Paul Stanley

He uses it in bridge position.

He uses it in the neck position.

Paul can be seen using several B.C. Rich and Hamer guitars with these pickups in the early to mid 80s. In this interview with Vintage Guitar Magazine from 1997 Paul was asked,

When did you switch your allegiance to EMG pickups? That happened late in the game. I was always willing to try anything. I’ve never been one of those guys who says, ‘Give me free gear and I’ll endorse you.’ My attitude’s always been, ‘I don’t need your free gear, you need me.’ So, let’s not have the cart leading the horse!

When I tried some EMGs out, they really sounded good in the guitars I was using at that point, so I switched. I think the time I started using EMGs were in some Hamer guitars I had made, I’d say in the early ’80s.

There’s a lot of mixed feelings about active electronics. What did you like about the EMG actives? Well, the technical end means nothing to me! Initially, the idea of a pickup with a 9-volt battery attached to it was something I had an aversion to, but it sounded good!