chosing to take our good friends in Intronaut with them...

LIVE WEBCAST FROM BOB WEIR'S TRI STUDIOS MAY 16th 2012 of 'PHILM', feat MEMBERS OF SLAYER, WAR AND...

PHILM, LA-BASED TRIO FEATURING MEMBERS OF SLAYER, WAR AND CIVIL DEFIANCE PARTICIPATE IN LIVE...

EMG & Jackson's 'Phil Demmel PDX Demmelition signature guitar' Facebook giveaway

***UPDATE: CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINNER, CHRIS FORSTER

EMG sponsors Rock & Roll Roast of Zakk Wylde during Winter NAMM 2012

Zakk Wylde is a guitar deity. He’s also a good sport, as he has agreed to be the roastee for...

EMG Pickups & Ibanez Guitars presents: Tosin Abasi New York Guitar Clinics

EMG Pickups & Ibanez Guitars have teamed up to bring you 4 guitar clinics to the New...

EMG Pickups welcomes Tommy Bolan (of NYC) to the family!

Furious shredder Tommy Bolan of NYC is welcomed back into the EMG fold and will be seen out rocking...

MMR Magazine's Upfront Q&A with Rob Turner

Check out the February issue of MMR magazine with a feature Upfront Q&A with EMG's owner /founder...

James Hetfield Unleashes New EMG Signature Set at The Big 4

History was made April 23, 2011 at “The Big 4” event in Indio California with four of...

New EMG Products for 2011

Here's the latest and greatest EMG products for 2011, stay tuned for more product announcements...

Zakk Wylde rocks with his EMG ZW Set on American Idol

Heavy Metal is a genre of music most associated with the fringe element of society- and why not?...

EMG Celebrates 35th Anv. at NAMM 2011

The EMG crew has returned from the 2011 Winter NAMM Show (which set a new attendance record)! To...

Victor Wooten performs on EMGTV

Between sound check and a Bela Fleck and the Flecktones show, Victor Wooten stopped...

Behind the Scenes with Fred Kowalo, Megadeth's Bass/Guitar Tech

Ever wonder what it’s like to be a guitar tech for one of the biggest rock bands in the world?...

ARTIST NEWS

We'd like to welcome some of our newest artists that recently joined the EMG family (see below).

ZAKK WYLDE SHRED CHALLENGE - WINNER ANNOUNCED!

The EMG crew has returned from The Black Label Bunker where we showed Zakk Wylde your amazing...

EMG CELEBRATES 35TH ANNIVERSARY

Premier Guitar recently did a feature on EMG's upcoming 35th Anniversary including past and present...

PG INTERVIEWS ROB TURNER ON SOLDERLESS INSTALLS

While attending the Summer NAMM Show in June 2010 in Nashville, Brett Petrusek from Premier Guitar...

Zakk Wylde Launching the "Black Label Berzerkus Tour" This Fall

EMG’s main man Zakk Wylde, will launch the Black Label Berzerkus Tour this fall,...

Summer NAMM 2010 Show Re-Cap

EMG has returned from Summer NAMM, and we had a great time doing some business with our dealers and...

Guitar World Magazine Reviews the EMG JVX Vintage Jazz Pickups

By Ed Friedland aka “The Bass Whisperer”

What are EMG artists saying about the new X Series pickups?

Here are some testimonials from the artist roster:

EMG returns from the Big Apple and Zakk Wylde’s Hellfire Halloween Bash 2009

Zakk Wylde and the Doom Crew tore the roof off The Hard Rock Café in Times Square in NYC on...

EMG Returns from the 2010 Winter NAMM Show

We’re back! And NAMM was once again a huge success and a ton of fun. We’d like to say thanks to...

EMG co-sponsoring Bass Player Live! 2009 Los Angeles Oct. 24-25

EMG Pickups will be at this year’s Bass Player Live! Event at SIR Studios in Los...

EMG Studios aka "The Cube" has got it all

EMG has a new cutting edge Audio/Video studio known as “The Cube”. The...

New! Alexi Laiho Signature Pickup + Booster EQ

EMG has released the ALX with ABQ EQ/Boost - the new Alexi Laiho signature model. ...

EMG Announces Solderless Installation

EMG has unveiled the latest advancement in pickup technology, the solderless install. ...

EMG Releases X Series

EMG has released a new line of high-output guitar and bass pickups for all styles of playing –...