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Single Coil for all mahogany single pickup guitar
« on: October 18, 2009, 10:18:37 PM »
Hi guys,
Yesterday I got an Ibanez ORM-1 (the Omar Rodriguez guitar) and whilst the rails pup in it is ok, it's certainly no BKP.  As you can see form my sig I've got a few other BKPs in various guitars and will do with this one as well. 
My only experience with BKP singles are the Trilogy set I have in my Strat, and whilst I do love these, I guess I want this guitar to have real massive power and punch.  The guitar itself is all mohogany, body and neck.


So I was wondering about the sinner? 
I want to have a fat heavy sound, but I do like a nice clean sound as well. 
My band is kind of Incubus, Tool, Funeral for a Friend, Alexisonfire mixed together (well at least they are some of our favourite bands). 
What do you think would suit best?
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Re: Single Coil for all mahogany single pickup guitar
« Reply #1 on: October 20, 2009, 03:18:23 PM »
it sounds like a Sinner (or the infamous uber-sinner!) to me... never played one, but MDV should, if i remember well...
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Re: Single Coil for all mahogany single pickup guitar
« Reply #2 on: October 20, 2009, 03:41:44 PM »
What about a chunky Tele pickup like the Piledriver???
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Re: Single Coil for all mahogany single pickup guitar
« Reply #3 on: October 20, 2009, 06:24:23 PM »
Yeah I was considering the Piledriver too...
What's an uber-sinner?
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Re: Single Coil for all mahogany single pickup guitar
« Reply #4 on: October 20, 2009, 06:30:08 PM »
If you are going tele - dont overlook The Boss pickup - really good and versatile
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Re: Single Coil for all mahogany single pickup guitar
« Reply #5 on: October 20, 2009, 06:57:43 PM »
Of course a Tele pickup would mean butchering the guitar.....  :(

Maybe you could get one of the Strat models, with a baseplate for a bit more of that Tele bridge pickup quality?
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Re: Single Coil for all mahogany single pickup guitar
« Reply #6 on: October 20, 2009, 08:35:23 PM »
Thanks for the replies - what difference would a base plate make to a strat pup?
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Re: Single Coil for all mahogany single pickup guitar
« Reply #7 on: October 21, 2009, 12:47:48 AM »
Quote from: lamp on October 20, 2009, 08:35:23 PM
Thanks for the replies - what difference would a base plate make to a strat pup?

Opinions vary, so it's probably best to do a search on the forum.

But here's a good place to start:

http://bareknucklepickups.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=10027.0
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Re: Single Coil for all mahogany single pickup guitar
« Reply #8 on: October 21, 2009, 05:20:43 PM »
Thanks :)
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Re: Single Coil for all mahogany single pickup guitar
« Reply #9 on: October 23, 2009, 08:24:25 PM »
And the answer from Tim is Sinner with baseplate.  So that's what I'll get. 
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Re: Single Coil for all mahogany single pickup guitar
« Reply #10 on: October 24, 2009, 03:14:04 PM »
Quote from: lamp on October 23, 2009, 08:24:25 PM
And the answer from Tim is Sinner with baseplate.  So that's what I'll get. 

great choice, i have one of those
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Re: Single Coil for all mahogany single pickup guitar
« Reply #11 on: October 26, 2009, 05:06:09 PM »
maybe i'm late, but the uber sinner (or at least is how MDV calls it, if i'm not wrong...) is an overwound sinner. custom stuff, but Tim does many weird things with his pickups if you ask him!
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Re: Single Coil for all mahogany single pickup guitar
« Reply #12 on: October 26, 2009, 06:55:33 PM »
I understood, and could be wrong, that all Sinners made these days are what were called uber-sinners in the past (16k vs 26k or whatever it is).
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Re: Single Coil for all mahogany single pickup guitar
« Reply #13 on: October 26, 2009, 06:57:26 PM »
Thanks guys - I'll check with Tim as to what exactly the Sinner is (uber or not) :)
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Re: Single Coil for all mahogany single pickup guitar
« Reply #14 on: October 26, 2009, 07:03:00 PM »
Quote from: lamp on October 26, 2009, 06:57:26 PM
Thanks guys - I'll check with Tim as to what exactly the Sinner is (uber or not) :)

the 20+k sinner with baseplate in my strat rocks whatever its called :))
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