I have a '75 hardtail Strat that's a great player, but noisy as hell, especially when you get near neon, dimmers, or computer screens. Heard a lot of good stuff about the VG20, so I took a chance. Carefully removed the old pickguard(after all it is a 34 year old strat)and put it in a safe place. Easy to install! No soldering, no worries about grounding, pups are grounded internally. Called EMG with a couple of questions. Very helpful. Pickguard screw holes lined up perfectly. Strung it back up, and I was very impressed. Minimal noise, great clean strat sounds, but I was also impressed with the Presence control. Crankin that up gives you a pretty good bucker sound. Looking forward to using it on some hard rock and metal stuff, wont have to change guitars. All in all two thumbs up!!

Great tone for all genres of music. The SPC "Strat Presence Control" or fat control Is awesome. You can get some VH sound from the rear pickup. All around good set up for Country,Blues, and Rock.

I have a 1989 Strat that was built in Corona California with the Lace Sensors. (Blackie) I've used the EMG-DG20 in the same guitar and sounds great but I've been chasing the Robbie Blunt sound. The EMG-VG20 is a great bright sound that I've been looking for. The one thing is The SPC control board is square and a very tight fit and scrapes against the body of my '89 I used a Dremel and shaved about 3/16 for an easier fit. Simple and short I love these pickups. The sound is great. Clean or Distortion. Also gives a fresh look to an 89 Blackie