Author Topic: Bare Knuckle experts please help!!!??!?! (Read 2016 times)

Paradoxo · « **on:** September 12, 2007, 03:09:37 PM »

Hello all!

A B.K. newbie needs some help!!

Some time ago I bought a guitar with Bare Knuckle Pickups in them. The seller stated them as 2 Mules Humbucker.

Well, today I pulled the pickups out and there is no model-type on the Pickups?!? Then I measured them with my multimeter:

The bridge Pup - says: 8.65 kOhm (there is a red dot-sticker on the back!)
the Neck Pup - says: 7.26 kOhm

??? Are this really Mules???

From the resistance of the neck-pup it could be a Stormy Monday?

Any tips how I could find out what pups this really are? - I can also post pics if necessary.

Thanks a lot.
bye

Philly Q · « **Reply #1 on:** September 12, 2007, 03:31:41 PM »

Welcome!

Those DC resistance figures sound about right, I think - the neck pup in a calibrated set is wound less hot because the neck position is naturally louder.

I think they probably are Mules, don't know how you could confirm for certain though.

hunter · « **Reply #2 on:** September 12, 2007, 06:41:54 PM »

Quote from: Paradoxo

Hello all!

A B.K. newbie needs some help!!

Some time ago I bought a guitar with Bare Knuckle Pickups in them. The seller stated them as 2 Mules Humbucker.

Well, today I pulled the pickups out and there is no model-type on the Pickups?!? Then I measured them with my multimeter:

The bridge Pup - says: 8.65 kOhm (there is a red dot-sticker on the back!)
the Neck Pup - says: 7.26 kOhm

??? Are this really Mules???

From the resistance of the neck-pup it could be a Stormy Monday?

Any tips how I could find out what pups this really are? - I can also post pics if necessary.

Thanks a lot.
bye

If the seller said Mules, why shouldn't it be right? What kind of reason would he have to say Mules when it's a pair of Stormys?

Antag · « **Reply #3 on:** September 12, 2007, 08:06:17 PM »

IMO they're mules.

The specs listed on the product page for for Bridge pickups only.

Paradoxo · « **Reply #4 on:** September 12, 2007, 10:13:30 PM »

Thanks for your replies!

Well, I was just confused because of the neck pup with the 7.26 kOhm....
On the BK - Homepage the Mule humbucker is only listed with 8.40 kOhm and the Stormy Monday with 7.4 kOhm! So I thought it must be a Stormy M.

But I think you guys are right - I've seen some calibrated sets on ebay and the neck pickup often has a 7. ..... kOhm value.

So - thanks a lot
bye paradoxo

Tim · « **Reply #5 on:** September 13, 2007, 10:19:55 AM »

The Mules @ DC res is DC8.45K for the bridge and DC7.3K for the neck so allowing for temperature variance you're about bang on with what you have got as a Mule calibrated set.