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Forum Ringside => Pickups => Topic started by: Toejam on May 20, 2021, 04:22:54 AM

Title: Warmest/darkest sounding BKP?
Post by: Toejam on May 20, 2021, 04:22:54 AM
Hey, guys. 
  I'm looking for a bridge pickup that's more warm/darker sounding with some treble shaved off a little bit so it's not as bright.  It's for a 1997 PRS CE-24 (bolt-on maple neck/rosewood board, mahogany body/maple top, five-way rotary selector).  Right now, it's got a Seymour Duncan Pearly Gates set which I like, but I always seem to prefer warmer pickups in the bridge and brighter in the neck. 
 I'm a real big fan of the DiMarzio Breed, even like Norton and Tone Zone, but I want something different.
    From my looking at the BKP site, it seems perhaps a Silo, Warpig A5 or Juggernaut might fit the bill.  Would anyone recommend one of these or perhaps something else?  Thanks.
Title: Re: Warmest/darkest sounding BKP?
Post by: one on May 20, 2021, 07:26:40 AM
looking for darkness? A-pig among all three
Title: Re: Warmest/darkest sounding BKP?
Post by: Dave Sloven on May 20, 2021, 08:34:57 AM
The alnico Warpig would be the darkest.

The Crawler is another dark one.
Title: Re: Warmest/darkest sounding BKP?
Post by: Toejam on May 20, 2021, 02:11:51 PM
Cool.  Thank you!
Title: Re: Warmest/darkest sounding BKP?
Post by: ericsabbath on May 25, 2021, 02:33:43 PM
a-pig should sound good, but the Silo seems like a natural match too
Title: Re: Warmest/darkest sounding BKP?
Post by: darkbluemurder on May 31, 2021, 12:29:30 PM
Crawler would have been my vote, too.
Title: Re: Warmest/darkest sounding BKP?
Post by: b.gandt on May 31, 2021, 10:23:16 PM
Since the Crawler has been mentioned, I'd say that in my Strat it isn't a bright pickup.  It does have enough in the highs to be heard in the mix.  Strong mids and lows.  With a decent 68 plexi clone and a decent Celestion loaded 1x12 or 4x12, the lows are a tad looser than some ceramic mag pickups that I've used with that rig.  Not mushy, though.

I have not used the pickups that you mention.