Do BKPs sound too clean?

[rewt_]

Thanks, all, for the replies so far.  

sometimes a bit of muddiness is great, and BKP's don't offer that..

I think you get what I'm asking.  

Forgive me, everyone else, if the music adjectives are getting in the way as usual.  I think what I was asking was really where they fall on the whole "clean vs. colored" scale.  Like, the type of stuff an amp sim won't do.  It's a differnt thing from "distorted vs. not."

I don't know about the bulk of you guys, but if you've tried out a lot of high-end equipment, I would imagine you've come across more than one piece that's perfectly clear/defined/etc. and perfectly boring.  Lots and lots and lots of boutique gear sounds really "good" but ends up being soulless and uninspiring when you sit down to make music with it.  I'm just trying to avoid that.

Whatever, like I said, I'll order a pair.  I'll report back.  I get that your satisfied with them, and that's as encouraging as it can get, I guess.  Thanks again.  =)

[carlaz]

I haven't tried a lot of high-end boutique gear, so I can't say much about that!

But I can say that my guitar sounds -- to me, anyway -- a lot more lively with the BKPs than it did with its original stock Gibson pups, and I like my guitar with the BKPs better than other guitars I tried with SD pups. :)

[Ratrod]

One thing's for sure. BKP's aren't soulless.

My old Yamaha SG was a guitar with alot of history. There was so much soul and caracter hidden in that guitar. With the BKP's all that soul and caracter finally showed.

[Bird]

One thing's for sure. BKP's aren't soulless.

My old Yamaha SG was a guitar with alot of history. There was so much soul and caracter hidden in that guitar. With the BKP's all that soul and caracter finally showed.

+1    

[Tim]

Going back to the original question...........it depends on the model and type of pickup.For a gritty and gutsy tone-humbuckers Riff Raff, Black Dog, Emerald and Mississippi Queen(humbucker size)all grind really well-never at the expense of clarity though.Single coils- Mother's Milk, Irish Tour and Slow Hand will get down and dirty likewise Brown Sugar Teles.
They're all made with vintage wire and parts so will definately mimic any vintage tone in the grit 'n' grind dept whilst the scatterwinding helps retain definition through the frequencies.I would never attempt to wind a characterless or bland sounding pickup.