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Forum Ringside => Pickups => Topic started by: Bainzy on October 30, 2005, 05:58:33 PM

Title: Prototype Pickups
Post by: Bainzy on October 30, 2005, 05:58:33 PM: in the thread "BKP's in some of Tim's guitars", it mentions on the last post:

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Sunburst Les Paul Custom

New proto- type pickups!

is this a pickup thats now in production, and if so which?

if not, are there any spec details you guys might be able to let us know about?
Title: Prototype Pickups
Post by: Steve-Mr Pig 2U on October 30, 2005, 06:19:21 PM: Its going into production next year... Its a metal pickup, very different from anything else we do in that catagory.
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Post by: MDV on October 30, 2005, 06:23:01 PM: Now you have my undevided attantion!!!!

Can you, please, elaborate!!!!!!!!!????????????? :D
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Post by: Bainzy on October 30, 2005, 08:14:23 PM: \m/ awesome
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Post by: Peterku on October 30, 2005, 08:24:49 PM: Sounds cool. 8) Is that the Rebel Yell?
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Post by: _tom_ on October 30, 2005, 08:24:57 PM: Its sounding like it could be good so far! Cant wait to hear the first clips!
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Post by: Steve-Mr Pig 2U on October 30, 2005, 08:29:19 PM: Is a British metal voiced pickup, more mid range and tight bottom end. Sounds incredible.
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Post by: Bainzy on October 30, 2005, 08:30:44 PM: sounds like my ideal metal pickup!

need any British metalheads to test it? :lol:
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Post by: MDV on October 30, 2005, 08:40:17 PM: Cool, what DC? I'm guessing A5?
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Post by: Steve-Mr Pig 2U on October 30, 2005, 08:46:34 PM: Special sized ceramic.... I dont know the exact DC, I think its around 16K, Tim will have to confirm.
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Post by: MDV on October 30, 2005, 08:48:39 PM: Wow!

So its a faily big bruiser then!

Does it have a name?
Title: Prototype Pickups
Post by: Tim on October 30, 2005, 09:20:23 PM: I'm gig testing at the moment..............this stage usually takes 6 months as I work through all the prototypes and constantly re-evaluate.
It's called a Painkiller humbucker and I'm voicing it for some serious mid range precence.....unlike the Nailbomb that has quite a sweet vintage element this one will be even more in your face.It is ceramic based but not like anything we've done before(or anyone else!)...........expect it to come into the range just after xmas.
I won't say anymore as I have to be 100% sure of the voicing before I include it into the BKP range and that involves a lot of play testing so that ultimately I know it will do what I want and what it'll say on the box.
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Post by: Ratrod on October 30, 2005, 09:25:17 PM: So it's going to have a Judas Priest kind of sound?

wicked. :twisted:
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Post by: Tim on October 30, 2005, 09:32:05 PM: Not totally....remeber I like to indulge in the 'vibe' rather than replicate one tone.............when I listen to Painkiller I want to run around the walls and go mental it's so heavy..........that's the vibe I'm trying to capture....serious silly grin :D !
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Post by: MDV on October 30, 2005, 09:32:13 PM: Dammit! You know what this means. I'm gonna have to put up with those gibsons for a few months now :lol:

Its sounds like it might be just what I'm after.
Title: Prototype Pickups
Post by: Ratrod on October 30, 2005, 09:37:35 PM: You could also name it the BKPNWOBHMHB. :uhu:
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Post by: _tom_ on October 30, 2005, 09:43:02 PM: Quote from: Ratrod
You could also name it the BKPNWOBHMHB. :uhu:

hahahah, I think Painkiller gets the point across better though :lol:
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Post by: WITH FULL DISTORTION on October 30, 2005, 10:54:27 PM: Quote from: Steve-Mr Pig 2U
Is a British metal voiced pickup, more mid range and tight bottom end. Sounds incredible.

Hummm , it sounds like the pickup i was making questions a few months when i join the forum

Tight Bass(more or equally tight as the MM?)
a LOT OF Middles(Excellent. ahahahah)
What about the Highs? can you tell me how they wilçl sound like? just an idea. I hope there´s enough highs to balance with the tight bass and lots of mids
Hails
Q:)
J.P
i guess ill be a lot satisfied with my delay to purchase my Bare Knuckles, since the new pickups are going to come out.
Q:)
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Post by: WITH FULL DISTORTION on October 30, 2005, 10:55:04 PM: I GUESS, Hellbucker will be a more SUITABLE name
Q:p
Title: Prototype Pickups
Post by: Steve-Mr Pig 2U on October 31, 2005, 12:01:18 AM: as Tim said we can give any more info at this time as it is still in the development stages.
Watch this space!
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Post by: Davey on October 31, 2005, 12:28:18 AM: oh... my...f00kin...god!!!!

am i hearing right???????

geeez!!! i'm calling laz tomorrow to see how far he is with my rhoads and tell him to wait a bit with the pickup. cos i like what i hear. and i think i'd like this one a bit better than the nailbomb.
was just talking with ben a couple of days ago about you guys making that type of pickup.. man!!
a bit after christmas you said.

are you accepting orders yet? lol
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Post by: TwilightOdyssey on October 31, 2005, 12:37:35 AM: Quote from: Ratrod
You could also name it the BKPNWOBHMHB. :uhu:

BK already make the perfect NWOBHM pickup: the VHII.
This sounds like it's a more powermetal type of tone; should sound great in a Jackson, ESP, or Charvel thru an Engl Powerball ... now we know why Tim's got himself an Engl!!!! PDT_006

Sounds like it's gonna be a killer pickup, and not a moment too soon!
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Post by: WITH FULL DISTORTION on November 07, 2005, 11:51:42 PM: hails guys, what is a BRITISH METAL SOUND?
any examples?
HAILS
j.p
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Post by: _tom_ on November 08, 2005, 12:03:26 PM: Quote from: WITH FULL DISTORTION
hails guys, what is a BRITISH METAL SOUND?
any examples?
HAILS
j.p

I'm guessing stuff like Sabbath, Maiden, UFO etc.
Title: Prototype Pickups
Post by: WITH FULL DISTORTION on November 08, 2005, 05:11:14 PM: Huuuuummm.
Q:/
Title: Prototype Pickups
Post by: TwilightOdyssey on November 08, 2005, 05:15:42 PM: Well, if we're talking about the "classic" age of metal, from which the namesake Painkiller comes, most American metal was very midrange scooped at that time: Metallica, Anthrax, Exodus, etc. The UK bands, like Priest, Maiden (except for the Jannick era), and others relied on that big, mean, midrange peak to melt your face off.
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Post by: MDV on November 08, 2005, 05:44:08 PM: I've spoken a little with Tim about the PK, (hmmm, the BK PK...has a certain ring) and its a very powerfull pickup, sounds to me like easily modern output levels but with an old school brit metal JCM800-y vibe. The defining thing seems to be its mids.
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Post by: Ratrod on November 08, 2005, 05:54:53 PM: If the Painkiller has a similar midrange signature to the Crawler, I might want one for the Dean Z I'm GAS-ing for.
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Post by: WITH FULL DISTORTION on November 09, 2005, 01:16:50 AM: I´LL Wait for new news
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Post by: hobleguitars on November 10, 2005, 03:24:09 PM: Sounds fantastic. Any others in the works?
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Post by: WITH FULL DISTORTION on November 12, 2005, 10:21:12 PM: Yah
i´ll wait until next year
but my money will be avaliable at december
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Post by: Neemo on January 01, 2006, 06:11:19 PM: I'm anxious to buy my first BKP pickup, I almost ordered the Nalbomb but when I read this thread I'm going to wait for the PK, I believe it will blow people's head off!
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Post by: HTH AMPS on January 02, 2006, 04:03:03 AM: same here - I'm torn between the MM, Nailbomb and Warpig - now this Painkiller is thrown into the mix & sounds right up my street.

I think BKP need more sound clips showing what each pickup can do - just like the MM and Mule ones (which rocked incidently)

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