After a long hard consideration I decided to bite the bullet and ordered my very first Bare Knuckle Pickups humbucker. I had read a lot about them and wanted to try them as in Finland they're really not that much more expensive than regular name brands. The guitar that most needed an upgrade was my Jackson DK2. It's my go to death metal guitar so I decided to pick the humbucker that "peels the paint off the walls" - the ceramic Warpig. The pickup that was in earlier on was a JB.
To really make a good comparison I decided to record both pickups in the same guitar without any other changes in any equipment.
Clips!Equipment used:
-Jackson DK2, superstrat shape, poplar body, maple neck, rosewood fretboard, licensed Floyd Rose bridge
-Damage Control Demonizer preamp, direct out to Mackie Onyx Satellite, originally set up for the JB
-DR 13-56 strings tuned to B, fresh set, same strings for both pickups, bless the FR bridge!
-Dunlop Tortex 2mm plectrum
-cr@ppy hands and bad timing
It's too early to say anything definitive about the Warpig. I expected more output but it looks like I got more clarity. It really splits well, much much better than the JB.
Tell me what you think! Which one do you like better?
