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Forum Ringside => Pickups => Topic started by: horsehead on January 12, 2008, 01:49:59 PM

Title: I am now a member...but not with the set I thought!
Post by: horsehead on January 12, 2008, 01:49:59 PM

Yes I went on about the Irsih Tour set for soooo long, but after hearing hunter's comparison downloads, I've taken the plunge & got....The Mother's Milk set. It just seemed more like the sound I've got in my head...and it'll fit with my current Thomas Blug err thing I have a the moment. Took the plunge & also got a WD Music strat upgrade set as well.

Let the good times roll!

Title: I am now a member...but not with the set I thought!
Post by: Jazz Rock on January 13, 2008, 09:14:43 PM

Congratulation!

I have you installed them already? What do they sound like?

Title: Re: I am now a member...but not with the set I thought!
Post by: hunter on January 13, 2008, 09:53:18 PM

Quote from: horsehead

Yes I went on about the Irsih Tour set for soooo long, but after hearing hunter's comparison downloads, I've taken the plunge & got....The Mother's Milk set.

errrm, are you sure? I never owned either of these PUs nor made any clips.

Title: I am now a member...but not with the set I thought!
Post by: Twinfan on January 13, 2008, 10:45:22 PM

I think you mean HJMs  ;)

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Post by: Philly Q on January 13, 2008, 11:29:14 PM

Quote from: Twinfan

I think you mean HJMs  ;)

+1

Those are good clips.  Although based on them, I'd go Apaches personally.

Title: I am now a member...but not with the set I thought!
Post by: horsehead on January 14, 2008, 06:48:29 AM

Yet again I prove why I need to go see the optician...sorry Hunter & thanks HJM. Jazz I've just placed the order the other day so on average I believe it takes 3 weeks (?) so photos etc will be forth coming.

Title: I am now a member...but not with the set I thought!
Post by: Philly Q on January 14, 2008, 08:34:22 AM

Quote from: horsehead

I've just placed the order the other day so on average I believe it takes 3 weeks (?)

No, shouldn't take anywhere near that long, unless you've ordered something really unusual.  You should get them this week.  :D

(Edit: Apologies for my previous comment, by the way.  It reads like "Duh! You should've got Apaches!  :roll: ", which wasn't my intention at all.  I just thought it was interesting that people can listen to the same clips but hear different things they like.)

Title: I am now a member...but not with the set I thought!
Post by: AndyR on January 14, 2008, 08:50:25 AM

I can second that - 3 days is it all took for my lot to arrive. I was amazed and very impressed. Last week I was settling down for an anxious wait, worrying if I'd done the right thing. But before I knew it I had two guitars upgraded and knew I'd done the right thing.

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Post by: horsehead on January 14, 2008, 01:02:31 PM

Philly no insults taken, don't worry about it. Great news...now I'm really jazzed!

Title: I am now a member...but not with the set I thought!
Post by: horsehead on January 16, 2008, 01:46:15 PM

my pick-ups are at home, my pick-ups are at home, my pick-ups are at home, my pick-ups are at home, my pick-ups are at home!


But I'm at work :cry:

Title: I am now a member...but not with the set I thought!
Post by: 38thBeatle on January 16, 2008, 06:04:47 PM

I am sure you have probably got a headache coming on and need to go home to sleep it off  :wink:

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Post by: horsehead on January 16, 2008, 07:18:30 PM

I felt sooo ill :wink:

(http://i17.tinypic.com/867udro.jpg)

lovely boxy woxy, I love you sooo...no hang on...

(http://i13.tinypic.com/8bdyk3o.jpg)

your insides are soooooo lovely..I want you in me...err the guitar...now.

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Post by: Henk on January 16, 2008, 07:26:30 PM

:lol:  :lol:  :lol:

Remind me of how anxious i was when waiting for my mules, good luck soldering them in your strat!

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Post by: Tellboy on January 17, 2008, 06:32:19 PM

Good choice of pickups and music (Thomas Blug) Mr.Head  8)  8)

Unfortunately you are now afflicted with the terrible BKP GAS bug.

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Post by: AndyR on January 18, 2008, 08:52:42 AM

I'd be very interested to hear how you get on Horsehead - I'm only a week ahead of you on this BKP thing.

I wasn't on the forum but I was deliberating ITs for ages. A few months back I nearly switched to Mother's Milk after hearing the same clips. But I decided to stick with my original plan.

I'm still not sure I made exactly the right decision - BUT I love the sound of the ITs (and the replaced Texas Specials in an old Squier have brought that to life as well).

It's taken me nearly a week now to get the IT heights sorted to my satisfaction, but with each day I'm more impressed with these pickups. And I haven't even put new strings on yet!

And I can confirm what Tellboy says - now I've started with BKPs, I want them on everything. I'm already planning my next set, and I even find myself looking for new guitars to put pickups on...

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Post by: AngusYoung01 on January 18, 2008, 04:43:24 PM

Congrats!

And I'd be willing to bet most people on here have similar pictures of their first sets, the box, the box opened.......  :lol:  :D

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Post by: horsehead on January 19, 2008, 09:30:26 AM

I'm just a good imitator :lol:

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Post by: horsehead on February 03, 2008, 09:32:04 AM

ok so I've got the pickups into the scratchplate, I would have got them all soldered up & everything had it not been for that damn cat...oops sorry wrong board, I meant that damn shielding.

upto date pics

(http://i29.tinypic.com/14jm8eh.jpg)


(http://i25.tinypic.com/2d19zxx.jpg)

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Post by: Ted on February 03, 2008, 08:16:45 PM

That looks REEEEEEEEEEEEEEAL nice.  :o

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Post by: Prawnik on February 04, 2008, 08:19:18 AM

Kudos to the choice of greybottoms.  Cats like.