I need help choosing a bare knuckle pickup thats right for me

[Scott347]

Hey guys

ok so im building my own strat i have the body already (mex fender strat body)... im looking for a pickup that will sound like a john petrucci's ( dream theater ) sound, i was just wondering if u guys could help me out in choosing a pickup will get a nice mean metal tone

bands  Dream theater . Van halen , Muse all that good stuff

cheers scott

[dheim]

can you give us some hint on materials, construction etc?
anyway i've got no personal experience but many say that the best hard rock-metal pickup for alder is the Holy Diver... and i assume that your strat is made of alder, right?

[Scott347]

Umm maybe , yea im sure its alder i bought it a while ago like march time and i havent really got any other parts... im 15 and i got no money :P ... but yea so you would recommend the holy diver??... ill check them out

[Scott347]

Oh and whats the difference between a calibrated open set and just open set ... theres like £70 difference

[BigB]

Oh and whats the difference between a calibrated open set and just open set ... theres like £70 difference

I assume you mean "calibrated open set" and "open-pole"...

"open" means that there's no cover -  sorry for stating the obvious  :? - and "calibrated set" means you have a set (that is, two pickups), and that they are made to work fine together, one in the bridge position  and the other in the neck position.  So you can either buy _one_ pup (covered or open), or a set - that is, _two_ pups - covered or open. And yes, indeed, buying two pups will cost a bit more than buying only one  :lol: (but less than 2 times the price of one pup, and you'll be sure to have pup that match each other).

HTH

 

[Scott347]

Ok thanks... so i have no pickups what so ever that i can use now so i have to buy 2 humbuckers... or 1 humbuckers and 2 single coils but i want the open pole ones i just like the look.. so if i wanted 2 humbuckers

would u say these....   http://www.bareknucklepickups.co.uk/shop/product_info.php?cPath=1_29&products_id=60

thanks scott

[dheim]

from indirect knowledge i'd say yes, holy divers or maybe crawlers... ask tim (the boss), he always answers questions and he's lightning fast! :)

[BigB]

so if i wanted 2 humbuckers

would u say these....   http://www.bareknucklepickups.co.uk/shop/product_info.php?cPath=1_29&products_id=60

Yeps, right.

[ericsabbath]

I think Tim usually recommends painkiller or nailbomb for Petrucci

[BigB]

from indirect knowledge i'd say yes, holy divers or maybe crawlers...

The crawlers do indeed sound pretty good on bright & tight guitars - well, at least from what I can tell having theme on my maple going-thu neck / rosewood touchboard / maple body Vox Custom 24. They're really versatile and sure do a nice job on heavy distortion too (really hot, I have to say), but they're probably still more on the vintage side IMHO.  So Scott, if you want pups that can go from early clapton blues to sixties tones (I can even get almost Ricky like chimes out of them) to hard rock / early metal, crawlers could indeed be a good choice. But for more modern metal stuff, I can't say. You might be happier with holy divers, or even hotter pups...

ask tim (the boss), he always answers questions and he's lightning fast! :)

A very sound advice  :lol:
(yes, lame pun, sorry).