Bare Knuckle Pickups Forum
Forum Ringside => Pickups => Topic started by: littleredguitars2 on December 16, 2013, 08:38:58 PM
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just curious what everyone is looking into. i just emailed the bk team about maybe doing a juggernaut with a bit more output. seems like it has around the same output as the nailbomb i tried and i typically like a bit more since i'm used to gibson dirty fingers and seymour duncan invaders. i dont need something as high as the pig's or miracle man but i'd like a bit more than 13 for an output. maybe i'm overthinking it. who knows.
so what about you guys?
also, i was VERY close to buying a used miracle man on ebay but i just couldnt think of what guitar i'd put it in. with 3 alder strats, a 335 and an LP i figured the only logical choice would be the LP. but i decided against it
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For me the two main things on my list are for one a set of HD bridge and Emerald neck for my 7 string, which currently still has Liquifire/Crunchlab in it. Liked them for a long time, but the more BKPs you get the more you see the downfalls of other PUs and get picky. Now I have been somewhat curious about both those PUs for a long time, but always thought I would just go Nailbomb Coldsweat as a more direct replacement, but for one my taste in PUs has gotten a tad more old school and well Slarti just got me. Knowing that we have very similar tastes his love of this combo just sold me. Only a matter of time now.
Secondly I am looking to sell my guitar which currently has Crawlers and a Slowhand in it, as I do not like to play it although it sounds amazing. The neck is the main culprit.
If I would manage to sell it with the PUs in it (not that I donīt want them anymore, but I would place them in a strat and itīs hard to find a HH strat I like) I would get PRS Korina singlecut and place Bluenotes (HB size) in there. My love for P90s just grows and grows and the Bluenotes just looks soooo tasty for a all sorts of stuff. Nicely vintage and mellow. In the PRS they would fill up a flavour I do not currently have but very much seek. Something full and sweet for blues and rock down to some atmospheric stuff.
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I have a Stormy Monday bridge pickup sat here waiting to go in the neck of my Flying V, so I guess that's the next on my list.
Apart from that I've pretty much got everything in the current BKP range that holds any appeal for me apart from some PG Blues or Emeralds, but for those to work I'd need to buy another LP and that won't happen anytime soon :lol:
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I'd like to try a couple of the P-90 models - Nantucket bridge for sure, maybe the Blue Note neck.
And I really ought to have a set of Mules.
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There's definitely a reason why the mule is so popular
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Well it's only 1 week until I get back to the UK and will finally have the chance to install my set of 10th Anniversaries, so am quite excited about that. Other than that I am planning on trying out the Juggernaut some time in the next few months.
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As discussed in my ES-333 thread and recommended by Telerocker, I have an Abraxas being ordered (just discussing a custom cover yet), so that's next.
I'm also considering a set of slowhands, with all 3 baseplated and try to ask BKP to slightly overwind the middle to 6,8K and slightly underwind the bridge to 7,0K. Not sure they do this kind of requests though, but since I often hear about an overwound this-or-that, it's worth the try.
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I would need another guitar. Rebel Yell has long been on my wish-list. I also really liked that Blue Note (neck) & Nantucket (bridge) combo for another SG and the Sinner set for a Strat, as well as the Piledriver set for a Telecaster. I don't know if I'll ever get around to owning a Fender though.
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Emerald neck.
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Well it's only 1 week until I get back to the UK and will finally have the chance to install my set of 10th Anniversaries, so am quite excited about that. Other than that I am planning on trying out the Juggernaut some time in the next few months.
May I request a review for my thread?^^
Gonna be quite a while till I will use mine.
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Well it's only 1 week until I get back to the UK and will finally have the chance to install my set of 10th Anniversaries, so am quite excited about that. Other than that I am planning on trying out the Juggernaut some time in the next few months.
May I request a review for my thread?^^
Gonna be quite a while till I will use mine.
Sure! I'll put something together once I've got them in and settled down with with proper set up.
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I'm not a metal guy so I wouldn't want anything hotter than my RYs. The Abraxas interests me as does the Black Dog but I'd really like a set of Mules - but I'd have to get an LP or another SG to put them in.
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P90 , as I don't have any P90 guitar , just wish BK made some nice looking cover for it , not so old fashioned 8)
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I would like to try Nantuckets and Bluenotes too. Just got to find a nice guitar first.
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P90 , as I don't have any P90 guitar , just wish BK made some nice looking cover for it , not so old fashioned 8)
Well if you go HSP90 you get a certain choice. My Supermassive Stockholm set (the "uber Swedes" as I now call them) are black battleworn and I would not be suprised if BKP is able to do most of, if not all the range of covers for those two.
With normal P90s it unfortunentally is different, as those are not even metal covers if I am not heavily mistaking.
But with how nice they are you should be able to get the entire range in HS size if you ask nicely, they are that nice. So if fancy really strikes...
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I'd like to try a couple of the P-90 models - Nantucket bridge for sure, maybe the Blue Note neck.
You need to do this. :)
As for me I think I've BKP'd all the guitars I want to, so in order to justify more I'd have to buy another guitar. Hmmm.
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the nantucket and blue note seem to be talked about a lot these days
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P90 , as I don't have any P90 guitar , just wish BK made some nice looking cover for it , not so old fashioned 8)
Well if you go HSP90 you get a certain choice. My Supermassive Stockholm set (the "uber Swedes" as I now call them) are black battleworn and I would not be suprised if BKP is able to do most of, if not all the range of covers for those two.
With normal P90s it unfortunentally is different, as those are not even metal covers if I am not heavily mistaking.
But with how nice they are you should be able to get the entire range in HS size if you ask nicely, they are that nice. So if fancy really strikes...
My regular format Stockholm P-90 has a black plastic cover. The only other option is a creme plastic cover. Very traditional. No chrome metal covers, although I suspect you could find an aftermarket one that you could fit. The P-90 covers are not fixed to the pickup, they just slip over the top and are held on by the two screws.
HSP-90s yes I think you have a choice of covers. From memory the only thing you can't get is uncovered.
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It won`t be extraordinary and surprising especially recently, but I have to try Juggs set at some point. I definitely have to dig up my old Mayones Flame CS 2000 (Ibanez copy) which hasn`t been properly used in years, restore it and bring some life into that baby by putting Juggs.
But the list seems to be slightly longer... Miracle Man set grabs my attention as well! Someday...
My wallet along with my credit card have already jumped out of the window once they read that :lol:
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I'd like to try a couple of the P-90 models - Nantucket bridge for sure, maybe the Blue Note neck.
You need to do this. :)
As for me I think I've BKP'd all the guitars I want to, so in order to justify more I'd have to buy another guitar. Hmmm.
Ah, I've still got plenty of contenders for BKPs. :lol:
I'm not really tempted to change the pickups on my Gibson P-90 guitars, but my MIJ Epiphone and Burny Juniors and Special could certainly stand pickup upgrades.
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P90 , as I don't have any P90 guitar , just wish BK made some nice looking cover for it , not so old fashioned 8)
Well if you go HSP90 you get a certain choice. My Supermassive Stockholm set (the "uber Swedes" as I now call them) are black battleworn and I would not be suprised if BKP is able to do most of, if not all the range of covers for those two.
With normal P90s it unfortunentally is different, as those are not even metal covers if I am not heavily mistaking.
But with how nice they are you should be able to get the entire range in HS size if you ask nicely, they are that nice. So if fancy really strikes...
My regular format Stockholm P-90 has a black plastic cover. The only other option is a creme plastic cover. Very traditional. No chrome metal covers, although I suspect you could find an aftermarket one that you could fit. The P-90 covers are not fixed to the pickup, they just slip over the top and are held on by the two screws.
HSP-90s yes I think you have a choice of covers. From memory the only thing you can't get is uncovered.
I thinking may paint the black plastic cover to antiqued copper look . it cool look like this one :)
(https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn2/p480x480/1456801_750344908308869_1543219265_n.jpg)
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My Pig-90 had a battleworn finish when I got it. I actually put a nickel cover on it though.
(http://i1018.photobucket.com/albums/af302/philking/Guitars006.jpg)
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I still would kill for that look since I first saw it in the gallery section here. You are a lucky man.
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My Pig-90 had a battleworn finish when I got it. I actually put a nickel cover on it though.
(http://i1018.photobucket.com/albums/af302/philking/Guitars006.jpg)
Is this a options their don't available anymore ?
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Cool P90 cover!
I just got a Blackdog and two slowhands for my baritone black top tele. Can't wait to try them in that guitar! After that I'm very tempted by the Mules. I used to be a high output kind of guy, but lately I have been very much preferring lower output ones.
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I'm wondering what the juggernaut would look like with a gold cover since it has 2 rows of adjustable pole pieces. Any one have a decent picture of one with gold screws and a gold cover?
edit. found a warpig version which would essentially look the same
(https://bareknucklepickups.co.uk/forum/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=1518.0;attach=579;image)
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What next on my list? There are still plenty Bare Knuckles I would love to own that's for sure. I'd love to have an A-Pig set and I'd love to get another Miracle Man with the matching neck pickup. Another Cold Sweat set appeals as I've had them before and really liked them and I'd love to get a set of Black Dogs as I'm sure I'd love those too. Kiichi is also keen for me to try P90 pups and I certainly like the sound so the Stockholms and Mississippi Queens appeal very strongly. All of these may happen in the future but I'm also intrigued by the idea of an improved Super Distortion as I feel like the 70s roots of such a pickup would fit nicely between my Crawler and Holydiver equipped guitars. Unfortunately, BKP don't make such a pickup so I'm currently talking to someone else about a custom design and I think that set may come before the Bare Knuckles listed above.
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yeah the stockholm is absolutely worth trying
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yeah the stockholm is absolutely worth trying
+1
Out of the A-Bomb, A-Pig, Cold Sweat and Stockholm the Stockholm is my favourite of my BKPs, ,followed by the CS. The other two I'm not sure I've used them in the right guitars.
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I feel the same way. It's my favorite so far over the a bomb mule and rebel yell
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rebel yell, juggernaut, stormy monday
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I only just recieved my Black Hawk and Piledriver sets, haven't had time to have them installed yet, but next on my list is definitely a Mother's Milk set for the Fender 60's Roadworn Strat that I'm gonna buy as my next guitar, even though it's a bit far out in the future... To me, that pickup set just nails the John Frusciante Strat sound of Red Hot Chili Peppers' "Blood Sugar Sex Magic" album, which I love to death.
If I'm not buying the Strat as my next axe, I'm going with an Ibanez RGD2127FX and I'll probably be putting an Alnico Nailbomb in the bridge and a Cold Sweat in the neck. But that's just off the top of my head. Both purchases are pretty far off in the future, since I only just bought a Tele 3 months ago. Strat and/or a seven-string... I'm trying to remain versatile.
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well, i really figured my next was going to be a juggernaut but i actually purchased a cheap fender standard tele so i ordered a piledriver to put in it. very excited to try her out. i had a tele very recently but it was an HH tele and i wanted to try a traditional one.
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well, i really figured my next was going to be a juggernaut but i actually purchased a cheap fender standard tele so i ordered a piledriver to put in it. very excited to try her out. i had a tele very recently but it was an HH tele and i wanted to try a traditional one.
Awesome! I look forward to one of your video reviews 8)
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well, i really figured my next was going to be a juggernaut but i actually purchased a cheap fender standard tele so i ordered a piledriver to put in it. very excited to try her out. i had a tele very recently but it was an HH tele and i wanted to try a traditional one.
Awesome! I look forward to one of your video reviews 8)
yeah, i'll definitely be posting one. its mainly going to be my work horse for the new band i'm in since i'm too stubborn to use one of my nicer guitars haha. plus i think it will be a nice contrast to my other guitarist's sound.
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After Cleggy fitted a set into my old Lion when he bought it, I have to admit that I'm really fancying a EMG Het Set. Stunning pickups and way, way more versatile than the name might suggest.
On the BKP side, probably a MQ for the neck position of the TV Master.
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After Cleggy fitted a set into my old Lion when he bought it, I have to admit that I'm really fancying a EMG Het Set. Stunning pickups and way, way more versatile than the name might suggest.
On the BKP side, probably a MQ for the neck position of the TV Master.
i understand your interest in those emg's. when i heard the EMG 57s in a demo i really thought they sounded awesome. although i'm a little bored with the same old 81/85
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I keep thinking about a Blackhawk set. Tim had them on a Les Paul when he was developing them and they sounded great (though to be fair, any pickups that Tim plays through sound great!). The other set that really interests me is the set Tim made for Mick Taylor's R9 Les Paul, which featured in Guitarist a couple of issues ago.
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Need a new guitar first. : :lol:
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Fighting with my @#(*&$ Les Paul again. Just thinking about how to get a more balanced bridge to neck switch when the guitar, by default, is a ball of mud in the neck and thin and tinny in the bridge. It was particularly terrible with the stock pickups but at the time, I didn't know how to shop properly for an instrument. The neck is fast and feels great to play; at least I got that part right. My difficulty is that my playing style keeps on changing so I have to keep changing my equipment to keep up with that end of things.
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I am still on my PUP journey of discovery and the more i play the guitars and BKPs i have I am finding the LESS i like my nailbomb bridge , too fizzy, but MORE i LOVE my Crawler neck.
The crawler in mt rg550 20th sounds really slash LP like and for me that IS a keeper so another crawler for the bridge buuuut what to do with the nailbomb???
also for my maple board I am considering crystal cleans which i am waffling about in another thread
Still want some Evos in my 550ltd :)
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HA!
Perhaps I should just accept that the guitar is the problem.
What sort of guitar are you using a nailbomb in?
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After Cleggy fitted a set into my old Lion when he bought it, I have to admit that I'm really fancying a EMG Het Set. Stunning pickups and way, way more versatile than the name might suggest.
On the BKP side, probably a MQ for the neck position of the TV Master.
The JH set is truly fantastic. Another set is on the horizon for me aswell as a few others. I'm really diggin A8 pickups currently.
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Recently I was looking for semi hollow, looked at Epiphones, Gretch, Ibanez... but at the end I've bought Schecter Corsair in satin finish 8)
http://www.schecterguitars.com/Products/Guitar/Corsair-Special-Edition.aspx (http://www.schecterguitars.com/Products/Guitar/Corsair-Special-Edition.aspx)
Guitar rings well acoustically, but "Duncan Designed HB101" sounds way to modern rock and gritty, just ordered Stormy Monday set for vintage clean jazz/blues stuff 8)
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After Cleggy fitted a set into my old Lion when he bought it, I have to admit that I'm really fancying a EMG Het Set. Stunning pickups and way, way more versatile than the name might suggest.
On the BKP side, probably a MQ for the neck position of the TV Master.
Phase one complete
(http://www.juansolo.demon.co.uk/misc/emg.jpg)
Should be sticking those in tomorrow hopefully, I just need some strings to turn up. Though I've gone for the 57/66 set that I've snagged from a BKPer, so at least some BKPs have ended up in something ;) Essentially they're supposed to be lower output and more 'vintagey' than the JH set. It'll be interesting to compare and contrast.
I've also managed to snag a bucker-sized P90 to try in the Baja in place of the Mule that's in there at the moment. No real reason for that swap other than I really like P90 neck pups and no longer have anything with one in and the TVMaster is staying an Esquire for now.
If all goes well there'll be a few BKPs for sale shortly. Cleggy has already got dibs on the Cold Sweat neck though. Still got a MM reverse zebra bridge and an unpotted raw nickel neck Mule that might be up for grabs... We shall see.
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I need Rebel Yells in sumfink. Maybe my Jem7VWH is the ticket, but i hope there is enough bass in the RB to work in the Ibanez. Most people use the RY in mahogany guitars.
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I need Rebel Yells in sumfink. Maybe my Jem7VWH is the ticket, but i hope there is enough bass in the RB to work in the Ibanez. Most people use the RY in mahogany guitars.
What sort of amp are you using?
The Rebel Yell has a really tight bottom so a guitar with a huge bottom is really ideal. Les Pauls work well (Don't try it with a chambered LP) but I'm sure anything set neck / solid mahogany would be great.
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Naturally that is the way to go, but this video says otherwise.
Using a Fractal Axe FXII at the moment, so more amps than i will ever need :P
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20zSjw98Gvg (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20zSjw98Gvg)
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Naturally that is the way to go, but this video says otherwise.
Using a Fractal Axe FXII at the moment, so more amps than i will ever need :P
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20zSjw98Gvg (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20zSjw98Gvg)
That video is definitely an accurate representation of that pickup. If you want those very bright and even upper harmonics, that's what you'll get with a Rebel Yell. There isn't much by way of bottom, even in that vid.
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my next big purchase is still a gibson les paul custom. but i really dont know what i'll do for pickups. i'm sure i'll keep the stock ones in there for a little while. maybe they will grow on me. i mean, i doubt that highly but i have no idea what BK i'd put in there. i love the stockholms and i know it would work great in the LP but i would like to try something different too. and maybe its worth a shot trying the nailbomb again since it would be a very different set up this time. and maybe even go ceramic instead of alnico
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A-Bomb on order!
I'm thinking of doing a Warmoth project over the summer (Or fall) as a grad present. The goal will be to build something that can is versatile enough to cop some traditional tones but that it is more of a machine for heavier / modern sounds and lower tunings. Nothing extreme tuning wise but lower than my other guitars, which are in E standard.
I'm thinking Juggs would work well but we'll see what I want to do when this actually moves head. So far, I'm thinking either to put an Alder Soloist body with a Maple neck and Rosewood fingerboard, or to order the Maple Neck / Rosewood FIngerboard and a routed Alder Body blank.
I also was considering a mahogany neck / mahogany body blank (for Rebel Yells) but apparently Mahogany is a pain in the butt to finish.
I could get a basswood body (Soloist) / maple neck combo but I hear Basswood is soft and I'd need to do a solid finish. I'm really thinking I'd like a semi - transparent stain / oil finish / or maybe a satin finish in an off black or cappuccino kind of colour. Gold hardware and white open bobbins with gold screws. Double humbucker / wood mounting pickups.
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warmoth kicks ass.
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Naturally that is the way to go, but this video says otherwise.
Using a Fractal Axe FXII at the moment, so more amps than i will ever need :P
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20zSjw98Gvg (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20zSjw98Gvg)
That video is definitely an accurate representation of that pickup. If you want those very bright and even upper harmonics, that's what you'll get with a Rebel Yell. There isn't much by way of bottom, even in that vid.
I like the mids.....it's all about the mids, but the bottom end i usually keep down anyway. I will have to email BKP for their view when i get the casharino together.
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Yup, the Rebel Yell has a really REALLY tight bass with a huge focus in the mids / upper mids, and very sweet highs. It particularly likes tonnes of gain and really works well with the bottom heavy / low mid heavy modern high gain tones.
My issues with the pickup are related to a completely different style / application.
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casharino
So, I'm guessing you're not into the whole, you know, brevity thing?
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casharino
So, I'm guessing you're not into the whole, you know, brevity thing?
Watching the BKP vids makes me excited. Sometimes is get carried away :)
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casharino
So, I'm guessing you're not into the whole, you know, brevity thing?
Really ties the thread together...
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NP(up)D
Covered in fingerprints (I really should have cleaned it better!), but you get the idea.
(http://www.juansolo.demon.co.uk/misc/Guitars/stratsg.jpg)
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Dude...they are EMG. :o
Nobody on here uses EMG or at least admits to it :lol:
Anyway, you already have them, so you need to list your next purchase. You should already be thinking ahead.
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are those emg 57s? i liked what i heard of those
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Dude...they are EMG. :o
Nobody on here uses EMG or at least admits to it :lol:
:teeth:
are those emg 57s? i liked what i heard of those
57/66. Worlds away from EMGs of old, they're not scooped, compressed or dry sounding (we back-to-backed them with some of Cleggy's EMG equipped guitars). Instead they sound like passives, but with all the clarity, taughtness and attack of actives. I didn't expect to swap out BKPs with EMGs of all things!
For balance, I've still got two guitars with BKPs in and they're going nowhere.
Anyway, you already have them, so you need to list your next purchase. You should already be thinking ahead.
My next pup swap is already in the post ;) It's more of an experiment than a planned swap as I got it for very sensible money. But it's an Oil City Mighty 90 neck pup with A2 & A4 magnets. It's going to get tried in the neck of my Baja which has a Mule in at the moment. I've been missing a P90s since I sold the Strat-o-sonic and was going to drop an MQ in there (still might), but this came along at a price I couldn't refuse.