Bare Knuckle Pickups Forum
Forum Ringside => Guitars, Amps and Effects => Topic started by: Dave Sloven on October 10, 2019, 11:00:33 AM
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I purchased this guitar recently to replace my Epiphone Explorer as my live backup for my Schecter Stiletto 6-FR (fitted with an alnico Black Hawk set).
It comes with a Seymour Duncan AHB-1 Blackout set but compared to the Black Hawks they sound dark, compressed, and a bit muddy in C Standard through the crunch channel of my Peavey JSX. Maybe my strings (11-56) are part of the reason why I find these Blackouts too dark but I like them with the Black Hawks in my other guitar.
Other features on this guitar are Schecter locking tuners, a TonePros bridge, and a GraphTech TUSQ XL nut, all standard on this guitar. I have fitted a DiMarzio ClipLock strap, that's been the only mod so far.
I've recently ordered a second alnico Black Hawk set for this one, plus a Jenson capacitor, two 550K CTS short shaft pots, and a 500K CTS push-pull tone pot, and I will also fit a CRL 3-way selector switch, a mono Switchcraft jack, and all new wiring.
Here are some photos of it as it currently is.
(https://i.imgur.com/INt2Idt.jpg) (https://i.imgur.com/4sdHy46.jpg)
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Nice one Dave. These are great value for money!
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Nice one Dave. These are great value for money!
They certainly are! I got this one from a pawn shop for AU$700, with barely a mark on it besides some of the 'black' on the black chrome hardware having worn off. Would be even better value if I liked the pickups! I've been spoiled by BKPs. Bandmates didn't help by telling me that my Stiletto sounds much better than this one :rolleyes:
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nice one, I love Schecters though I sold my three, the SLS 7 active, passive and the KM7. Very solid instruments
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I am also impressed by the Schecter Nick Johnston Trad., which is the cheapo version of his signature strat.
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A quick update. The alnico Black Hawk set is in. I'm just waiting for some new Gotoh knobs to fit the CTS pots and then I'll post a good photo. In the meanwhile here's a photo of the control cavity. I had to drill a hole and remove a bridge stud insert to install a ground wire, as the ATX guitars don't seem to have/need them (something to do with the stereo jack etc).
(https://i.imgur.com/sISdhUN.jpg)
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Here you go, the finished guitar with knobs etc.
I have to say that the Black Hawks look killer in these Schecters!
(https://i.imgur.com/DjKNk6w.jpg)
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Here you go, the finished guitar with knobs etc.
I have to say that the Black Hawks look killer in these Schecters!
(https://i.imgur.com/DjKNk6w.jpg)
Looks really much better Dave! I would name this baby The Blackhawk..
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The BKP blade pickups really are gorgeous in the right guitar.
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The BKP blade pickups really are gorgeous in the right guitar.
In a modern axe they look fab!
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They would also look awesome in an old Peavey T-60 with radiator covers.
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They would also look awesome in an old Peavey T-60 with radiator covers.
Yeah, but the shape of the T-60 ... :rolleyes:
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I don't mind the shape of the T-60. What I don't like is the warped pickguards they tend to have now and all of those chrome screws all over the pickguard. I'd have a new 3-ply pickguard made and fit it with black screws so that they would be less obvious.