Bare Knuckle Pickups Forum
Forum Ringside => Pickups => Topic started by: Bass Blom on May 08, 2007, 01:43:31 PM
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bought it new in 1976
http://www.hetgelegevaar.nl/lespaulpoets.jpg
the bridge pup is gettin microphonic :(
I am 50, old stones fan, clapton, but Saitriani is the best :D
used to have a dual rectifier, still a bit sad I had to let it go a few years back.
now I'm playing a marshall TSL60 on 2 2x12 cabs
hardly use effex, will get my fixed up old leslie unit back soon.
did listen to some soundclips but hard to choose, depends on player too.
I like the rebel yells, but.. depends on player too.
so I'm not ur average vintage freak.
suggestions please?
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I would go for Rebel Yells - hot, but still has that aspect of vintageness!!!
Check out:
http://www.stevestevens.net/new/video%20lesson.htm
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What type of tone are you after?
Mules - great all rounder
Rebel Yells - more powerful and brighter than Mules
Black Dogs - like a Mule but a bit darker and hotter
Cold Sweats - closest to what your original pickups are, pretty hot
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hmm, dont really know what tone I'm after :D
here's me with a quick last weekend doodle :D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3TYJzDr2M8
the youtube compression makes it sound like a phaser has been used
and its recorded with the DV cam mike..
what if I only replace the neck?
both are around 8.4k DC
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I have a fairly similar setup, TSL 60 and Les Paul. I'm saving up for my pickups and am thinking about going for a calibrated set of Mules for versatility although I have to admit to being swayed by Cold Sweats so that I can still play clean bluesy stuff but have that extra little kick when i decide to crank things up :wink:
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me lucky bar-steward has an SG classic P90's for clean
I want my les paul to sound like a beast :D
agressive bite sound is what I want.
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omg bar-steward for b.a.s.t.a.r.d.
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what if I only replace the neck?
both are around 8.4k DC
I thought it was the bridge pickup that was the problem?
If you don't know what you really want, then a Mule is the best all rounder.
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yes oops bridge :D
friday I get to hear an SG with I don't know what BKP's
maybe I know more on what I want then.
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Aggressive bite? Bassier = Black Dog, Treblier = Rebel Yells.
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it looks like I need rebel yell
what if I only get a bridge pickup?
will I get a big mismatch?
anyway on looks, saw the pic of the worn gold, doesn't look a bit like mine :D
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I want to $%&# the brains out of your guitar.
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as long as its virtual, do ur thing :D
http://www.hetgelegevaar.nl/1975-76-headstock.jpg
http://www.hetgelegevaar.nl/notenon.jpg
http://www.hetgelegevaar.nl/LPCbinding.jpg
http://www.hetgelegevaar.nl/pup.jpg
this last one.. for real it looks more yellow..
do I have a maple neck?
http://www.hetgelegevaar.nl/LPCneck.jpg
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http://www.hetgelegevaar.nl/LPCbinding.jpg
Uuuhhhhhhhh. *spaff*
That right there is the exact reason why people should let white/cream binding on black guitars age naturally. Some might say that looks cr@p and crusty... but to me, THAT is how a black guitar with binding should look.
Black 70's Les Paul Customs are right up there with 50's Teles and Strats, 60's SGLP's and late 50's Les Pauls in the pure guitar porn rankings. For sure.
*covets*
But, erm, to keep things on topic... ahem... if you choose the BKP route, then I'd say The Mule is the obvious choice - it's a veritable PAF in a box.
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thats why I'm reluctant to replace pups :oops:
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Well, there is that as well... another route you could maybe look at is just having the original pickups waxed or something to knock that nasty squeal on the head. That makes sense if you're already happy with the sound those babies are putting out.
Plus, they should have something that no amount of (realistic) money can buy - 30 years of use and warmth!! 8)
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for the last year I've been having fun jamming, drinking. blowing at my sisters place every friday.
we are no band, different peeps and guitars come along.
that and the stories on dutch guitar forum makes me want to have a more modern agressive sound I guess.
tomorrow I'm getting a new set of JJ tubes for the marshall, see what that brings :D
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Rather late, I would say welcome to the forum though as a single coil player I am no help whatsoever.
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thanx, I have a strat too, one of the first mexico made 1990
and a 2000 SG classic with P90's :P
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update, I played a 2006 faded SG with nailbombs, bare ones..
was not impressed, did hear that my LP had way less output..
later that night, same place, I played my own SG with P90's that was a ball :D
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http://www.hetgelegevaar.nl/LPCbinding.jpg
Black 70's Les Paul Customs are right up there with 50's Teles and Strats, 60's SGLP's and late 50's Les Pauls in the pure guitar porn rankings. For sure.
True dat. Love em love em, especially if you can get one with chrome hardware and not gold.
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waxed my bridge pup lastnight :shock:
but the gas remains for RY's
yo, bare knuckle dudes
the specs on frontpage.. coming soon?
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waxed my bridge pup lastnight :shock:
but the gas remains for RY's
yo, bare knuckle dudes
the specs on frontpage.. coming soon?
The specs can you find here on the forum?
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and now for something completely different :D
because of my SG classic I am realizing more and more that in fact the P90 sound is 'my' sound.
so I go look for P90 in hum format, not gonna hack wood from the lester!
then yamhammer tells me, mississippi queen.. hmm, ok..
but WTF?
optional coil tap for even more versatility
coil tap on single coil pup? huh?
waazup? :D
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optional coil tap for even more versatility
coil tap on single coil pup? huh?
waazup? :D
Coil tap is taking a winding out to reduce the number of turns in the coil. I think you are confusing it with coil split, where you only take one coil of a humbucker. This is because over the years coil split has been sometimes mistakenly called coil tap.
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yes oops :D
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waxed my bridge pup lastnight
Thats what i would do, those pups are just great, if you have gas for something different just put BNP's into an epi or whatever.
I'm also a big fan of the p90's harmonics and dynamics, which i also hear in the black dog pickups. If i would put something different in my SG or in a bright sounding LP i would probably put those in preferably in a split setup.
Many 70's LP Customs had 3 piece maple necks. From what i can see on the image it looks like you have this kind of neck.
Cheers, Henk