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Title: Tim's new coloured bobbins
Post by: hunter on October 21, 2009, 01:44:05 PM
Quote from Tim in latest news:
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We have finally got our coloured celluloid butyrate bobbins finished and these are now available in both standard and wide spaced options. Colours available- red, blue, green, yellow and white along with our regular cream and black. We can also do zebras in any colour combination. Pics to follow soon-they look wicked!

AWESOME!

We want pics!!!

I have visions of a black Les Paul with red Mules in it ...
Title: Re: Tim's new coloured bobbins
Post by: jibidy on October 21, 2009, 01:55:48 PM
Blue bobs for my Blueburst fretking!!

COOL
Title: Re: Tim's new coloured bobbins
Post by: Philly Q on October 21, 2009, 02:01:26 PM
I wonder if this news has come too late for the chap with a Voodoo Les Paul?

Looking forward to the pics.

Is "celluloid butyrate" a different material from the current bobbins?  
Title: Re: Tim's new coloured bobbins
Post by: Afghan Dave on October 21, 2009, 02:06:56 PM
No PINK!  :( :(

(cue the chorus of "there's just no pleasing some people)  :P

Can't wait to see em...
Title: Re: Tim's new coloured bobbins
Post by: Jonny on October 21, 2009, 04:43:40 PM
I was looking for this topic - they sound bloody awesome :D

Can't wait to see some photos he's gonna post.
Title: Re: Tim's new coloured bobbins
Post by: dave_mc on October 21, 2009, 04:50:14 PM
i've got coloured swinesheads in my RG, and they look great. I assume the BKPs will look similarly great. They'd only suit certain guitars (in my opinion), but they'd look badass in the ones they do suit.
Title: Re: Tim's new coloured bobbins
Post by: gingataff on October 21, 2009, 04:55:21 PM
No PINK!  :( :(

(cue the chorus of "there's just no pleasing some people)  :P

Can't wait to see em...

I'm a fan of pink bobbins too, and after reading the message I had to get out my Desert Yellow RG550 (with a plain old black Miracle Man set, plugged into a DIY valvecaster and then into a VOX Lead AmPlug) and make up some Lynch-esque riffs.

I'm wondering that if Tim can get these bobbins in both standard and wide, can he get the purple ones in wide as well?
Title: Re: Tim's new coloured bobbins
Post by: WezV on October 21, 2009, 04:58:13 PM
Is "celluloid butyrate" a different material from the current bobbins?   

IIRC its the 'authentic' material for pickup bobbins.  i.e  its what PAF's had!

i think all BKP's humbucker bobbins are made from it - i dont know if any other coloured bobbins are or if many other pickup makers still use it
Title: Re: Tim's new coloured bobbins
Post by: Afghan Dave on October 21, 2009, 05:29:29 PM
.....can he get the purple ones in wide as well?

Great minds think alike!

I would love purple Holy Divers on my RG570 (Andy Timmons style) but I need F-space wide pickups.  :?
Title: Re: Tim's new coloured bobbins
Post by: murraymurray on October 21, 2009, 09:11:29 PM
cool, but now it adds more decisions to choosing what pickups you want.
i wonder what colour would look good with a laser blue RG550
maybe red/white zebra in the neck, blue for the single and green/yellow bridge.  8)
Title: Re: Tim's new coloured bobbins
Post by: mecca777 on October 21, 2009, 10:36:18 PM
cool, but now it adds more decisions to choosing what pickups you want.
i wonder what colour would look good with a laser blue RG550
maybe red/white zebra in the neck, blue for the single and green/yellow bridge.  8)
I started having exactly the same thoughts as soon as I saw this news, except that I have a laser blue RG670DX which is crying out for BKPs. My current thinking is that all-blue would be boring, so I'm torn between the classy option of black/blue zebra humbuckers with a black single, or the less restrained (bridge to neck) red/yellow, green, blue/purple.

Decisions, decisions... :)
Title: Re: Tim's new coloured bobbins
Post by: Oli on October 21, 2009, 10:46:11 PM
Nice, will have to find a guitar to put some in :)
Title: Re: Tim's new coloured bobbins
Post by: il˙ti on October 22, 2009, 09:40:28 PM
Sweet dude. I remember asking for this about a year ago, and they listened and stocked them up. Thank you BKP!

Are these available for 7 and 8 strings as well?
Title: Re: Tim's new coloured bobbins
Post by: FernandoDuarte on October 22, 2009, 09:53:33 PM
Pics or it never existed :lol:
Title: Re: Tim's new coloured bobbins
Post by: gingataff on October 22, 2009, 10:30:54 PM


We will ask our supplier if he can get any different coloured bobbins. In about a month our bobbin tool will be finished, so we can offer different ones then!

As you can see this has been on the cards for quite a while 8)
Title: Re: Tim's new coloured bobbins
Post by: Antag on October 23, 2009, 02:45:33 PM
There's a pic in Tim's post :)
Title: Re: Tim's new coloured bobbins
Post by: hunter on October 23, 2009, 02:56:13 PM
ahhhh he has added one!

http://i733.photobucket.com/albums/ww336/Nightwerk/firstcolourpics.jpg
Title: Re: Tim's new coloured bobbins
Post by: WezV on October 23, 2009, 04:41:19 PM
i want some clear ones, or maybe translucent ... maybe add some glitter to the mix :)
Title: Re: Tim's new coloured bobbins
Post by: blue on October 23, 2009, 04:49:05 PM
i want glow in the dark ones.  and ones that flash.  in different colours!  to the beat of the music!!! now i'm getting excited :)

actually, i agree with Dave, would like to see pink ones.  if Hunter's picture is right, the yellow ones look particularly nice.
Title: Re: Tim's new coloured bobbins
Post by: Afghan Dave on October 23, 2009, 05:12:01 PM
Pink, Green and Yellow ----  Then Vai / Paul Gilbert fans / Jem / RG owners could FINALLY have a choice instead of Dimarzios  :(

Oh... how I dream of Pink Holy Divers on my RG570 :(
Title: Re: Tim's new coloured bobbins
Post by: badgermark on October 24, 2009, 12:18:03 PM
Pink, Green and Yellow ----  Then Vai / Paul Gilbert fans / Jem / RG owners could FINALLY have a choice instead of Dimarzios  :(

Oh... how I dream of Pink Holy Divers on a tele :(

fixed for you Dave.
Title: Re: Tim's new coloured bobbins
Post by: darcym on October 25, 2009, 09:27:57 AM
I can hear all the Vai fans wallets opening.
Title: Re: Tim's new coloured bobbins
Post by: ToneMonkey on October 27, 2009, 02:12:02 PM
i want some clear ones, or maybe translucent ... maybe add some glitter to the mix :)

I was about to add the exact same comment.  They look the business.  I want some and some copper coloured hardware.  Would look awesome.