Bare Knuckle Pickups Forum
Forum Ringside => Pickups => Topic started by: bumblebee on November 17, 2021, 11:28:04 AM
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Hi guys! I need some help trying to identify some pickups from all you lovely experts in here! I obtained these pickups that were installed in a custom built Telecaster I bought second hand. The seller had no idea what they were, so that didn't help. There is nothing written on either of them except 'Bare Knuckle Pickups - Handwound in the UK' on the back - apart from a sticker label on each one saying 'Neck' and 'Bridge'. I've read that the best way to identify them is to do a DC reading but I don't really have the equipment or the knowhow to do that - is there any other of finding out what they are? From doing a Google image search they look most like Aftermaths, but I've seen Juggernauts with similar 'Battle Worn' casing. Really not sure. Here are some images I took of them after I removed them from the guitar.
https://ibb.co/NCsQVvM (https://ibb.co/NCsQVvM)
https://ibb.co/3ygT292 (https://ibb.co/3ygT292)
https://ibb.co/0Yhz130 (https://ibb.co/0Yhz130)
https://ibb.co/CKdkPLN (https://ibb.co/CKdkPLN)
Any help from anyone would be sooo appreciated!
Thank you kindly! :)
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Hi!
Since we only have a few twin screw models. there are a couple of ways that you can narrow things down without using a meter:
Are both pickups the same height, or is the bridge taller than the neck and, if so, is the cover itself physically taller / deeper?
If you could take another picture from underneath, so that I can see how the cover sits against the baseplate, I can identify what magnet size they are running, which should give us the answer.
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Hi!
Thank you so much for your reply!
Comparing the heights they are pretty much identical. The only difference between the two is that the bridge has the wire coming out the left hand side, and the neck has the wire coming out the right hand side. The back plate on the back sits about 1-2mm inside the casing so only very slightly. Hope fully you can see from the photos.
Thanks again for all your expertise!
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OK, I would say that's not an Aftermath set, it's a ceramic Warpig set. The lip of the bridge cover sits ever so slightly closer to the baseplate, denoting the slightly larger ceramic magnet inside.
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You're a star! Thank you so much for that. I should probably mention, by rotating them and looking at them from the other side, they do look like they are the same in terms of where the baseplate sits. I'm not sure if that makes a difference.
Is it fair to say it's pretty conclusive that these are Warpigs then?
Thanks so much for your help!
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If they sit the same, it'll be the alnico Warpig
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You're an absolute gem!
Thank you so much :grin:
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You're most welcome!
That's a fairly old set, too. We changed the black coating years ago, as well as slightly altering the battleworn finish, we don't usually put the all-over dinks into them any more. I can actually recognise exactly who made those covers, he's not with BKP anymore, but was responsible for a huge number of the early custom covers!
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You're most welcome!
That's a fairly old set, too. We changed the black coating years ago, as well as slightly altering the battleworn finish, we don't usually put the all-over dinks into them any more. I can actually recognise exactly who made those covers, he's not with BKP anymore, but was responsible for a huge number of the early custom covers!
it's pretty cool that you can tell who made the covers! :shocked:
what would dismiss the aftermath besides the finish old age? (without dc measuring)