Bare Knuckle Pickups Forum
Forum Ringside => Pickups => Topic started by: charles55 on December 29, 2014, 02:27:04 AM
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Hello guys. I am here once again to ask for some help. Hope you wont mind.
I am restoring my old Fender Floyd Strat. (HSS pickups, Basswood body, Maple neck, RW finger board).
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I currently have a DIMARZIO D-Activator in the bridge. I want to replace the neck pickup to match the D-Activator.
This guitar will be tuned standard, playing a variety of music from Reggae/SKA, Rock, Metal.
I like Fluid solos (ala Petrucci) from the neck pickup. I currently have a Liquifire in my seven string & that pickup sounds awesome.
Can anyone recommend something thats sounds good clean and can do clear fluid solos? I am really a humbucker guy.Hope you can help me out regarding single coils.
Many thanks!
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Lol......i picked up one of those Jap Fender Squire Strat with the Floyd II a couple of weeks ago.
I am putting a Holy Diver bridge in mine and a German Floyd. The neck and middle will do me for a while though.
I would say the Irish Tour would match your Dimarzio best, but i have never tried any BKP single coils.
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Hi Darren,
Those Jap Floyd strats are awesome! Mine's got the Schaller floyd already. hehe..Hope you enjoy yours!
The neck pickups are OK but I am looking for more versatility or other sound option.
The D Activator Bridge is quite hot, Im not too sure what single coil to match it. hehe
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I just noticed yours has a Schaller already, so it fine atm.
Anyway, the Dimarzio is hot alright, so i suggested the Irish Tour to get as close to it as possible.
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I would inspect the Trilogy- and the Sinner-neck. They're medium to high output. If you want a vintagevibe from the necksinglecoil, then a Slowhand will do the job.
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I have a Jackson superstrat HSS with german Schaller floyd rose and I'm looking for fluid lead solo neck sound even it's Dave Murray in my mind... anyway at the moment I have Holy Diver bridge and Trilogy Suite neck/middle.
I'm not completely satisfied for nack, Trilogys are not for that sound and maybe I'm a "humbucker man" too :cool:
anyway I'm thinking to put a minihumbucker neck, something like a SD JBjr neck...
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I'm not completely satisfied for nack, Trilogys are not for that sound and maybe I'm a "humbucker man" too :cool:
anyway I'm thinking to put a minihumbucker neck, something like a SD JBjr neck...
There is a new SC pup from BKP out next month i think, with twin rails that might work with the Holy Diver
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I'm not completely satisfied for nack, Trilogys are not for that sound and maybe I'm a "humbucker man" too :cool:
anyway I'm thinking to put a minihumbucker neck, something like a SD JBjr neck...
There is a new SC pup from BKP out next month i think, with twin rails that might work with the Holy Diver
good news!!!
any preview?
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I'm not completely satisfied for nack, Trilogys are not for that sound and maybe I'm a "humbucker man" too :cool:
anyway I'm thinking to put a minihumbucker neck, something like a SD JBjr neck...
There is a new SC pup from BKP out next month i think, with twin rails that might work with the Holy Diver
good news!!!
any preview?
https://soundcloud.com/bare-knuckle-pickups/sets/colbra-single-coil
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I have a Jackson superstrat HSS with german Schaller floyd rose and I'm looking for fluid lead solo neck sound even it's Dave Murray in my mind... anyway at the moment I have Holy Diver bridge and Trilogy Suite neck/middle.
I'm not completely satisfied for nack, Trilogys are not for that sound and maybe I'm a "humbucker man" too :cool:
anyway I'm thinking to put a minihumbucker neck, something like a SD JBjr neck...
How can you describe the sound of the Trilogy neck? Thanks!
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I have a Jackson superstrat HSS with german Schaller floyd rose and I'm looking for fluid lead solo neck sound even it's Dave Murray in my mind... anyway at the moment I have Holy Diver bridge and Trilogy Suite neck/middle.
I'm not completely satisfied for nack, Trilogys are not for that sound and maybe I'm a "humbucker man" too :cool:
anyway I'm thinking to put a minihumbucker neck, something like a SD JBjr neck...
How can you describe the sound of the Trilogy neck? Thanks!
If the TS doesn't work for you, get the Sinner or wait for the release of the Cobra-singlecoil, which is a twinblade yet true singlecoil.
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Those Cobra soundclips sound good! :shocked:
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I have a Jackson superstrat HSS with german Schaller floyd rose and I'm looking for fluid lead solo neck sound even it's Dave Murray in my mind... anyway at the moment I have Holy Diver bridge and Trilogy Suite neck/middle.
I'm not completely satisfied for nack, Trilogys are not for that sound and maybe I'm a "humbucker man" too :cool:
anyway I'm thinking to put a minihumbucker neck, something like a SD JBjr neck...
How can you describe the sound of the Trilogy neck? Thanks!
real single coil with high output... modern, not for typical stratocaster sound
I only need something different, because the guitar where the TS are mounted on is played for classic metal, so I'm looking for a humbucker sound
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I might wait till more about the cobra comes out. I think to recall Tim put the release date for January, so the wait should not be that long. Maybe you could already mail BKP and ask if the Cobra might be for you so that waiting will be worth it.
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I guess the Cobra is (partly) aimed at the sound of the Andy Timmons-neckpickup. That might be a reference.
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The two rails of the Cobra suggest it could be the hottest SC though. Which might be a better match to some of the higher output pups.
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The two rails of the Cobra suggest it could be the hottest SC though. Which might be a better match to some of the higher output pups.
is it a high output single-coil-size humbucker OR a true single coil?
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I think it is a single coil type, but you are looking for a neck and it might be the best option that BKP do in that department.
Although, you could check under the pickguard to see if there is a humbucker cavity at the neck. If there is, then that changes the situation and you could think of putting in a humbucker in the neck.
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True single coil, what I understood.
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I think it is a single coil type, but you are looking for a neck and it might be the best option that BKP do in that department.
Although, you could check under the pickguard to see if there is a humbucker cavity at the neck. If there is, then that changes the situation and you could think of putting in a humbucker in the neck.
nope, guitar has only a sigle-coil-size hole for pick up (no pickguard) and there are "straight walls" so I can't put even pick up with trapezoidal basement, so only EMG/duncan sized single coil...
I really don't wanna be forced to put SD Hot Rails, but I need humbucker sound and high output to well balance with Holy Diver bridge
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I just would wait till the release of the Cobra, but I guess a Sinner-neck is not a bad alternative.
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BKP might make you a SC in the EMG SC shape that will fit.
Email them, they will probably have a solution.
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BKP might make you a SC in the EMG SC shape that will fit.
Email them, they will probably have a solution.
They did it!
in fact my trilogy suite(s) are in EMG shape :wink:
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Any release date for the Cobra? :)
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Any release date for the Cobra? :)
IIRC Tim said sometime this month. So could be in 3 weeks or days.
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Any other info on the new Cobra pickups? Are they on the hot/vintage or contemporary side? I heard the soundclips and they sound nice. Thanks
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Any other info on the new Cobra pickups? Are they on the hot/vintage or contemporary side? I heard the soundclips and they sound nice. Thanks
Nothing too sure really, but since the design corresponds with the Blackhawk it is somewhat fair to say that they should be on the contemporary side of things, but more in a modern focus way so that they can still do older stuff nicely. It is suspected that they will do a similar thing to the EMG single coils, so they might be great for Gilmour stuff among others, and since they are BKP they likely will be very versatile. Most of this is educated guesswork at this time though.
We can really just wait till Tim throws us a bone or the entire steak.
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Just played the strat today & it does sound good. The dimarzio D-activator bridge really screams & great for leads. Dive bombs & Dimebag whammys are just effortless. Now for the waiting game on those Cobras for the neck. Hehe
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They are here https://bareknucklepickups.co.uk/main/pickups.php?cat=strats&sub=contemporary&pickup=cobra
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They are here https://bareknucklepickups.co.uk/main/pickups.php?cat=strats&sub=contemporary&pickup=cobra
Nicely spotted mate!
I like their sound, though there is a high end sizzle that I am not 100% about right now, but then again that is something all modern ceramic PUs have. Was surprised how nice it could sound for the slow blues, had something going there. Nollys playing is nice as ever too, especially first solo on modern metal. =)
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They are here https://bareknucklepickups.co.uk/main/pickups.php?cat=strats&sub=contemporary&pickup=cobra
Nicely spotted mate!
I like their sound, though there is a high end sizzle that I am not 100% about right now, but then again that is something all modern ceramic PUs have. Was surprised how nice it could sound for the slow blues, had something going there. Nollys playing is nice as ever too, especially first solo on modern metal. =)
Nolly..........i always thought it was Tim playing those clips. :rolleyes:
Ceramic mags on a SC is a new one on me, but these Cobras might be a better match for the higher output pups.
Does it come in white? :tongue:
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Nice! Finally. Just waiting for some more reviews. :)
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Does it come in white? :tongue:
No, someone was already asking that question some time ago, and BKP has stated that they only come in black. Shame.
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I hope the neck Cobras will sound good clean. :|