Bare Knuckle Pickups Forum
Forum Ringside => Guitars, Amps and Effects => Topic started by: Twinfan on May 06, 2007, 05:10:51 PM
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I've finally got round to getting a group pic of the BKP'd guitars now my Gordon Smith is back from having a setup. May I present them to you all:
(http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r267/junkacct/DSC02378Medium.jpg)
From left to right:
1) Gordon Smith SG-1 in Cherry Red with a coil-tapped chrome Mississippi Queen. My "SG Junior".
2) Gibson Les Paul Standard in Heritage Cherry Sunburst with unpotted zebra Mules. Modded to '58 Les Paul Standard spec with amber top hat knobs, amber switch tip, blank truss rod cover, Hovland MusiCaps, CTS pots and 50s spec wiring.
3) Epiphone '65 reissue SG in Cherry Red with chrome Riff Raffs. Modded to a more accurate '65 SG spec with black screws, dial pointers, Hovland MusiCaps and CTS pots with 60s spec wiring. Also has a Tusq nut and a TonePros bridge.
Just need some Stormy Mondays for the '61 reissue Gibson SG now...
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Those all look amazing
What difference does the fact that the mules are unpotted make?
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That Epi SG looks very close to the 'so called' Gibson Angus Young Signature SG. Lovely!
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Those all look amazing
What difference does the fact that the mules are unpotted make?
Cheers! They're a bit more "lively and raw" rather than "smooth and refined".
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That Epi SG looks very close to the 'so called' Gibson Angus Young Signature SG. Lovely!
Cheers Ratrod - it's just a batwing pickguard away isn't it? Wonder where I can get one from...
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That Gordon Smith SG is gorgous, how much was it?
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That Gordon Smith SG is gorgous, how much was it?
Cheers Tom! It was a wedding present from my wife. I think it was about £450.
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I want the GS SG Junior in white and I want it NOW!!
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Nice! Just looking at those, they are of course all Gibson types. Never been tempted to put BKPs in any of your Ibanezes (Ibanezez?) etc Dave?
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Yeah you have a whole RG collection don't you. Keeping them original for collection purposes?
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Nice got to love sg's and gordon smiths
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Yep you guys are right - the RGs are staying original for colection purposes. Some of them have a few tweaks already but I'm keeping them as they are.
I have a few Fender types too but I'm happy with them as they are as well. Gibson/Epiphone pickups seem to be of a lesser standard than Fender and Ibanez in my experience.
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sweet...love the standard..thought it was ace freley's for a second-nice trio!!
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very nice! i like the gordon smith... even if it doesn't have a neck pickup! :lol:
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:lol:
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the no neck pickup actually suits that one rather nicely...
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Nice to meet them anyway ! 8) I would go for the young lady (in red :idea: ) in the middle but her grandmother is already with me...and i don't want any family issues ! :lol: PS:Twinfan,you are loaded !? :roll:
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A batwing pickguard shouldn't be too hard to find. Plenty of pickguard manufacturers on the web.
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PS:Twinfan,you are loaded !? :roll:
Not at all. I have a decent job and spend my spare cash on guitars, they're my passion. I don't waste money on beer/foreign holidays/cigarettes/drugs/porn etc. It's amazing how much spare money you have if you don't do those things :)
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It's amazing how many spare guitars you have if you don't do those things :)
Fixed.
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:lol:
Too true!
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Not at all. I have a decent job and spend my spare cash on guitars, they're my passion. I don't waste money on beer/foreign holidays/cigarettes/drugs/porn etc. It's amazing how much spare money you have if you don't do those things. :)
Much like myself. But is Mrs Twinfan OK with the lack of foreign holidays? :o
It's amazing how many spare guitars you have if you don't do those things.
Fixed.
:lol: :lol: :lol:
A wise head on young shoulders.
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Much like myself. But is Mrs Twinfan OK with the lack of foreign holidays? :o
Surprisingly, yes. We're both home birds and not hippy traveller types ;)
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PS:Twinfan,you are loaded !?
My bad !I used the wrong word :? Was not talking about money but about guitars only! :lol: Not at all. I have a decent job and spend my spare cash on guitars, they're my passion
I would say,the same goes for me...But in French,i could say it even better ! :lol:
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if i like travelling and guitars, that means i'm screwed financially, right?
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Oh yeah. Big time.
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You get a guitar, you get GAS and want to improve your guitar, you discover BKP's, get GAS for more guitars to put BKP's in. Then you join a forum were everyone talks about all these cool guitar goodies and you get even more GAS....................
Unless one of us goes platinum, we're all screwed financially.
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^ true.
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