Bare Knuckle Pickups Forum

Forum Ringside => Pickups => Topic started by: Kindermann on September 13, 2017, 10:52:00 AM

Title: Bare knuckle Equivalent
Post by: Kindermann on September 13, 2017, 10:52:00 AM

Hi All,

I am looking for a new bridge pickup for my SG

I absolutely love the sound of the Dimarzio BC-2 (http://www.dimarzio.com/node/2193) that I have in my strat, and am looking for something similar in humbucker form for my SG. What would be the closest match? Basically a Dimarzio Tone Zone in bareknuckle form

Many Thanks!

Title: Re: Bare knuckle Equivalent
Post by: ericsabbath on September 13, 2017, 07:08:07 PM

the neck (alnico) miracle man in the bridge position sounds somewhat similar to a regular humbucker sized tone zone
I'd probably pick a ceramic pig or the stockholm

Title: Re: Bare knuckle Equivalent
Post by: darrenw5094 on September 14, 2017, 03:23:35 PM

The Tone Zone is kinda bassy and muddy, so my first opinion would have been the Warpig too.

Title: Re: Bare knuckle Equivalent
Post by: gwEm on September 14, 2017, 05:11:48 PM

Some people swear by the Tone Zone. I've never got on with it at all on the occasions I've tried it.

What is it about the Tone Zone you like? The alnico warpig may be close - lots of mids and low end.

Title: Re: Bare knuckle Equivalent
Post by: Yellowjacket on September 19, 2017, 07:22:04 PM

The better question is "What don't you like about a Tone Zone, that you would like to be improved?"

Title: Re: Bare knuckle Equivalent
Post by: fdesalvo on October 02, 2017, 07:51:43 PM

I always felt the crawler was the idealized tz. Tons of beef and smooth, compressed mids with no mud.