Bare Knuckle Pickups Forum

Forum Ringside => Pickups => Topic started by: Rockit on May 18, 2007, 01:56:54 PM

Title: New BKP User
Post by: Rockit on May 18, 2007, 01:56:54 PM
Hello All,

I recently acquired a Geoff Whitehorn Crawler Bridge Pick-up for my Les Paul Custom. This pick up has really opened up my guitar. The major differnce that I notice between this pick up and others I have used is how it responds to picking dynamics. Play soft and it is extremely mellow, dig in and this baby gets nice and furry!! I am old school from the Classic Rock Crowd so when I plug this into my JTM 45 (Kt66's) and 4 x 12 Tall vintage (25 watt Greenbacks) it is the sound that I have had in my head since the late 60's. ( I'm a little older now but I sure as hell ain't mature!ps. I bought this pick up as a result of reading this and other forums so thanks for the advice.

Rockit
Title: New BKP User
Post by: JamesHealey on May 18, 2007, 03:04:12 PM
glad u like it dude.
Title: New BKP User
Post by: steve on May 18, 2007, 04:25:20 PM
Cool, welcome to the BK club!! Any soundclips you can share with us?Love to hear some.
Title: New BKP User
Post by: cjpmmd on May 18, 2007, 07:11:45 PM
Yet again welcome, Rockit.  You will under no circumstances be sorry with your Crawler, unless it be when you get a neck Crawler to go with it making you sorry that you didn't/couldn't do so earlier!  I put a set in my LP Standard some months ago, and have never looked back ---- the sound is like :harp:  to me!

cjpm
Title: New BKP User
Post by: 38thBeatle on May 18, 2007, 07:16:25 PM
Welcome from me too.
Title: New BKP User
Post by: 808 on May 18, 2007, 10:38:11 PM
Congrats!
Title: New BKP User
Post by: Jazz Rock on May 20, 2007, 08:41:38 AM
When I'll get a tele, I'll definitely throw in some BKP... But I still need to buy a tele (I am lurking on an american with ash body... finance finance)and then rebuild a budget for the pups. It might happen tomorrow but I'll get there.

Rockit, your thread actually gave me the urge to get some for my LP Studio, but if I go down this route there is no way I'll get a tele anytime soon. Arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!
Title: New BKP User
Post by: hunter on May 20, 2007, 09:18:19 AM
Quote from: Jazz Rock
When I'll get a tele, I'll definitely throw in some BKP... But I still need to buy a tele (I am lurking on an american with ash body... finance finance)and then rebuild a budget for the pups. It might happen tomorrow but I'll get there.

Rockit, your thread actually gave me the urge to get some for my LP Studio, but if I go down this route there is no way I'll get a tele anytime soon. Arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!


Yeah, get the Tele and post clips, there is kind of a lack of Tele players/clips in here. I recently played a Haar aged Tele and it was awesome. As much punch as any Les Paul I played and lots of bite for sure. I can understand now why Jimmy Page was into it for quite some time ... have you already decided on which set to get?
Title: New BKP User
Post by: carlaz on May 21, 2007, 11:30:57 AM
Quote from: cjpmmd
Yet again welcome, Rockit.  You will under no circumstances be sorry with your Crawler, unless it be when you get a neck Crawler to go with it making you sorry that you didn't/couldn't do so earlier!  I put a set in my LP Standard some months ago, and have never looked back


Yup, I've got a Crawler set in my LP Standard, too -- love 'em!  

I totally recommend the neck Crawler, which is utterly beautiful. But if you're ordering a single neck pickup, order the Abraxas neck, as it's the same stats Tim uses for the Crawler neck, but works out slightly cheaper (because it's not a "signature" pickup like the Crawler, I believe).