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Forum Ringside => Pickups => Topic started by: ReverseHeadStock on February 04, 2008, 04:55:22 AM

Title: Custom BKP's?
Post by: ReverseHeadStock on February 04, 2008, 04:55:22 AM

This is a pretty "noobish" question, but I was wondering how you order custom BKP's?
I was looking around the players section of the Forums and some of the BKP users had x BKP's with x magnets (like, Nailbombs with ceramic magnets).

Thanks!!  :D

Kang

Title: Custom BKP's?
Post by: Lazy_McDoesnothing on February 04, 2008, 05:19:04 AM

Type in whatever option you want in the order form in the box that has this above it:

"If you have any other comments/requests, please add them below:"

If anything is wrong or unclear Tim will contact you.  I just went through this a few days ago when I ordered my first set.  The waiting is killing me :shock:

Title: Custom BKP's?
Post by: ReverseHeadStock on February 04, 2008, 05:31:46 AM

Ahh, thanks a ton!
I can't wait to get my first set either! I'm very pumped! :)

Title: Custom BKP's?
Post by: WezV on February 04, 2008, 07:10:57 AM

or just use the phone and discuss it with tim straight away

Title: Custom BKP's?
Post by: MDV on February 04, 2008, 10:01:33 AM

Quote from: WezV

or just use the phone and discuss it with tim straight away

Thats what I always do. You can talk out the effects of this and that and get the right thing, rather than just thinking "OOOO that'll be cool!"

Title: Re: Custom BKP's?
Post by: Nolly on February 04, 2008, 10:52:09 AM

It's definitely worth speaking to Tim, he'll make sure you get exactly the sound you want.

Quote from: ReverseHeadStock

(like, Nailbombs with ceramic magnets).

:wink:

I went for the ceramic Nailbomb because I played Pin from SikTh's guitars, and I was blown away by the sound. Tim said he put ceramic magnets in Pin's pickups so I got him to do the same for me. Now I want to know what a double screw version would sound like  :idea: !

Title: Re: Custom BKP's?
Post by: Jonny on February 04, 2008, 04:09:23 PM

Quote from: Nolly

It's definitely worth speaking to Tim, he'll make sure you get exactly the sound you want.

Quote from: ReverseHeadStock

(like, Nailbombs with ceramic magnets).

:wink:

I went for the ceramic Nailbomb because I played Pin from SikTh's guitars, and I was blown away by the sound. Tim said he put ceramic magnets in Pin's pickups so I got him to do the same for me. Now I want to know what a double screw version would sound like  :idea: !

Short and sweet would that not sound HELLA LOUD?

Title: Custom BKP's?
Post by: Nolly on February 04, 2008, 05:33:49 PM

Well, it should just have more bass response. And look super evil!! :twisted:

Title: Custom BKP's?
Post by: ReverseHeadStock on February 04, 2008, 09:58:59 PM

Haha, I'm trying to get some Nailbombs with ceramics.
(Copying Nolly's tone) I was looking around the players section, and just fell in love with the tone of Nolly :D

Title: Custom BKP's?
Post by: Jonny on February 04, 2008, 10:05:05 PM

Quote from: ReverseHeadStock

Haha, I'm trying to get some Nailbombs with ceramics.
(Copying Nolly's tone) I was looking around the players section, and just fell in love with the tone of Nolly :D

Think he only got a ceramic in the bridge.

Title: Custom BKP's?
Post by: Nolly on February 04, 2008, 10:14:58 PM

Quote from: ReverseHeadStock

Haha, I'm trying to get some Nailbombs with ceramics.
(Copying Nolly's tone) I was looking around the players section, and just fell in love with the tone of Nolly :D

That's awesome. :drink:

And yes, it's just the bridge magnet that's ceramic.

Title: Custom BKP's?
Post by: HTH AMPS on February 04, 2008, 10:51:09 PM

I actually think a ceramic Nailbomb could be a really cool sounding pickup since the stock (alnico) NB has quite a pronounced midrange.  I'd expect a ceramic magnet to suck the mids in and give it more bass.

Title: Custom BKP's?
Post by: ReverseHeadStock on February 04, 2008, 11:15:02 PM

Thanks guys!   :headphones5:

Title: Custom BKP's?
Post by: ericsabbath on February 05, 2008, 12:34:03 AM

Quote from: HEAVIER THAN HELL

I actually think a ceramic Nailbomb could be a really cool sounding pickup since the stock (alnico) NB has quite a pronounced midrange.  I'd expect a ceramic magnet to suck the mids in and give it more bass.

ceramic magnets don't suck mids
(ex: duncan distortion is a jb with an oversized ceramic magnet and it has a ton of mids)
in some pickups the ceramic magnet gives a lot more midrange than an alnico 5 bar
probably a ceramic nailbomb will sound more like a painkiller

Title: Custom BKP's?
Post by: Nolly on February 05, 2008, 09:49:12 AM

Tim describes ceramic magnets as having "tighter bass, smoother mids and a distinctive high-end cut" when compared to alnico.

I'd be interested to see how he describes the ceramic Nailbomb with reference to the rest of the range. I get the feeling it falls somewhere between the c-Pig, MM and PK...

Title: Custom BKP's?
Post by: gwEm on February 05, 2008, 01:37:46 PM

HTH and Wez have had some sensible things to say ;)

If I want to do anything remotely custom I call Tim to run it by him. BKPs are pretty expensive to make a mistake with ;)

Keeping the coils the same, and adding more powerful magnets increases the relative bass and treble responses.

Title: Custom BKP's?
Post by: Nolly on February 07, 2008, 12:52:07 PM

Just thought people might like to know:

Quote

Quite different to all of those-closest would be a hot Cold Sweat.
 
kind regards
 
Tim
 
Nolly wrote:
 Tim,

Cheers for the info! Any idea how the ceramic Nailbomb might compare
to, say, a Painkiller or ceramic 'pig?

Thanks,

 Adam