Bare Knuckle Pickups Forum
Forum Ringside => Pickups => Topic started by: tyfranz on May 12, 2008, 06:14:55 PM
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Hey guys as you know i am new here. I heard about bareknuckle pickups from my cousin who has a set in a warmoth tele he built.I want to get a bridge pickup for my Les Paul its lacking a lot of bite.In my other Paul i have Burstbucker Pros which are pretty good ,but i want to try something new. The music i am into is mostly Industrial and Progressive metal/rock i am also into Blues and Hard rock. Favorite bands are Nine inch Nails,Tool,APC,Queens of the stoneage,Manson.I am looking something that has some bite and attack ..high in mids and even levels of low end and high end.I was looking at the Nailbomb and Warpig what do you guys think will work?
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If you want bite then perhaps the painkiller or miracle man would be better suited than either the Nailbomb or the Warpig.
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If you want bite then perhaps the painkiller or miracle man would be better suited than either the Nailbomb or the Warpig.
Miracle Man in a Les Paul makes the floor shake. It has bucket loads of low end :)
..high in mids and even levels of low end and high end.I was looking at the Nailbomb and Warpig what do you guys think will work?
Holy Diver could do this, but I'm always a bit hesitant to recommend them for Les Pauls as I had widely differing (http://bareknucklepickups.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=11564) results with the same Holy Diver set in two different LPs...
Of the pickups I've got Nailbomb would get my vote, but I wonder whether Crawlers (which I tried in Tim's LP Custom at LGS '07) would get you where you want to be?
Warpig would be a definite "no" - just too much low end if your LP is even a little bit bassy...
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Nailbomb or Crawler is more in your ballpark I think. The bands you mentioned have typical low-end-chug tone, not really the "bite" your mentioned.
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I'd say rebell yell (over a nailbomb in a les paul) thats got a good dollop of high mid and its just on the fence in terms of output - meaning you can go from classic to shred.
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thanks! I after reviewing the pickups i like the nailbomb the most..soo i think i have made my decision. Also does it take long for them to ship the pickups? I am in the states sorry..Just curious on the wait?
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It took 14 days from ordering to doorstep for me in Wisconsin. The pickups are made to order so times will vary.
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i am about to order it right now or tomorrow ..but its comes down to the hardest part..what color..and open or closed..jeez i feel like a kid in a candy store lol. What do you guys suggest? I have an open black neck pickups -trans red quilt top hmm..
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Hi there and welcome!! Can you post a photo of your guitar, it may help on picking up the covers ..
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Hi there and welcome!! Can you post a photo of your guitar, it may help on picking up the covers ..
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v56/Contagious/0_IMAGE_107.jpg)
Sry shitety camera phone pic
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Some ideas I think would look good:
-Plain gloss black covers(maybe with "BKP" engraved)
-Camo covers(the brown would go with the knobs)
-Chrome covered neck, open coiled bridge zebra or black.
-Both open coil zebras
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I think I'd go with the black again, either covered or open, depending on which you want to go with. Personally, covered black.
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just order the black covered bridge PU...=] cant wait!!
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do i need to get new capacitors for the nail bomb or no? Sorry , i am a noob when it comes to guitar electronics.
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Depends if you want to replace them with higher spec ones.
Otherwise, no.
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Depends if you want to replace them with higher spec ones.
Otherwise, no.
do you think i should? Also if i am replacing the volume and tone pots for the bridge should i just replace the others as well?
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Need no, but if you are going for a general upgrade of your electrics you may as well do the lot. I would anyway :)
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Hey guys...to all nailbomb owners and other BKP owners...what type of caps did you use?.I have my nailbomb going in a les paul... Mahogany body.What do you guys suggest cap wise to use? I was looking at the schematics and i order a .047 goodall(nailbomb-bridge pickup and a Sprague "F" .022 (neck-stock pickup).The sites schematics said .047 so i thought it was standard for all the pickups,but then i emailed tim. He help me and told me he uses .022 in his guitars.any help?? or do you guys think i will be fine with the caps i got? I want it to have punch ,but i don't want it to be really muddy.
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just got my pickup today...tim and guys rock that was pretty fast for my pickup! what cap size do you suggest for the nail bomb?
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Sorry, out of my league there!
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Typical for a Les Paul is a .022 and .015 cap. I have never used anything other than that in my Les Paul's.