Bare Knuckle Pickups Forum

Forum Ringside => Pickups => Topic started by: Rob Stobbs on May 08, 2005, 03:03:12 PM

Title: Well That's Different?
Post by: Rob Stobbs on May 08, 2005, 03:03:12 PM: Hi Tim and Everybody Else,
Quite an interesting experiment really, as you know, I have put Mules in my 70 LP Custom and am Delighted with the results. Amongst "other" Guitars that are around here I also have an RI 58 LP. The Neck Pickup has always been Beautiful, but The Bridge Unit was a Tad Brittle too my ears at anyrate? It had its Mules installed yesterday and I am bowled over!! At last it does just what I had hoped for and expected.
However......A/B the two Mule Powered Guitars and it is very pleasing to be able to report that their individuality still remains. Obviously I would expect a Custom to sound different to a Standard, but the difference really is quite staggering...(No Pun Intended :wink: ) I am so pleased with how these two have turned out, A HUGE Thank You to Tim.
Now......I wonder how the Double Cut LP Junior would sound with Tim's take on a 58 P90..Hmmmmmmmm....Food for thought? We wont even mention the 64 Firebird 111 :oops:
Title: Well That's Different?
Post by: R/2e on May 08, 2005, 03:57:16 PM: Quote
Now......I wonder how the Double Cut LP Junior would sound with Tim's take on a 58 P90..Hmmmmmmmm....Food for thought? We wont even mention the 64 Firebird 111

Bootiful, as they say in your part of the world. :D

Oh, and mention the Firebird, go on, you know you want to..... :wink:
Title: Well That's Different?
Post by: bucketshred on May 08, 2005, 07:38:32 PM: I know that every guitar I buy will be retrofitted with Bare Knuckles...

Everyone who played through these pickups on the Saturday sounded so good, I am really impressed with the power of their single coils.

The only improvment I think the company can make is that all the pickups need the BKP logo on in some form, even if it rips of EMG's logo.

Andy!
Title: Well That's Different?
Post by: PhilKing on May 08, 2005, 09:55:09 PM: Tim makes the best sounding P-90's I ever heard. One of the guitars at the show was a PRS fitted with a Crawler in the bridge and 2 P-90's, in an HSS set. Everyone who tried it liked the sound of the P-90's. These were underwound for the middle and neck position, but got a great sound.

I am getting a set for my 1960 double cutaway. Tim makes a calibrated set that I am getting, this has a little hotter bridge pickup.

Think of the difference in the humbuckers and then you will know the difference in the P-90's too!
Title: Well That's Different?
Post by: Rob Stobbs on May 08, 2005, 10:22:24 PM: Point Taken :D
And to think that this all started with a Set of Irish Tours for a "Rory" Replica! 8)

Trouble is..........I do have quite a few Guitars! BUT....I could certainly see them all becoming Bare Knuckle Powered eventually :wink:

Hope that BK had a Great Show, look forward to hearing all about it before long.

Cheer's All
Rob
Title: Well That's Different?
Post by: PhilKing on May 09, 2005, 07:31:44 AM: Hi Rob,
I have the same problem. I currently have 7 guitars with BK pickups and I have a set of Miracle Man's (Men?) to fit to a PRS clone, and Tim is working on 2 new sets for me! All this would be great if I didn't have at least 5 more guitars that I want to fit pickups on :)
Cheers
Phil
Title: Well That's Different?
Post by: Rob Stobbs on May 09, 2005, 09:04:29 AM: :D Tell You What though Phil?
I'm damn glad that my Gibson Twin Neck and I have finally parted company!! :shock:

So..........am I to be one of the first to start thinking about a Heart Transplant for a Firebird, or has this been covered elsewhere? I do seem to remember Tim mentioning Firebirds somewhere, but can't recall quite where! Must be an "Age" Issue.......Yeah and I got that one in before You did Ron :wink:

Cheer's Guys
Rob
Title: Well That's Different?
Post by: Core on May 09, 2005, 10:53:12 AM: I like my Firebird just the way it is... 100% stock.... 100% Johnny Winter...

(but I am open to persuasion?) :D

God help me if I have to fit BK's to this lot...... I'll be in the bloody poor-house...... :lol:

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v215/ericclapton/brewcoll2.jpg)
Title: Well That's Different?
Post by: Rob Stobbs on May 09, 2005, 11:36:17 AM: Hansi..............
I bow to your Superiour Collection 8)
However.....Various members of that Ensemble are already BK Powered are they not?

Right...I'm off to experiment with Photo Bucket Muwahahahahaha

Rob
Title: Well That's Different?
Post by: R/2e on May 09, 2005, 03:40:00 PM: Quote
God help me if I have to fit BK's to this lot...... I'll be in the bloody poor-house......

I thought you already were?? You mean I have MORE scope for impoverishment??? :D :D :D

The Invoice is in the post..................................................... :twisted:
Title: Well That's Different?
Post by: R/2e on May 09, 2005, 03:41:17 PM: Quote
Must be an "Age" Issue.......Yeah and I got that one in before You did Ron

I must have forgotten..................................... :lol:
Title: Well That's Different?
Post by: Rob Stobbs on May 09, 2005, 04:00:39 PM: HA ! :shock:
My SAGA Discount Hand Book doesn't mention R/2E Guitars :D
Title: Well That's Different?
Post by: R/2e on May 10, 2005, 08:54:00 AM: Don't go much on those SAGA guitars anyway.......................
Title: Well That's Different?
Post by: Rob Stobbs on May 10, 2005, 12:53:52 PM: Sorry Old Chap,
Thought that's what you DID build! :D