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Forum Ringside => Pickups => Topic started by: deg0ey on July 23, 2006, 09:03:34 PM

Title: Chromeness
Post by: deg0ey on July 23, 2006, 09:03:34 PM

So I invested in an avatar - a picture of my new chromey set of BKPs. It's a Holy Diver and a pair of Slowhands, and here's a bigger picture if you want one...

(http://img362.imageshack.us/img362/9827/bareknucklepickupschromesp5.jpg)

Title: Chromeness
Post by: CaffeineJunkie on July 23, 2006, 09:16:08 PM

are they chrome??? they look yellow :?

Title: Chromeness
Post by: deg0ey on July 23, 2006, 09:17:29 PM

There's a yellow tint there, but they're chrome - i guess that's because the walls are yellow in the room where i took the picture and there must be some reflection

Title: Chromeness
Post by: CaffeineJunkie on July 23, 2006, 09:18:21 PM

kool, what colour guitar you puttin them in???

Title: Chromeness
Post by: deg0ey on July 23, 2006, 09:21:16 PM

It's blue at the moment, but I've PM'd Feline to see what it would cost to get it sprayed black, as I think black and chrome would look immense :lol:

Title: Chromeness
Post by: CaffeineJunkie on July 23, 2006, 09:22:10 PM

kool, how long til clips?? :D :twisted:

Title: Chromeness
Post by: deg0ey on July 23, 2006, 09:26:07 PM

Well, I'm waiting on a HSS pickguard so I can put them in, and then I'm saving to get the guitar resprayed, and then I'm saving to get some more RAM for the laptop, and then I'm saving for recording gear and THEN I'm gonna record some clips

So about 3 months :P

Title: Chromeness
Post by: CaffeineJunkie on July 23, 2006, 09:26:58 PM

kool, just in time for when i'll have enough money to buy some new pups - coincidence?? i think not

Title: Chromeness
Post by: deg0ey on July 23, 2006, 09:31:30 PM

:lol: I just realised I got paid last friday, so maybe I'll get the recording stuff now and the rest of it later - I'm sure you guys would prefer that :drink:

Title: Chromeness
Post by: CaffeineJunkie on July 23, 2006, 09:32:38 PM

lucky, i don't get paid until i finish this website i'm building .... well, supposed to be building....

Title: Chromeness
Post by: deg0ey on July 23, 2006, 09:36:20 PM

Difference is that I actually do work :P

Not sure how much I got this month yet though, and what I buy depends on the funds available really...but we'll see :)

Title: Chromeness
Post by: Crazy_Joe on July 24, 2006, 04:13:11 PM

Those pickups look awesome!

Title: Chromeness
Post by: deg0ey on July 24, 2006, 04:20:57 PM

Quote from: Crazy_Joe

Those pickups look awesome!

This is true - I'm just really frustrated that I can't get them in the guitar yet :(

Title: Chromeness
Post by: Davey on July 24, 2006, 04:42:36 PM

blue w/chrome looks absolutely amazing

Title: Chromeness
Post by: TwilightOdyssey on July 24, 2006, 04:57:20 PM

Very nice! Put em in and start wreaking havoc!!

Title: Chromeness
Post by: Crazy_Joe on July 24, 2006, 05:34:42 PM

By the way they don't look like they are chrome in the picture, chrome is usually shiny, it looks like a mat chrome finish, like the raw nickel humbuckers.

Title: Chromeness
Post by: deg0ey on July 24, 2006, 06:29:45 PM

The picture looks quite weird in that respect - I also just noticed that the bottom of the 'bucker, inside the box looks blue...

The guitar they're going in is a strat, which is why i thought black...Black, with a black 3 ply pickguard, and chrome knobs and switchtip - should look cool.

The blue would look nice, but not "different" enough - I want something that feels like a strat, but doesn't look (or sound) like everyone else's strat :P

Title: Chromeness
Post by: TwilightOdyssey on July 24, 2006, 06:37:02 PM

Quote from: deg0ey

I want something that feels like a strat, but doesn't look (or sound) like everyone else's strat :P

Like this?

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v723/TwilightOdyssey/SuperStrat1NoSwtiches.jpg)

Title: Chromeness
Post by: deg0ey on July 24, 2006, 06:41:20 PM

WOOOOOOOOW!

I love that...Hmm, maybe I should get a graphic painted on there - just need to decide something cool. Lightning strike? http://www.moonraker.com.au/techni/lightning.jpg

Title: Chromeness
Post by: TwilightOdyssey on July 24, 2006, 06:47:53 PM

If you want to see the ultimate in guitar graphics, check out Shadoe's work!

http://www.bcguitars.com/

Title: Chromeness
Post by: Davey on July 24, 2006, 06:56:15 PM

Quote from: TwilightOdyssey

If you want to see the ultimate in guitar graphics, check out Shadoe's work!

http://www.bcguitars.com/

+2000


i'm frequently torturing ben with guitars with her graphics

Title: Chromeness
Post by: deg0ey on July 24, 2006, 06:59:05 PM

That's really nice...i think lightning could be cool if it's done well, coming from the top corner (under my arm as i hold it) and down across towards the bottom - maybe onto the pickguard, I dunno if that can be done

Any other suggestions?

Title: Chromeness
Post by: Crazy_Joe on July 24, 2006, 07:18:20 PM

Quote from: deg0ey

WOOOOOOOOW!

I love that...Hmm, maybe I should get a graphic painted on there - just need to decide something cool. Lightning strike? http://www.moonraker.com.au/techni/lightning.jpg

Lightning would look killer! that graphic is alright, but the part at the bottom is not needed, only the lightning.

Here are some i got (they arn't that good)

http://www.biojva.com/files/Lightning%20Bolt%20on%20black.jpg

http://www.uspowerco.com/images/Lightning_bolt.jpg

http://www.spaceweather.com/swpod2005/18aug05/young1.jpg

http://images.dpchallenge.com/images_challenge/220/80970.jpg

http://www.elequant.com/images/gr_company_lightning.jpg

http://www.bigfoto.com/themes/nature/sky/lightning-2a7z.jpg

Title: Chromeness
Post by: CaffeineJunkie on July 24, 2006, 07:37:22 PM

i think the 1st one look best

Title: Chromeness
Post by: deg0ey on July 24, 2006, 07:39:07 PM

I agree...I'm looking at other options comets and such

EDIT - My current findings:Lightning (http://www.biojva.com/files/Lightning%20Bolt%20on%20black.jpg), Comet (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/e/eb/Hyakutake.jpg/250px-Hyakutake.jpg), Meteor (http://www.fipnet.gymfag.dk/meteorit/images/meteor.jpg) and Supernova (http://wallnco.free.fr/Divers/supernova.jpg)

What do you lot think? One of those? Something different? Just black?

Title: Chromeness
Post by: Eric on July 24, 2006, 09:26:01 PM

Quote from: Davey

Quote from: TwilightOdyssey

If you want to see the ultimate in guitar graphics, check out Shadoe's work!

http://www.bcguitars.com/

+2000


i'm frequently torturing ben with guitars with her graphics

WOW!!!!!!!!!!!

That's some amazing stuff. I want the Twilight Zone and the Sreaming for Vengeance guitars. Amazing stuff.

Title: Chromeness
Post by: Crazy_Joe on July 24, 2006, 09:38:38 PM

Quote from: deg0ey

I agree...I'm looking at other options comets and such

EDIT - My current findings:Lightning (http://www.biojva.com/files/Lightning%20Bolt%20on%20black.jpg), Comet (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/e/eb/Hyakutake.jpg/250px-Hyakutake.jpg), Meteor (http://www.fipnet.gymfag.dk/meteorit/images/meteor.jpg) and Supernova (http://wallnco.free.fr/Divers/supernova.jpg)

What do you lot think? One of those? Something different? Just black?

Still go for the lighting.

Title: Chromeness
Post by: TwilightOdyssey on July 25, 2006, 12:57:57 AM

You do realize that even the simplest graphic can set you back 300-500 quid, right?

Title: Chromeness
Post by: deg0ey on July 25, 2006, 08:30:41 AM

Aye, That I do - I think I enquired about it before when I didn't have the money, but now I think that I could afford it and I'm just deciding whether or not it would be worth it, or just look tacky. I want it to be different, but not stupid :P