Bare Knuckle Pickups Forum
Forum Ringside => Guitars, Amps and Effects => Topic started by: 99_not_out on June 04, 2007, 08:00:44 PM
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Finally got round to getting into London for some guitar shopping, and I am now the proud owner of a PRS SE Singlecut in Tobacco Sunburst. Thanks to Hunter and noodleplugerine for recommending this guitar to me about two months ago on one of my threads, you weren't wrong it is def 100% what I was after :)
Plays really nice, and doesn't sound half bad either - although it is just dying for a set of Zebra BKPs :D The sustain is very good, lovely warm blues/rock sound, and came well setup right from the shop (TurnKey Music, just down from Denmark Street). It is currently the perfect foil to my Warpigged SG, which is Metal to the core!
All smiles at chez-moi at the moment!
Thanks again to Hunter and NP for the recomendation.
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Np man - It's an ace guitar... Would like one myself :D :D :D
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That is beautiful man the only thing that puts me off is where the pickup switch is.... it looks really awkward
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Yeah the switch looks awkward, but its actually nice and easy to flick with your pinky while playing. Just been playing it again :D :D :D
One thing worth noting; I tried four of the same model in the shop and the one I ended up with felt more solid and had a slightly fatter neck than the other three. I have read that the feel of the PRS SE models can differ slightly - goes to show its worth trying every guitar in the shop!! (the guy serving me was very patient :) )
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Yeah the switch looks awkward, but its actually nice and easy to flick with your pinky while playing. Just been playing it again :D :D :D
One thing worth noting; I tried four of the same model in the shop and the one I ended up with felt more solid and had a slightly fatter neck than the other three. I have read that the feel of the PRS SE models can differ slightly - goes to show its worth trying every guitar in the shop!! (the guy serving me was very patient :) )
Oh yeah i forgot to say....CLIPS
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Oh yeah i forgot to say....CLIPS
Yeah, will have to be external links though as it is a non-BKP axe at the mo. Interesting comparing it to my Warpigged SG too. Having only had one guitar up to now, I had nothing to compare the Warpigs too. Having a second axe with stock humbuckers in it just underlines how HEAVY the warpigs are :twisted: So not only new guitar joy, but also a fresh bout of BKP worship today :wink:
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Oh yeah i forgot to say....CLIPS
Yeah, will have to be external links though as it is a non-BKP axe at the mo. Interesting comparing it to my Warpigged SG too. Having only had one guitar up to now, I had nothing to compare the Warpigs too. Having a second axe with stock humbuckers in it just underlines how HEAVY the warpigs are :twisted: So not only new guitar joy, but also a fresh bout of BKP worship today :wink:
i can host clips for you...well you have my ftp details anyways,
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Congratulations man, another convert to the PRS SE cause. I've had a whale blue Singlecut since just before Christmas, and I'm delighted with it.
Like you say, zebra pickups are the way forward - mine is screaming out for a set of Rebel Yells I think! Any idea which pickups you're aiming to put in yours?
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Congrats, that looks like a great plank.
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Congratulations man, another convert to the PRS SE cause. I've had a whale blue Singlecut since just before Christmas, and I'm delighted with it.
Like you say, zebra pickups are the way forward - mine is screaming out for a set of Rebel Yells I think! Any idea which pickups you're aiming to put in yours?
Sweet - I nearly bought the blue one, but the Tobacco one felt better when playing it!
I was in the mind for a set of Zebra Rebel Yells too, especially after reading a recent testamonial here from Yamhammer with a set in an LP. I was definitely thinking a RY bridge, and maybe the neck too - or perhaps a Stormy Monday neck. Gotta be Zebra though!
Congrats, that looks like a great plank.
Ta man! Its great, don't know why I didn't get around to it sooner!
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Well, I'm planning to get the Rebel Yells in the guitar in the next month or so, so I'll let you know how they sound.
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Well, I'm planning to get the Rebel Yells in the guitar in the next month or so, so I'll let you know how they sound.
Excellent! Give me time to save up for them :)
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Congrats man, nice one, still love mine a lot, though a US Trem version would also be nice :roll:
Tim recommended also Holy Divers for "that silly grin" ...
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Congrats man, nice one, still love mine a lot, though a US Trem version would also be nice :roll:
That's one glaring omission from the SE line - a Singlecut Trem.
Nice guitar, Mr Not_out! :D Was it reasonably priced? I always found Turnkey a bit expensive, but haven't bought anything there for years.
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I was pleasantly surprised at the price actually, especially as shops on Denmark Street are usually a bit pricey. I trawled round the internet beforehand to get a feel for the cost and it was a bit cheaper in the shop! They were on offer though, I think the shop had knocked about 50 quid off: came in at 379 with free gig bag (I think that is a standard PRS deal though) and a free set of strings 'cos I asked :)
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very nice!
the price of those slightly-more-upmarket se's seems to have come down recently... i remember a while back, £450 was considered a good deal.
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that's one hot guitar, 99! congratulations!
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Cheers BM, how you getting on with that cWP? Not heard from you for a while!
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It's the exams... :lol:
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the price of those slightly-more-upmarket se's seems to have come down recently... i remember a while back, £450 was considered a good deal.
Yeah, so do I - paid £440 for mine and thought I was the smartest cookie in the jar. Not feeling so smart now, 99_not_out has saved himself two thirds the price of a Bareknuckle! :wink:
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lol.
Luck rather than good judgement though :) Like I say, I was surprised myself!
Can't decide whether it really needs a BKP either given I'm basically a hobby player ... it has a lovely tone already and I would have to make sure I got the right BKP. Would be nice to coil tap it though, as long as the stock pups are 4 connector.
On that subject, does anyone know the spec for the stock pickups in the PRS SE Singlecut range? Seem fairly low output, might even be Alnico II, but I've never played a guitar with Alnico II before to know what I should be listening for other than a warmer sound.
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I'm curious to hear this guitar with BKs loaded into it, so chop chop! Get on it! PDT_008
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Yeah, so do I - paid £440 for mine and thought I was the smartest cookie in the jar. Not feeling so smart now, 99_not_out has saved himself two thirds the price of a Bareknuckle! :wink:
haha, yeah. problem is, anything reasonably newish out is relatively expensive... wait a while and they come down... of course you have to decide if doing without something for 2 years is worth saving, say, £50...
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lol.
Luck rather than good judgement though :) Like I say, I was surprised myself!
On that subject, does anyone know the spec for the stock pickups in the PRS SE Singlecut range? Seem fairly low output, might even be Alnico II, but I've never played a guitar with Alnico II before to know what I should be listening for other than a warmer sound.
I found them quite hot. Loved them in the beginning, but the longer I used them they just didn't cut it, too many mids and no good string separation. I mean they weren't bad, just the BKP factor was lacking. The guitar improved minimum 50% with a set of VHIIs.
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They are quite middy. I guess my only experience with non-BKPs is with the stock Epiphone pups I've had in my various SGs, and they sucked - so the PRS ones sound great in comparrison to them. And my BKPs are Warpigs, so everything sounds low output to me at the moment :twisted:
Looks like I'm back to the old "which BKP" quandry ... the only thing I know is that they need to be an open-poled Zebra set.
Waitng for Simon D's report on the Rebel Yells in a PRS too.