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Forum Ringside => Pickups => Topic started by: keith on March 05, 2006, 11:51:28 AM

Title: Tried the Mules
Post by: keith on March 05, 2006, 11:51:28 AM: Tried out my new pups last night did a couple of numbers with my mates band and from the opening chords of sharp dressed man..........well I cant describe the IMMENSE buzz I got and HUGE sound coming out of the amp, still had a silly grin on my face when I got up this morning. Jesus I thought the Crawlers fitted to my Flying V were superb but the Mules are the dogs bollocks. So just to sum up the Les Paul will now be the main guitar and the V will be the spare. Another big thanks to Tim and co. for providing me with yet another bit of QUALITY kit.
cheers
Im calming down now
keith
Title: Tried the Mules
Post by: hobleguitars on March 05, 2006, 12:44:41 PM: Nice to see another keen customer, but it's not like there aren't enough already. The Mules are gorgeous, yes. Buy more guitars, then buy more BKPs!
Title: Tried the Mules
Post by: hobleguitars on March 05, 2006, 12:49:11 PM: *deletes double post* Y'know, I think there could be a problem with the site - double/triple/quintuple posts were rarely seen before a week ago...
Title: Tried the Mules
Post by: jt on March 05, 2006, 04:24:49 PM: :D Glad you liked `em !

I can`i decide wether i prefer the VHII or The Mules. Both can handle as much gain as you can throw at`em but bith clean up really nicely as well.

:D 8)
Title: Tried the Mules
Post by: Ced777 on March 05, 2006, 04:45:08 PM: Aaaah! Mules are the greatest. :D But try a Mississipi Queen neck: outstanding too! :twisted:
Title: Tried the Mules
Post by: Ratrod on March 05, 2006, 06:52:23 PM: Mules are still on my wannahave list. I think I would like to put some in a Reverend Rocco.
Title: Re: Tried the Mules
Post by: HJM on March 05, 2006, 08:20:08 PM: Quote from: keith
well I cant describe the IMMENSE buzz I got

Got me worried till I read on....
Title: Re: Tried the Mules
Post by: Peterku on March 05, 2006, 08:23:14 PM: Quote from: HJM
Quote from: keith
well I cant describe the IMMENSE buzz I got
Got me worried till I read on....

+1! :lol:
Title: Tried the Mules
Post by: Tim on March 05, 2006, 10:31:38 PM: Glad you like them :D
Title: Tried the Mules
Post by: _tom_ on March 05, 2006, 10:54:48 PM: YAY another Mule fan to add to the list. I love mine now I've stopped using my weber attentuator, all the time I thought it was the pickups not being bright enough for my tastes but it was just the weber minimass destroying the tone!
Title: Re: Tried the Mules
Post by: keith on March 06, 2006, 06:27:36 PM: Quote from: HJM
Quote from: keith
well I cant describe the IMMENSE buzz I got

Got me worried till I read on....

Ha ha ha HJM yes I maybe should have worded that a bit better .....sounds a bit dodgy doesnt it guess I was just a bit excited
cheers
keith
Title: Tried the Mules
Post by: Bird on March 11, 2006, 04:11:56 PM: Hey Keith sounds like you won't be putting that guitar down for a while. What is it about the Mules that puts them over the Crawlers for you :?:
Title: Tried the Mules
Post by: keith on March 11, 2006, 10:01:32 PM: Quote from: Bird
Hey Keith sounds like you won't be putting that guitar down for a while. What is it about the Mules that puts them over the Crawlers for you :?:

Hi Bird well not being a techie and not being as knowledgable as a lot of the guys in here i'll try and explain. imho I found that I could get more of an 'old school' tone from the Mules which dont seem as powerful as the Crawlers so I tend to play more aggresively using them (Mules) whereas when I use the Crawlers I dont play so hard. They are both very versatile pups and have great ranges and responses and also have more definition than the stock Gibsons which I took out of both my guitars.For me I found the Mules to be more user friendly and easier to control than the Crawlers. That probably wont answer your question and will have the other guys in here saying wtf is he on about he he but at the end of the day its about the sound and I just prefer the Mules. Anyway you can see them on http://photos.wanadoo.co.uk/album/2324601 if your interested
cheers
keith
Btw I should probably have asked TO to write this for me he seems to be the 'man' with the knowledge after Tim of course.
Have you got your pups yet? let me know what you think of them.
Title: Tried the Mules
Post by: Bird on March 11, 2006, 10:48:28 PM: Actually that answers my question nicely :) I thought I'd settled on Crawlers for sg but after reading this post and listening to the Mule clips again I'm not so sure. I'm still waiting on my MM/trilogy setup. Nice pics, you can't go wrong with the classics.
8)
Title: Tried the Mules
Post by: 5F6-A on March 16, 2006, 05:49:34 PM: i like my stormy mondays (lowgain version of the mules )

pics.....

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(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v671/5F6-A/lespaulSMpickups.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v671/5F6-A/lespaulSMbody.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v671/5F6-A/lespaulSMwhole.jpg)
Title: Tried the Mules
Post by: keith on March 19, 2006, 06:15:19 PM: Hey 5F6-A nice guitar bro mines at http://photos.wanadoo.co.uk/album/2324601 theres acouple before the Mules were fitted and some after.
cheers
keith
Title: Tried the Mules
Post by: everton_fc on January 10, 2007, 03:07:27 PM: That's a lush looking guitar - is it easy to fit a Bigsby? Does the LP stay in tune after you whammy it?
Title: Tried the Mules
Post by: HTH AMPS on January 14, 2007, 08:08:04 PM: I LOVE Les Pauls with Bigsbys, I've been tempted many times but I've decided I'll get another LP one day specifically for that purpose.

btw, is that guitar signed by Peter Green? (I had my LP scratchplate signed by him too, not sure where it went to though)

:twisted:
Title: Tried the Mules
Post by: octavio_amzer on January 15, 2007, 09:02:18 PM: so nowadays... BUZZ = Tone? o_O
Title: Tried the Mules
Post by: indysmith on January 15, 2007, 09:44:14 PM: Quote from: octavio_amzer
so nowadays... BUZZ = Tone? o_O

i think he meant buzz as in "a high" or "a rush", not as in a buzzy sound...
Thats what i assumed anyways
Title: Tried the Mules
Post by: TonyGibson on January 18, 2007, 03:19:39 PM: Quote from: Ced777
But try a Mississipi Queen neck: outstanding too! :twisted:

Definitely! I'm surprised more guys don't recommend MQ's. I was ready to sell my Les Paul Special until I threw a set of MQ's in it. Now it's my favorite guitar (for blues and classic rock).