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Forum Ringside => Pickups => Topic started by: Jasper. on January 28, 2012, 12:43:47 PM

Title: Which neck pickup with Bridge Nailbomb?
Post by: Jasper. on January 28, 2012, 12:43:47 PM: Hi,

Yesterday i got my Les Paul studio faded. Pic: http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/6996/p1000121m.jpg
I'm planning on putting a Ceramic Nailbomb in the bridge position.
But because the pickups are pretty expensive i'm searching for a cheaper neck pickup.
Dimarzio, SD or something like that.
Which cheaper neck pickups pair well with the C-bomb?

I'm looking for a old-school Heavy Metal/Trash sound(Iron Maiden, Slayer, Anthrax, Judas Priest etc.). And some Hard rock a la Scorpions and UFO.

PS it has to be available in zebra :D

Edit: Guitar is full mahogany, and my amp is a JCM900 dr

Jasper
Title: Re: Which neck pickup with Bridge Nailbomb?
Post by: richard on January 28, 2012, 02:19:14 PM: What neck pickup did it come with ? Is it the 490R ? If so, what don't you like about it ? How much money are you prepared to spend ? Personally, I'd wait, save up, and get another BK - why spoil the ship ? etc...........
Title: Re: Which neck pickup with Bridge Nailbomb?
Post by: Jasper. on January 28, 2012, 02:38:04 PM: I got it second hand and it came with Epiphone pickups

i want to know my options because bkp are pretty expensive and i'm a poor student :p
Title: Re: Which neck pickup with Bridge Nailbomb?
Post by: AnnunakiMassacr on January 28, 2012, 06:32:29 PM: Check out Irongear pickups

http://www.irongear.co.uk/
Title: Re: Which neck pickup with Bridge Nailbomb?
Post by: Jasper. on January 28, 2012, 09:35:37 PM: I wanted to order the calibrated Nailbomb set today (now i have to wait with getting my drivers license), but I noticed the only payment method is Creditcard... And I don't have one :cry:
Title: Re: Which neck pickup with Bridge Nailbomb?
Post by: AnnunakiMassacr on January 28, 2012, 10:41:04 PM: Quote from: Jasper. on January 28, 2012, 09:35:37 PM
I wanted to order the calibrated Nailbomb set today (now i have to wait with getting my drivers license), but I noticed the only payment method is Creditcard... And I don't have one :cry:

Do you mean from the BKP shop?
Title: Re: Which neck pickup with Bridge Nailbomb?
Post by: Alex on January 28, 2012, 10:50:06 PM: Quote from: Jasper. on January 28, 2012, 09:35:37 PM
I wanted to order the calibrated Nailbomb set today (now i have to wait with getting my drivers license), but I noticed the only payment method is Creditcard... And I don't have one :cry:

Maybe it's a sign that you should really invest in your driver's licence first?
Title: Re: Which neck pickup with Bridge Nailbomb?
Post by: Jasper. on January 29, 2012, 09:25:45 AM: Quote from: AnnunakiMassacr on January 28, 2012, 10:41:04 PM
Do you mean from the BKP shop?

Jup

Quote from: Alex on January 28, 2012, 10:50:06 PM
Maybe it's a sign that you should really invest in your driver's licence first?

Nah, because I'm a student I have a public transport card. So I can get almost everywhere for free :)
My driver's license isn't necessary at the moment :mrgreen:
Title: Re: Which neck pickup with Bridge Nailbomb?
Post by: witeter on January 29, 2012, 10:41:34 AM: A DiMarzio Liquifire would do the job-and you can get it in zebra i believe.
Title: Re: Which neck pickup with Bridge Nailbomb?
Post by: AnnunakiMassacr on January 29, 2012, 01:26:10 PM: If you try some BKP dealers, you'll find the pickups are a fair bit cheaper. Whats your limit for the bridge/neck?
Title: Re: Which neck pickup with Bridge Nailbomb?
Post by: Jasper. on January 30, 2012, 12:27:39 PM: Well, this weekend i came to the conclusion i'm gonna order the whole nailbomb set.
But I don't have a creditcard :(

We have a BKP dealer here in Holland. So I've send them a mail if they can get the specific set I want.
I'm waiting for an answer...
Title: Re: Which neck pickup with Bridge Nailbomb?
Post by: witeter on January 30, 2012, 08:34:51 PM: good luck!
Title: Re: Which neck pickup with Bridge Nailbomb?
Post by: Telerocker on January 31, 2012, 12:28:46 AM: Quote from: Jasper. on January 30, 2012, 12:27:39 PM
Well, this weekend i came to the conclusion i'm gonna order the whole nailbomb set.
But I don't have a creditcard :(

We have a BKP dealer here in Holland. So I've send them a mail if they can get the specific set I want.
I'm waiting for an answer...

You might consider a NB-bridge and CS-neck. The latter excels in mahogany setneckguitars: it delivers chimey cleans and fluid leads in spades. I read the NB-neck is brighter then the CS.
Title: Re: Which neck pickup with Bridge Nailbomb?
Post by: Jasper. on February 01, 2012, 05:40:48 PM: Yes! My fellow trombone player (I also play trombone :?) had a creditcard and ordered it for me.
Very curious. What are the send-times (don't know the correct english word) for BKP to europe?
Title: Re: Which neck pickup with Bridge Nailbomb?
Post by: BigB on February 01, 2012, 09:16:33 PM: Quote from: Jasper. on February 01, 2012, 05:40:48 PM

Very curious. What are the send-times (don't know the correct english word) for BKP to europe?

Well, BKP (the company) is actually in Europe - if you consider UK as being in Europe ;)

More seriously, there are two points here:
- time for the team to build your pups and post them
- time for the various involved postal service to deliver the goods

For a more practical answer : I don't know where you live, but as far as I'm concerned (living near Bordeaux, France), it takes about 10 to 15 days.
Title: Re: Which neck pickup with Bridge Nailbomb?
Post by: Jasper. on February 01, 2012, 09:32:53 PM: Ok, thanks. I live in Holland. We have a pretty fast mail-people-thing-company. So I hope I will have it within two weeks :D Can't wait to throw out the Epiphone pickups and put the BKPs in.
Title: Re: Which neck pickup with Bridge Nailbomb?
Post by: darkbluemurder on February 02, 2012, 10:53:41 AM: Quote from: BigB on February 01, 2012, 09:16:33 PM
For a more practical answer : I don't know where you live, but as far as I'm concerned (living near Bordeaux, France), it takes about 10 to 15 days.

About the same to Germany.

Cheers Stephan
Title: Re: Which neck pickup with Bridge Nailbomb?
Post by: Jasper. on February 09, 2012, 03:41:06 PM: Whoo! The pickups are in The Netherlands :) I hope I get them tomorrow
Title: Re: Which neck pickup with Bridge Nailbomb?
Post by: Jasper. on February 15, 2012, 06:19:33 PM: Installed the pickups yesterday. I love them. Great pickups!

Made a quick soundclip. I'm not a very good player, or recorder. But I think you will get an impression of the sounds.
Lots of minor mistakes (and a huge one on victim of changes :o)

http://soundcloud.com/jasperpost/bkp-nailbomb-demo1