EMG pickups are standard equipment on some models from guitar manufacturers such as BC Rich, ESP, Schecter, Gibson, Dean, Ibanez, and Jackson Guitars. EMG active pickups tend to have much higher output than passive pickups of similar design because of the on-board preamp. The high output has made them popular with hard rock and heavy metal guitarists because they overdrive the input stage of guitar amplifiers more dramatically than a lower output pickup could.
