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Pickups / Re: Nomad compared to flat 50 bridge

« Last post by b.gandt on March 18, 2025, 11:46:37 PM »

I’m curious as to why you were not onboard with the Boss?  I had it in a Roadworn Tele that I no longer have.  Enjoyed it with a Plexi type circuit.

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Pickups / Re: Nomad compared to flat 50 bridge

« Last post by cuttingEdge on March 16, 2025, 07:50:29 PM »

Thank you very much for the reply!
Well i guess i would prefer the flat50 bridge to the nomad bridge then.

But the Nomad neck description is like somebody read my mind!

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Pickups / can anyone compare the Rebel Yell neck and the Peacemaker neck tonewise?

« Last post by falcopryor on March 12, 2025, 11:03:38 AM »

I understand that there are construction differences... but seem like they're both fuller bodied with open top end?

thanks in advance.

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Pickups / Re: bareknuckle pickup for prs s2

« Last post by timmy_b on March 10, 2025, 01:51:47 PM »

There's a couple of different directions you could go there: If you want to cover a range of sounds that wide, you can either go with a powerful pickup that will nail the metal thing, but works nicely when backed right off (as a bonus, you would get some good options for split-coil sounds with a hotter pickup)- for that I would look at the Alnico Nailbomb - or, you could go for a vintage voiced pickup that's a little on the brighter side and potentially play around with the tone control to mellow things out for lighter styles - something like the Riff Raff has plenty of cut for metal tones, but is more in the output ballpark that would be appropriate for your more bluesy tones.

Personally, I would go Alnico Nailbomb and wire in some coil-split or parallel switching to give you a really versatile range of humbucker and singlecoil tones.

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Pickups / Re: Nomad compared to flat 50 bridge

« Last post by timmy_b on March 10, 2025, 01:44:19 PM »

Sorry to see you didn't get any replies yet on this one -

Yes, the wire gauges and the baseplate thickness on the Nomads and Flat '50 are the same - the wind is slightly adjusted but the main difference is certainly those magnets. Alnico 3 has much less power than Alnico 5, leading to softer attack characteristics in the Nomads, as well as less push in the highs too. These characteristics combine to make the Nomads quite a bit rounder and smoother than the Flat '50, with the feeling of a little bit of "sag" on the attack.

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Pickups / Polymath 7 or ?

« Last post by James C on March 08, 2025, 06:45:10 AM »

Hoping someone can provide any info/experience on the 7 string Polymath.

Have purchased an Ibanez AZ24047 (Alder, Maple, HSS, 7 Strings) and it plays incredibly and is the perfect “Strat” for me except…

The bridge pickup (Hyperion) is a bit bland.

I’m generally not tuning lower than B standard and play stuff in the vein of Haken, Iron Maiden, Dream Theater, Andy Timmons.

What I’m looking for is something that will hold together for progressive/thrashier riffing whilst not being too stiff for expressive lead playing but there’s a dearth of clips/video of BKP 7s in a less modern setting.

Any help would be appreciated (also open to neck SC recommendations as well)

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Pickups / bareknuckle pickup for prs s2

« Last post by kellanphil on March 07, 2025, 02:41:32 AM »

Hey I'm looking for bareknuckle pickups for my prs s2. I mostly play a wide genre of music. Mostly john mayer bluesy stuff. And alot of metal. Any recommendations?

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Pickups / Re: Dimarzio Transition equivalents

« Last post by timmy_pix on February 27, 2025, 03:35:28 PM »

If the Transition is the sound you want, then that's what I'd go for. Can't say I've ever encountered one, but Dimarzio generally voice their pickups quite differently to BKP.

The closest, on paper at least, would probably be the Unity, judging by the EQ curve, albeit wound hotter. Reading about the Transition suggests it's clear, balanced, a bit darker - BKP don't really do darker-voiced pickups until you're getting higher output. Maybe a mag-swapped True Grit? But Dimarzio do a lot of different ceramic-based designs and definitely have their own thing going on.  Cheaper too, so spending BKP money on a bit of a stab in the dark is a risk.

Alternatively, I'd contact BKP, reference the tones you're after without getting hung up on the specs of the Transition and see what they recommend to get you in that ballpark.

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Pickups / Dimarzio Transition equivalents

« Last post by fentonwinmill on February 25, 2025, 11:57:29 AM »

I've always wanted the pink sparkly Music Man Luke, but they are as rare as hens teeth, but
Sterling have it in their range and is widely available, but for some reason they have outfitted
it with black hardware which looks Rubbish.
So was thinking of getting the Sterling and upgrading the pickups/trem (Wilkinson Ws1300)/Tuners.

What would the BK equivalent be to the Dimarzio Transition pickups Steve used to use?

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Pickups / Nomad compared to flat 50 bridge

« Last post by cuttingEdge on February 23, 2025, 07:17:11 PM »

Hi there,

long time bare knuckle user. i have my hit and miss(es) (the BOSS) with this brand but thank god the ratio is towards hits.
I have my mood swings, but the riff raff never disappoints!

nomad vs. Flat 50:
one has A3 the other A5. One a copper plated steel baseplate the other a zink plated one.
Same thickness? Both AWG43  probably AWG43 and similiar turn count i guess, looking at the DCR.
...

Anyway, i am interested what the sonic differences are!