Bare Knuckle Pickups Forum
Forum Ringside => Pickups => Topic started by: Spitfire on December 24, 2008, 12:51:24 PM
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Hey, im just thinking about a possibility here..
i want a strat with HSS setup...I want a pretty high output Humbucker, and some lowish.. in the gilmourish feel singles.. (im thinking apache's or something.)
which out of all the BK humbuckers would split to a single that would have a close output to a gilmourish feel? i know that a SSS setup would be best.. or maybe a lower output hum like a VH2.. but im not looking for that really.
im just thinking at the moment, no definite plans
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I still say you should get a MM the singles can cover the gilmour and for when you wanna do anything metal you can flip tothe MM
also it is great for leads.
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I'm going to disagree here because I had the Miracle Man paired with low output singles (Sultans) in an HSS strat. It was my first BKP purchase & never really worked.
Basically, there was such a huge difference in power between bridge & mid/neck that if you dialled in a nice clean sound for the singles, the bridge position was unusable. Dial in a nice gain sound for the bridge & the neck just sounded weedy. Also, the MM bridge doesn't have a particularly nice clean sound (even split).
FWIW I swapped the MM for a Nailbomb (kept the Sultans) & it's much, MUCH better. The NB is still more powerful, just not skull-splittingly so :) Also, it's more organic with a far nicer clean sound & splits well.
So that would be my vote based on experience: Nailbomb + Sultans/Milks/Apaches
(NB: I've never tried Mothers Milks or Apaches, so am assuming that they are similar power level to Sultans...)
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Yeah, I'm not sure a really high output humbucker and low output singles will really play well together. It might sound like a good idea to increase versatility, but it'll just make your life harder.
The BKP site itself has some good HSS suggestions, like NB/IT/IT, MM/TS/TS, HD/IT/IT etc. It really depends what flavour humbucker you're looking for.