kung mabigat na tugtugan chief, kelangan high output & noiseless pups ang kunin mo, most of the guitarist, prefer active pups kung linis/tamihik at high output ang paguusapan lalo na on stage performing live, though yung iba naman, masprefer din ang warmness & beefiness ng passive... if you cant afford EMGs, then go for passive dimarzios (x2n, d-acts, disto or any f-spaced) or seymour duncans (sh-13 dime, sh-8 invader, etc) pups!... hindi nagkakalayo sa output ng active pups & without the hassle of battery... tapos konting tweek nalang sa efx... ako kc more middish ang settings ko para may crunch at kagat lalo na playing live... hope this helps...