Bare Knuckle Pickups Forum
Forum Ringside => Pickups => Topic started by: Tusko on October 16, 2006, 06:09:58 PM
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Well, Iv'e decided on my BKP's for my Gibson, going for a Naibomb in the bridge and Mississippi Queen P90 (custom wound to match) for the neck.
I`m placing the order tomorrow complete with Black Nickel covers and the BKP logo on them - and I`m stoked.
It got me thinking, how was it when you fitted your BKP's? What did you notice first? How did they alter your sound and playing? Did you sit there with a crazy,huge grin on your face and play powerchords for hours until they clammed up like crab-boy? Or even get your first ASBO, by just cranking everything up to share the BKP experience with the whole flat-block?
I`ll post some new clips as soon as I have them fitted.
Especially looking for feedback from Les Paul players!!
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well, even being completely tonedeaf, i was completely astounded with the difference in my Epi LP (got Black Dog bridge, Mississippi Queen neck)
but considering just how bad the original pickups were, even Seymour Duncans wouldv'e sounded better ..... ish :D
just as long as you have the exact tone of your guitar in your head before you plug in with BKPs, then you won't believe it's the same guitar
:D
(and yeh, constant Led Zep playing, with powerchords a-plenty :D:D)
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Once you install them: Just make sure you got plenty of time and nobody complains if you play loud for several hours.
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I noticed two things upon playing my first BK pup:
1. How wrong many companies have gotten it; and
2. How right BK has gotten many of the details that make a great pickup!
I'm not saying that every pickup ever made that's not a BK is garbage. However, by and large, BKs consistently annhiliate other pickups in a similar price bracket!
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second that odyssey....also I had to clean up my playing as barenuckles pick up every note even in high gain
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When I first played my Mules after having Epi pickups for over a year I noticed they just sounded clearer and more defined, with more liveliness, the stock ones just sounded flat and didnt respond to different picking strength very well. I have a SD Custom Custom in my strat, and it sounds really undefined etc compared to the Mules in my LP
However to hear the best possible tone from em you gotta be running into a good cranked valve amp from my experience.
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I can only speak from the point of view of a single coil player but I would say that the BKPs seem to have dynamics and an open sound that is missing from the other pickups that I have tried over the years. They seem to respond better to playing nuances-this is subjective I do realise however I have had people comment on the tone of my guitars far more than before. All I will add is that with previous pickups, I have got used to the sound really quickly and started looking around for something else.With these I have no desire to change and, if anything, I grow to love them more each time I play. I am even toying witht he idea of getting a humbucking guitar just so that I can get me a set of Stormy Mondays or maybe Mules.
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Well, the new BKP's will be being given a work-out through and Orange Rockerverb 100 and matching 4x12 loaded with Vintage 30's.
Personally, I think it's going to be a case of pure, sonic nirvana.
My only other thought is that I like my current pickups lowered to about 5mm away from the strings - it gives more clarity to my playing - will this affect the tone of the Nailbomb atall? Or is it all just down to preference?
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I am even toying witht he idea of getting a humbucking guitar just so that I can get me a set of Stormy Mondays or maybe Mules.
did i read that correctly???
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how was it when you fitted your BKP's?
Here are my first impressions (http://www.bareknucklepickups.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=4401) of the Nailbomb in my Les Paul.
What did you notice first?
The sheer ferocity of the overdrive :twisted: followed by the clarity & lack of microphonic feedback :)
How did they alter your sound and playing?
I play that Les Paul a LOT more :lol:
Did you sit there with a crazy,huge grin on your face and play powerchords for hours until they clammed up like crab-boy?
Oh yes :drink:
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My first impression is pretty much there. Clear, open tone, as if a blanket has been removed from the speakers. And that is a trait We have been able to find in every BKP pickup regardless of their different tones.:)
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What I noticed when I put my RY set in, is that they sound more like PAFs than most anything Seymour Duncan / Dimarzio has to offer, but they're a bit louder... and you can't get pickups like that anywhere else. Either you have a dozen pickups marketed as PAF replicas/soundalikes (many which sound nothing like a PAF too) or something much louder with a completely different voicing.
The only guitar I really plug in and play is the Les Paul since getting my BKPs. That should say something!
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My first impression is pretty much there. Clear, open tone, as if a blanket has been removed from the speakers. And that is a trait We have been able to find in every BKP pickup regardless of their different tones.:)
I thought the exact same thing about the blanket off the speaker.
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The first thing I noticed is that BKP's sound very alive. The notes are pushed out of the guitar and out of the amp. With other pickups it sometimes felt as if you have to drag the notes out.
The second thing is mids. They're perfect. Other pickups have an either ice picky harsh mid or a load of mud.
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I'll keep this brief. Even the drummer noticed!
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Well i got mine installed the same day that my Hot Plate came, so obviously my entire setup sounded improved x1000! I'm not sure how much of that to attribute to the amp being cranked to 10 and how how much of it was the Nailbomb. Either way - my setup sounds like amazing
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*LMAO* Richie Zero, was going to say a bass player I knew even noticed
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*LMAO* Richie Zero, was going to say a bass player I knew even noticed
Although it made a good drummer gag, to be fair, our drummer is extremely musical. He plays other instruments, writes songs and can even play the drums quietly!
But his usual reaction to new guitarist gear is "What was wrong with the old XYZ? I can't tell the difference". Last night I plugged in and played my SG for the first time at band practice since replacing the stock Gibson pickups and he commented on the "nice, clear sound".
I was pretty much in tone nirvana myself I must say.
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*LMAO* Richie Zero, was going to say a bass player I knew even noticed
Although it made a good drummer gag, to be fair, our drummer is extremely musical. He plays other instruments, writes songs and can even play the drums quietly!
But his usual reaction to new guitarist gear is "What was wrong with the old XYZ? I can't tell the difference". Last night I plugged in and played my SG for the first time at band practice since replacing the stock Gibson pickups and he commented on the "nice, clear sound".
I was pretty much in tone nirvana myself I must say.
hah my dads like that, doesnt understand the difference between all the gear I want and what I have now..
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hah my dads like that, doesnt understand the difference between all the gear I want and what I have now..
"You've already got a perfectly good guitar. What do you want another one for?" :wink: :P
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yup have a girlfriend like that, then again when you have asked someone 50 times can you here the difference between this pickup and that, suppose it does get annoying although she was impressed when I put the pig in my Sg and hooked up my atomic reactor(not like the North Korian type though)
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ive only been playing a couple of years so im not too good at describing different tones, but the vh11s in my yamaha definatly sound clearer, cleaner and a whole lot LOUDER than the stocks, and thats good enough for me :D :D
bareknuckles rock :guitar4:
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"You've already got a perfectly good guitar. What do you want another one for?" :wink: :P
oh my god. how many times have i heard that one? and what about "That amp was made in the '60s! There'll be something wrong with it. get a nice new one."
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hah my dads like that, doesnt understand the difference between all the gear I want and what I have now..
My wife is very understanding about such things when it comes to guitars, however she dosn't understand more than one amp in the house (actually it may be any number of amps greater than zero in the house considering my playing).
However the statement, "But you already have a pair of shoes" (not the use of the singular) usually stops the female of the speces to an abrupt halt.
Rob...
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^hahah true, my mums been understanding about guitar stuff since I said something like that to her :lol:
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What difference does it make? Tons.
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For me the final proof came when I put VHII's into my PRS Artist. I had never really liked the guitar through an amp but loved it accoustically. I had picked up a set of original Dragon's for it, but already knew how good BK's were because I had them in 2 guitars already.
The PRS now sounds brilliant - all the tones you can get picking it accoustically come through and more besides. The split positions are very Fenderish sounding and the volume sontrol works (a big difference that all BK's seem to make).
After that experience, my old PRS Standard which I thought had the greatest sound (as did many of my mates), sounded flat - that now has RY's and is sounding great again).
I also have to tell you that Tim makes great bass pickups - he put together a P-Bass for me that is perfect if you love the old 60's Precision sounds.
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"You've already got a perfectly good guitar. What do you want another one for?" :wink: :P
yup have a girlfriend like that
"You've already got a perfectly good girlfriend. what do you want another one for?" was the first thing that came to mind when i read that :?
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my girlfriend listens, takes an active interest and doesnt mind me having no money coz i've been saving up for months for a splawn..
she's a bit of a legend really.. she only has 3 pair of shoes, but has about 20 guinea pigs..
and even my mother noticed the difference of when i put my BKP's in.. but she also noticed the hotplate without being told about and said "that purple thing makes it sound better".. saying that she plays piano, my dad plays guitar my brother plays bass and my sister plays piano.. so im kinda lucky.