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Pickups / Re: Pickup for Ibanez RG2550
« Last post by Shotgun on August 24, 2026, 08:54:02 PM »Thank you Tim! What a Polymath set can do in my setup?
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The Dressing Room / Re: Good Morning
« Last post by b.gandt on August 24, 2026, 07:17:29 PM »I’ve been a BKP person for about 20 years or maybe more.
This area was quiet when I joined, and it seems the pickup area is getting there too.
Damn shame, as there’s some good knowledge here.
This area was quiet when I joined, and it seems the pickup area is getting there too.
Damn shame, as there’s some good knowledge here.
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Pickups / Re: Which bridge humbucker has the most lows?
« Last post by b.gandt on August 24, 2026, 07:10:37 PM »Right on!
* years later*
* years later*
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Pickups / Re: Pickup for Ibanez RG2550
« Last post by timmy_b on August 24, 2026, 04:36:27 PM »With that kind of setup, you can get some great results from a fairly classic Alnico pickup, especially if you pick pretty hard - I would definitely recommend checking out the Holydiver bridge humbucker, one of our all-time favourites for this style of guitar. For the full setup in an HSH guitar, I would pair that with an Emerald in the neck and a '63 Veneer board singlecoil in the middle. That combination has been a favourite amongst the staff here for a long time, several of us have run it in RGs with some awesome resulting tones!
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Pickups / Re: Ever try Riff Raff bridge as a neck PU?
« Last post by timmy_b on August 24, 2026, 04:31:38 PM »The Riff Raff is certainly on the brighter end of humbucker voicings, so it'll definitely work just fine in the neck position. Dynamically, the bridge will perform much like the proper neck version, as they share identical architecture and magnet setup - the bridge just has a slightly hotter wind which will fill out the lows a little and produce a touch more output, but certainly well within the realm of a great neck pickup when paired with a hotter bridge.
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Pickups / Pickup for Ibanez RG2550
« Last post by Shotgun on August 21, 2026, 08:50:02 PM »I have an Ibanez RG2550Z. I use it with EVH 5150 Stealth 100w head and Celestion Classic Lead speakers. I pick hard and play chuggie groove metal riffs, beautiful cleans, mid gain stuffs. I find the best fitting BKP humbucker set for my stuffs and not clicky or steril. What can you recommend?
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Pickups / Re: Black Dog neck replacement?
« Last post by b.gandt on August 15, 2026, 08:13:43 PM »I’ve used the Mule set. That would certainly be brighter, although not as bright, as I understand, a Riff Raff would sound in the neck.
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Pickups / Re: Ever try Riff Raff bridge as a neck PU?
« Last post by b.gandt on August 15, 2026, 08:10:31 PM »Well, we’re interested in the same pickup, but different position!
Here’s a bump…
Here’s a bump…
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Pickups / Ever try Riff Raff bridge as a neck PU?
« Last post by djpatb on August 10, 2026, 12:37:54 PM »Just wondered if anyone has tried a Riff Raff bridge model in the neck position on a Gibson scale guitar?
On paper the RR bridge seems to have specs that I usually enjoy in the neck (A5, 8.2k, EQ curve), when mixed with a higher powered bridge PU. Any experiences with this? Thanks.
On paper the RR bridge seems to have specs that I usually enjoy in the neck (A5, 8.2k, EQ curve), when mixed with a higher powered bridge PU. Any experiences with this? Thanks.
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Pickups / Re: P90s for a Yamaha Revstar? (MQ? Nantucket?)
« Last post by b.gandt on August 05, 2026, 07:18:33 PM »What did you end up going with?