Bare Knuckle Pickups Forum
Forum Ringside => Pickups => Topic started by: PINKBITS on January 08, 2011, 01:26:52 AM
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Any of you guys using these yet? The clips sound amazing. Me thinks they would be jaw droppingly good in a Les Paul 8)
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No experience, but the clips sound indeed amazingly good and I love p90's in a Les Paul. Love this raw, thick tone with an edge.
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Yep, I really loved the Stockholms when I recorded the clips! Is there something specific you would like to know about them?
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The stockholm sounds AMAZING!. I can imagine it has an yngwie'esque vibe in the neck. Im seriously considering to buy two neck models for my guitars
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Yep, I really loved the Stockholms when I recorded the clips! Is there something specific you would like to know about them?
Do you clean up great, how much P90 is in the voicing or is it closer to a HB, for what kind of music you recommend the Stockholms?
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Do you clean up great, how much P90 is in the voicing or is it closer to a HB, for what kind of music you recommend the Stockholms?
Yes, they definitely have that distinct P90 character with a high resonant peak and an almost "quacky" midrange response. They do clean up very well, though they are noticeably more modern in voicing than the Mississippi Queens. I'd say they are perfect for alternative rock and can certainly handle metal though don't expect them to sound like a humbucker. You could also use them for bluesy rock if you want a rich and fat P90 sound.
I haven't confirmed this with Tim, but in theory the Stockholm could also be made in regular P90 size, and the Supermassive could be made in the humbucker-sized housing... Another thing to bear in mind for anyone interested I suppose!
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Hi everybody, I'm interested in the Stockholm pickup. I'm searching a fat (loud low frequencies) and punchy P90' tone. With a high a output. Does it answer to my expectations? I'm afraid of it could be too much mordern, sharp. Is it "just" a boosted P90 or it's quite different from a common P90 ?
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Thanks Nolly. You're a great help on the forum. So the Stockholms are great for heavy rock, even metal, but relatively modern voiced.
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please don't forget my question Nolly :)
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Telerocker, thanks! Thinking about it they'd be great for stoner-y material too.
Erratom, it's a Saturday night so I have been out and away from the computer for an evening ;)
It's difficult to give you the answers you're after without some more info about your guitar and rig. However, I would definitely not describe them as sharp - as the tone charts and audio clips on the site aim to show, they are fatter and darker than the more traditional Mississippi Queens for example.
The sound is undoubtedly P90-ish in character, but the hotter wind lowers the pickup's resonant peak when compared with a lighter-wound pickup. I think the clean clip demonstrates this fairly well when compared with the MQ, Nantucket and Blue Note 90s.
Perhaps if you want to keep the sound a bit closer to a classic P90 tone but want some extra girth and power it's worth asking the BKP team to make you a humbucker-sized Supermassive. Have a good session of comparing the clips to see what you think of that idea.
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thanks a lot Nolly for your advice.
I play on a Engl Savage 60 amp with Schecter & Washburn guitars (LP style). I really like how P90's behave with this amp : punchy, clear, and also destructive. Not sharp and metal-ly like most humbuckers, even though I play metal and loud rock (stoner)!
I just want a big big P90 on bridge position fo heavy tones, but not too much mordern, my amp already is.
So, clips are great and Stockholm seems a good choice. what are the guitars and amplifiers used for making these clips?
Sorry for my poor english, I'm french!
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The Stockholm clip was done with an SG through my Axe-FX running the Diezel VH4 model (with a fuzz pedal added for the trem-picked lead).
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The Stockholms indeed sounds awesome.
Another question for you, Nolly. How do you think the Stockholm neck would get along with a A Nailbomb bridge? Seems to me they might suit each other well.
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The Stockholms indeed sounds awesome.
Another question for you, Nolly. How do you think the Stockholm neck would get along with a A Nailbomb bridge? Seems to me they might suit each other well.
I think that would be a terrific combination :)
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Thanks for the reply Nolly 8)
What guitar did you have the Stockholms in?
I was actully on the website checking out a Mississippi Queen. Was considering trying one in the neck of my Tele. Clicked out the Stockholms and just thought damn these would rock in in a Lester.
I've got a Laney GH50L and a Laney Lionheart. I would think the Stockholms would sound great with either amp. Mind you a Nailbomb in the bridge as you said would be a smoking combo too.
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The Stockholms were in a Gibson SG
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What about a combination of a Stockholm bridge and a humbucker in the neck?
I've got a all mahagony guitar and was thinking about putting a stockholm in the bridge so I can get a great rhythm sound; punchy riffs with massive low end and a humbucker in the neck position for some warm tones, with great sustain that don't sound harsh
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Hmm, I think you might be underestimating the fatness of a hot P90 in the neck - it's a wicked sound that isn't harsh in any way!
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Those sound clips sound pretty damn fantastic. I'll be whacking one of these things in the neck position of my Ibanez RG - Maple thru-neck, mahogany wings, rosewood fingerboard, a maple veneer and all through an Orange TH30. Should go really well with the Nailbomb I have in the bridge. With any luck I'll have it in there in time for the next gig
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The Stockholms were in a Gibson SG
Sorry to do a brief 'mini-hijack' of the thread , but what guitars did you record those lovely 'Manhattan' and 'Half Note' ( Jazz ) clips with Nolly ? :)
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The Manhattan and Half-Note clips were done in the same SG and LP Jr (respectively) as the other P90 and HSP90 clips :)
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The Manhattan and Half-Note clips were done in the same LP Junior and SG (respectively) as the other P90 and HSP90 clips :)
So all P90 (whatever size) clips were on either a LP Junior or SG ?
While we're at it, were the Riff Raff clip done on a SG ?
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Yep, all P90 and HSP90 clips were done in those guitars.
The Riff Raff clips were done with a Les Paul in order to make them directly comparable with the other humbuckers' soundbites.
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The Riff Raff clips were done with a Les Paul in order to make them directly comparable with the other humbuckers' soundbites.
Duh... Ok, this makes perfect sense, but I can't help feelin a bit disappointed as the Riff Raff is clearly the most recommanded set for SGs.
But anyway - thanks for the infos (and the fine soundclips) 8)
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The Manhattan and Half-Note clips were done in the same SG and LP Jr (respectively) as the other P90 and HSP90 clips :)
Thanks Nolly ! :D
My admiration of these pickups goes from strength to strength, knowing that they coaxed some 'Golden Age' Jazz tones from solid bodied guitars of relatively basic structure - as adeptly as in a fully hollow 'Archtop'.
Credit must also be given to your playing of course ; lovely tones and playing ! 8)
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Why thank you! As you rightly say though, the pickups are the star of the show here.
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Greetings guys.
I have an Ibanez RG Prestige hardtail. It's made of basswood but surprisingly, the natural tone favors the low end ever so slightly. I currently have a set of Nailbombs in there and even with the BKP 550k custom audio taper pot, the tone is dark (not muddy though). I'll be transferring the 'Bombs into another Ibanez Prestige I have lying around.
I am heavily influenced by Muse and I play mostly heavier styles of alternative rock. However, I would also like the option of having classic rock, blues rock and pop tones at my disposal. Seeing as the Stockholms and Supermassives are both named after trademark Muse tracks, I'm wondering which would suit me more (assuming the BKP team are willing to make a HSP-90 Supermassive). These will go into the aforementioned Ibanez hardtail with the BKP 550k pot.
Thank you very much in advance for your opinions! :)
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Greetings guys.
I have an Ibanez RG Prestige hardtail. It's made of basswood but surprisingly, the natural tone favors the low end ever so slightly. I currently have a set of Nailbombs in there and even with the BKP 550k custom audio taper pot, the tone is dark (not muddy though). I'll be transferring the 'Bombs into another Ibanez Prestige I have lying around.
I am heavily influenced by Muse and I play mostly heavier styles of alternative rock. However, I would also like the option of having classic rock, blues rock and pop tones at my disposal. Seeing as the Stockholms and Supermassives are both named after trademark Muse tracks, I'm wondering which would suit me more (assuming the BKP team are willing to make a HSP-90 Supermassive). These will go into the aforementioned Ibanez hardtail with the BKP 550k pot.
Thank you very much in advance for your opinions! :)
I'd like to up. this thread as I'm also a big fan of Muse, and I'd like to know if a Stockholm set of pickups would deliver a good tone for this music, and other kinds of rock.
I play on a Hagstrom Ultraswede.
Therefore, I'd like to know if there's no problem wiring them on a single volume/single tone guitar.
Thanks !
Loïc
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I think there is a thread on here where someone mentioned that the Supermassives can be made humbucker sized. Personally I liked the sound of the Supermassives better than the Stockholms based on their "progressive" soundclips, it just seemed to have better presence and definition. So that would do the Muse sounds incredibly well, and could cover those other styles you mentioned as well I think. Nolly would be the best to give you the final word on those pickups, however, he's the one who recorded the soundclips I think.
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The Stockholm is a versatile pickup, but it is certainly more contemporary sounding than the Supermassive. I imagine you would both be happy with either.
Loic, there would be no issues wiring it for a single volume/single tone layout.
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The Stockholm is a versatile pickup, but it is certainly more contemporary sounding than the Supermassive. I imagine you would both be happy with either.
Loic, there would be no issues wiring it for a single volume/single tone layout.
Sounds great !
I need a Humbucker sized pickup, so I think I'll go for the Stockholm.
Just to compare, how the Mississippi Queen would be different ?
As I can see on BK website that M. Bellamy's picture is pointing to them ... (maybe the Stockholm didn't exist at this time)
(they seem to sound more chimery and less dark)
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The MQ's have less mids and bass and more treble. And they sound more vintage-flavoured to me. The Stockholm is fatter and more modern sounding.