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MDV

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What was your first thought on playing your first BK?
« on: October 16, 2008, 01:51:49 PM »
Mine was something along the lines of

"Its alive...ALIIIIIVE!"

cos of the detail in the sound, responsiveness and clarity.
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Re: What was your first thought on playing your first BK?
« Reply #1 on: October 16, 2008, 01:56:31 PM »
agree....it had what others lacked-One open G chord thru my Boogies and it was like eating gumbo-so many flavors!!now, I have a BK addiction-seriously, these pups play a huge role in me picking new guitars(I recently bought a LP Classic BECAUSE I wanted more BK's...."somebody get me a doctor"!!)
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Re: What was your first thought on playing your first BK?
« Reply #2 on: October 16, 2008, 02:00:49 PM »
My reaction?

 :o :guitar4:  :guitar4: :guitar4: :guitar4: :guitar4: :guitar4: :guitar4:



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Re: What was your first thought on playing your first BK?
« Reply #3 on: October 16, 2008, 02:08:09 PM »
Well this sounds kind of similar to my old pickups, oh wait... noo, they couldn't do that. Oh man, so sweet.

They just seemed to pick up on what I liked about the old ones, but so much better.
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Re: What was your first thought on playing your first BK?
« Reply #4 on: October 16, 2008, 02:44:19 PM »
It was "Holy Sh!t".

That was after replacing a Gibson 498T with a Rebel Yell, and it made a big difference.  It was so much more tight and punchy, every time the pick hit the strings it was like switching a high-pressure hose on and off.

Must say I no longer have the guitar or the pickup, though.

Some of the other models didn't make such a dramatic instant impression, but I grew to like them more.
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Re: What was your first thought on playing your first BK?
« Reply #5 on: October 16, 2008, 03:16:15 PM »
We'll It was a fair while ago when I played through some of the music live demo guitars at the bk stand, but i was pretty impressed with all of the bk range nailbombs probably being my favourite, especially through the marshall jcm 800...

But I will definately be recording some clips for you guys when I get the nailbomb cold sweat installed into my Ran when they arrive...

But they to my earrs definately have something else to them than most pickups...
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Re: What was your first thought on playing your first BK?
« Reply #6 on: October 16, 2008, 04:05:47 PM »
Mine was $%&# me, how'd I get here? I'm playing 2 Diezels AND a Blackmachine WITH Bareknuckle :o
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Re: What was your first thought on playing your first BK?
« Reply #7 on: October 16, 2008, 05:30:09 PM »
I thought "They don't sound that much better than the old ones..."  :oops:

Over time I've come to appreciate my Riff Raffs more.
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Re: What was your first thought on playing your first BK?
« Reply #8 on: October 16, 2008, 05:50:54 PM »
Quote from: Twinfan on October 16, 2008, 05:30:09 PM
I thought "They don't sound that much better than the old ones..."  :oops:

Over time I've come to appreciate my Riff Raffs more.

...what were your"old ones"?-
btw, I recently demo'ed an amp, and the owner, a veteran of the music biz for 30 years, asked me about my pickups (Rebel Yells in a Paul Standard) in less than one minute of playing...he owns a few vintage guitars, and he was immediately impressed with the tone-told he he would invest in a set IF he was keeping the amp because it was the best clean he had heard from a Paul(...and I thought it was my PLAYING that was impressing people..  :o)
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Re: What was your first thought on playing your first BK?
« Reply #9 on: October 16, 2008, 05:51:53 PM »
$%&# me... thats nicer than i expected!

My first was a P-92 in a heavy ash lp jnr with wenge neck... i thought it might be a bad choice for the guitar after i had ordered and in a lot of respects it probably was but i new i would use the pickup somewhere anyway.  that guitar sounded awesome
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Re: What was your first thought on playing your first BK?
« Reply #10 on: October 16, 2008, 06:26:02 PM »
Quote from: Twinfan on October 16, 2008, 05:30:09 PM
I thought "They don't sound that much better than the old ones..."  :oops:

Over time I've come to appreciate my Riff Raffs more.
I was the same then I was more WOOT.
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Re: What was your first thought on playing your first BK?
« Reply #11 on: October 16, 2008, 07:22:50 PM »
Quote from: shaman on October 16, 2008, 05:50:54 PM
Quote from: Twinfan on October 16, 2008, 05:30:09 PM
I thought "They don't sound that much better than the old ones..."  :oops:

Over time I've come to appreciate my Riff Raffs more.

...what were your"old ones"?-

They were the stock pickups in my Epi SG.  I play really heavily and aggressive though, giving me a bit of a 'signature sound', so a lot of the subtleties of pickups is lost on me......
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Re: What was your first thought on playing your first BK?
« Reply #12 on: October 16, 2008, 08:10:56 PM »
I bought two sets at once, Riff Raffs for an Epi SG and Irish Tours for a strat.

The Riff Raffs were an extra "oh what the hell" when I placed the order, the ITs were what I was really after.

So the day I installed, I decided to "save the best til last" and did the SG first.

It was "WOW!!!" immediately - a mind blowing difference. (But was that just me justifying nearly £200 on some magnets and wire :roll:...? I'll never know, I was hooked :lol:)

Then I did the strat and I was somewhat underwhelmed in comparison.

However, the ITs have really grown on me. The Texas Specials they replaced have a "voice" that I quite like, but it's a voice that you're stuck with. The ITs are kind of "plain" sounding in comparison - but BOY-OH-BOY... once you work them, they make any sound you want if your fingers can do it...

The Riff Raffs still sound like they first did, but I'm kinda spolied for choice now, so it's last guitar I pick up :lol:
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Re: What was your first thought on playing your first BK?
« Reply #13 on: October 16, 2008, 10:00:03 PM »
"Oh my god, just listen to the sweet, singing sustain on that neck pick-up! Man, it's just like 'aaaaaaaah', could go on for ever, I mean, go away have a cup of tea, come back and it'll be still going"
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Re: What was your first thought on playing your first BK?
« Reply #14 on: October 16, 2008, 10:15:56 PM »
Quote from: rohlfo on October 16, 2008, 10:00:03 PM
"Man, it's just like 'aaaaaaaah', could go on for ever, I mean, go away have a cup of tea, come back and it'll be still going"



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