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Forum Ringside => Pickups => Topic started by: mikeluke on March 08, 2006, 11:02:20 AM

Title: Irish Tours v Texas Specials
Post by: mikeluke on March 08, 2006, 11:02:20 AM
Anyone out there got any experience of comparing Irish Tours against Texas Specials? I know that they are the BKP 'equivalent' but I was wondering if anyone had done a side by side and had any advice or comments.

Thanks

Mike
Title: Irish Tours = 'Muts Nuts !!
Post by: Chris1974 on March 08, 2006, 01:18:05 PM
Hi

I've had a set of Irish tours fitted in my Strat since christmas and they are amazing, they do exactly what they claim to do, although intended to approximate Rory Gallaghers' sound they are perfect for SRV and Hendrix type tones, in my humble opinion anyway.

They certainly nail the Gallagher tone, more so with a decent strat, but you can back them off and get glassy shimering cleans, the classic Littlewing tone etc.  They are very expressive.

I've never played a guitar with texas specials fitted or heard them but from all the research i did most people reckoned the texas specials, although hotter than the standard fender pickups were a bit pants tonewise.  Check out harmony-central.com for independant reviews of all sorts of pickups.

When choosing my pickups I also shortlisted Lindy fralin and Kinman woodstock pickups, but after reading a raving review of bareknuckle pickups in Guitar magazine which awarded them a golden star buy award thingy I decided to buy British, sorry buy Cornish !!

I thoroughly recommend them !

Big up Kernuaw !!!!
Title: Irish Tours v Texas Specials
Post by: Elliot on March 08, 2006, 02:57:58 PM
Am I missing something - aren't BKP from Devon not Cornwall?
Title: Irish Tours v Texas Specials
Post by: Ol on March 08, 2006, 03:27:33 PM
Quote from: Elliot
Am I missing something - aren't BKP from Devon not Cornwall?


Relocation my dear friend... :-)

rgds
Ol.
Title: Re: Irish Tours v Texas Specials
Post by: HJM on March 08, 2006, 08:18:49 PM
Quote from: mikeluke
Anyone out there got any experience of comparing Irish Tours against Texas Specials? I know that they are the BKP 'equivalent' but I was wondering if anyone had done a side by side and had any advice or comments.

Thanks

Mike


It's been a while since I played a Texas Special. By comparison from memory the Texas Specials are darker and a touch nasal compaired to the Irish Tour.
Title: Re: Irish Tours v Texas Specials
Post by: Searcher on March 08, 2006, 08:52:28 PM
Quote from: mikeluke
Anyone out there got any experience of comparing Irish Tours against Texas Specials? I know that they are the BKP 'equivalent' but I was wondering if anyone had done a side by side and had any advice or comments.

Thanks

Mike


I'd say there'd be no comparison.  I haven't been impressed by the Texas Specials I've played.  It's like comparing a Ford to a Porsche.
Title: Irish Tours v Texas Specials
Post by: Tim on March 08, 2006, 09:14:11 PM
Texas Specials are normally wound with 43 AWG wire hence the darker mids and overly brittle tone.I wind Irish Tours with 42 AWG plain enamel which produces a cleaner and clearer tone but still quite powerful.
We have actually relocated to Cornwall............full marks! :D
Title: Irish Tours v Texas Specials
Post by: sambo on March 08, 2006, 10:24:32 PM
woah didnt realise you moved that far....
Title: Irish Tours v Texas Specials
Post by: donovan.x on March 08, 2006, 10:53:02 PM
That far........ :lol:  :lol:
Title: Irish Tours v Texas Specials
Post by: sambo on March 08, 2006, 10:54:02 PM
well ok so its not THAT far.... but i thought it was just like.... round the corner....
Title: Irish Tours v Texas Specials
Post by: indysmith on March 09, 2006, 11:02:21 AM
+1. whats the new location like? why did you move?
Title: Irish Tours v Texas Specials
Post by: donovan.x on March 09, 2006, 11:10:30 PM
In all fairness The Texas specials are beautifull pups and I never got over the set I once had. But I cant wait to hear for real life how good the Irish really are, I want a set but with a Nailbomb or Warpig bridge.
I meen..if I saw a Texan and an Irish man in a real fight I now who would win(Sorry for stereo typing but much needed to finish.).
I just hope that BKP follow to that.
Title: Irish Tours v Texas Specials
Post by: indysmith on March 09, 2006, 11:20:49 PM
its posts like this that make me SO EXCITED ABOUT LGS! I really need to have a play on all the pups again, hehe. will there be the new painkiller and rebel yell to have a go with there?