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Forum Ringside => Pickups => Topic started by: jack.alex on January 30, 2006, 02:15:22 PM

Title: Mississippi Queen...
Post by: jack.alex on January 30, 2006, 02:15:22 PM: it arrived on saturday and i fitted it yesterday; awesome tone! really happy with them, they blow those factory Burstbuckers right out of the water. only problem now is i need to replace the other Burstbucker because it just can't keep up with the MQ's power... big thanks to all at BKP!
Title: Re: Mississippi Queen...
Post by: carlaz on January 30, 2006, 03:14:22 PM: Quote from: jack.alex
only problem now is i need to replace the other Burstbucker because it just can't keep up with the MQ's power.

That's not a problem -- it's an opportunity! :)
Title: Mississippi Queen...
Post by: jack.alex on January 31, 2006, 07:49:21 PM: would you reccommend anything? i'd like something with balanced mids and treble and just a little tiny bit bassy.
Title: Mississippi Queen...
Post by: Hell Hound on January 31, 2006, 07:58:33 PM: Do you have it in the neck position? how does it sound on clean?
Title: Mississippi Queen...
Post by: carlaz on January 31, 2006, 08:05:18 PM: The Burstbuckers are, in theory, supposed to be PAF-like, right? If you want to stay in PAF-style territory, the Mule would be my pick. I can't remember how hot the MQ is, though I should think a Mule would go well with it. Er, details anyone? :)
Title: Mississippi Queen...
Post by: Steve-Mr Pig 2U on January 31, 2006, 08:36:49 PM: Mules sit with Mississippi queens very well, because of the power of a P90 they have no problem balancing with a Humbucker.
Title: Mississippi Queen...
Post by: jack.alex on January 31, 2006, 09:09:43 PM: i've got my MQ in the neck and it sounds awesome, i play a lot of clean lead and soundscapey arpeggiated chords and if i use my tone control and volume to moderate the pickup, i can get anything from a nice middle rich chirp to sounds that would melt butter...

you guys reckon a mule? they sound pretty cool and what i'm looking for - i'm not really one for modern sounds. has anyone got one in the bridge of their LP? what does it sound like?
Title: Mississippi Queen...
Post by: carlaz on January 31, 2006, 10:26:26 PM: Quote from: jack.alex
you guys reckon a mule? they sound pretty cool and what i'm looking for - i'm not really one for modern sounds. has anyone got one in the bridge of their LP? what does it sound like?

I think lots of people must have a Mule in the bridge of their LP -- very popular LP pickup! :)
For one thing, the official BKP Mule soundclip is Tim and HJM playing an LP; I think the link to the thread is: http://bareknucklepickups.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=143
Title: Mississippi Queen...
Post by: _tom_ on January 31, 2006, 10:34:45 PM: I have a Mule in the bridge position of my Epi LP custom, sounds great. You need to have a good valve amp cranked to really appreciate its tone though.
Title: Mississippi Queen...
Post by: jack.alex on January 31, 2006, 10:37:09 PM: that's settled then. i get paid on friday, as soon as the money hits my account i'm buying one... jesus, Tim's solo made me wet myself!

thanks for the input guys!
Title: Mississippi Queen...
Post by: Tim on February 01, 2006, 08:09:45 AM: You could always put a Mississippi Queen in the bridge-they're calibrated so the neck and bridge MQs are wound differently.The bridge has more muscle and is a touch fatter too.Give me a call if you want to talk it through.
Title: Mississippi Queen...
Post by: Elliot on February 01, 2006, 10:21:42 AM: I have a Mule bridge and MQ neck and they work fine - the MQ, however, is somehow fatter and wider than the Mule. If I was doing it all again I would go with two MQs - that's not to say I dont like the Mule - it rocks, but I never imagined the sound of the MQ would be so awesome.
Title: Mississippi Queen...
Post by: jack.alex on February 01, 2006, 12:36:40 PM: yeah, i kind of want to highlight the fatness of the MQ so i don't really want to put another one in the bridge and uniform the sound, if you get what i mean... i'll try The Mule out and if it falls a little short, i might take a look at something else
Title: Mississippi Queen...
Post by: carlaz on February 01, 2006, 01:11:13 PM: If you ended up wanting to step up from the Mule, the Abraxas is sometimes considered as a "Mule+": hotter than true PAF, but with a similar vibe. The Crawler is also in that range, perhaps with a bit more grunt than the Abraxas. (I just got back my LP with Crawlers a couple of days ago, and have been having fun whenever I steal a few minutes to plug in and noodle away :)).
Title: Mississippi Queen...
Post by: Elliot on February 01, 2006, 02:09:42 PM: I didn't mean to criticise the Mule - the sound is tighter and a bit crunchier than the MQ - and being in the bridge that tightness and crunchiness means great trebly power chords and leads. It also goes into classic PAF distortion quicker - the MQ stays clean for a lot longer (although without mud). I got the Mule (Alnico IV) for a Peter Green tone -but find the MQ hits that sound perfectly whereas the Mule is more in the AC/DC spectrum of tones. That could be my guitar, but it is instructive as to the difference.

So by all means go Mule - you won't regret it.
Title: Mississippi Queen...
Post by: jack.alex on February 01, 2006, 06:14:15 PM: hehe, i can see myself rapidly developing an addiction for these pickups... i hear maplins sell mini plug-n-play style connections...