Bare Knuckle Pickups Forum

Forum Ringside => Pickups => Topic started by: octavio_amzer on September 09, 2006, 07:47:31 AM

Title: Are BKP noisy?
Post by: octavio_amzer on September 09, 2006, 07:47:31 AM

I'm changing from active pickups to these pickups (also used duncans and dimarzio)... are these pickups noisy like all the normal passive pickups? can someone enlighten me of the benefits of a Bare Knuckle Pickup over the rest? what makes them so special?

thanks  :D

Title: Are BKP noisy?
Post by: sgmypod on September 09, 2006, 08:12:49 AM

actually comparing to dimazio and duncuns that I've used bkps are usually quieter, as are so well made and wax potted to stop microphonic resonance(think thats what they call it, basically feedback)
what makes them special is the sound have been through lots of pickups (can list them if you want) but bkps to my ears and many other a better clearer sound whatever style of music you play, hell one of there hottest output pickups the Warpig(great for heavey metal tones, well any tones for me) still sounds great clean or split to a single...have not found a high output duncun or dimazio that can sound that nice clean.......and if your going from active pickups to these there will be more of a difference because to me active pickups sound quite sterile these are very sweet and open sounding(can hear every note even at high gain, or dropped tuning)


oh yeah forgot hand winding is supposed to give a better sound as well over machine made

Title: Are BKP noisy?
Post by: steve on September 09, 2006, 09:22:01 AM

If you mean background noise,hum etc BK pickups are excellent much better than the SD or Dimarzios. I can stand right next to my high gain amp with my BK equipped guitars and its silent.

Title: Are BKP noisy?
Post by: octavio_amzer on September 09, 2006, 11:07:56 AM

thanks for the info  :D

Title: Are BKP noisy?
Post by: Elliot on September 09, 2006, 11:32:45 AM

but singles still have 60 cycle hum - as all singles should - just so you don't think they are 'noiseless' pickups (which normally means toneless) :D

Title: Are BKP noisy?
Post by: DeanS on September 09, 2006, 11:37:13 AM

True, but its a very quiet 50 Hertz hum............ :lol:

Title: Are BKP noisy?
Post by: Ratrod on September 09, 2006, 12:01:55 PM

They're very quiet. Even my single coil MQ's are virtually noiseless. You have to listen carefully to the hum to notice it.

Title: Are BKP noisy?
Post by: Davey on September 09, 2006, 05:00:28 PM

on clean you cant hear it.

under VERY high gain you can hear it. it's not very loud though

Title: Are BKP noisy?
Post by: steve on September 09, 2006, 05:42:58 PM

Sorry guys, i meant to say i was talking about BK humbuckers being super quiet. Obviously single coils have a hum,i should'nt post when im half asleep.

Title: Are BKP noisy?
Post by: Davey on September 09, 2006, 06:25:24 PM

well, my warpig is dead quiet when i'm not slamin the strings

Title: Are BKP noisy?
Post by: fps_dean on September 19, 2006, 07:03:57 AM

Normal passive humbuckers are only as loud as your amp, as are actives.  As long as we aren't talking about single coils here, or about noise when you're smashing your guitar, you won't have a problem.

The Rebel Yells in my Les Paul are very quiet and very well potted.  No unwanted feedback. :)