a tight bridge pickup for Gibson Les Paul -> HIGH GAIN

[dave_mc]

^ from what you say about tightness, from all i hear, i'd have to say the miracle man is probably the one you want- but i'll have to defer to the guys like mark (MDV) and TO who've played them...

and fwiw, i thought the laney vh100r was pretty tight when i tried it...

[TwilightOdyssey]

^ from what you say about tightness, from all i hear, i'd have to say the miracle man is probably the one you want-

And I tend to agree. But I will definitely make a thrash clip tonight. Nothing too long, I don't have the time to program a lot of drums, but it'll get the point across ... ;)

[TwilightOdyssey]

Okay, I've just mixed the clip. I've posted it up in the Players Forum so that there will be no problems with anyone listening to it. Details as to what I used to record the clip are posted over there as well.

Enjoy!

http://bareknucklepickups.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?p=25898#25898

[JTL]

^ from what you say about tightness, from all i hear, i'd have to say the miracle man is probably the one you want- but i'll have to defer to the guys like mark (MDV) and TO who've played them...

and fwiw, i thought the laney vh100r was pretty tight when i tried it...

okay.

yep, the Laney VH100R is pretty tight, but not with Les Pauls stock pickups. :)

I was just thinking that would the Miracle Man or the Warpig really be worth it? cause it would be double or even triple the price compared to the Swinesheadpickups. A warpig would be 122,50£ and a warthog would be 45£.  :?

Okay, I've just mixed the clip. I've posted it up in the Players Forum so that there will be no problems with anyone listening to it. Details as to what I used to record the clip are posted over there as well.

Enjoy!

http://bareknucklepickups.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?p=25898#25898

thanks for that clip. sounded good!  

[dave_mc]

well, i have a warthog, and it's very very good- but i haven't tried any bk's (yet!  :twisted: ) :(

i think the general consensus, around any of the other forums i'm on is, swinesheads are EXCELLENT value for money, and very, very good (they beat the cr@p out of any dm's or sd's i've tried by quite a bit!)- but if you have the cash for bareknuckles, they're the ultimate.

and fwiw, the warthog isn't really a metal pickup. You'd want the xbucker for that- but it's maybe not the "tight" sound you're after- it's meant to be very bassy and chuggy, for want of better words... EDIT: it's certainly not muddy though, from what i hear

if you have a gibson les paul, i'd say it's worth bk's, IMO... if you had a £200 or £300 guitar, i'd say swinesheads (that's my philosophy, anyway)- i'mn definitely going to get some bk's, but i'm waiting till i get a kickass guitar to do them justice!

EDIT: I don't mean that bk's won't work in or improve a £200/£300 guitar- of course they will! But IMO if I'm willing (and I am! ;) ) to spend around £150-£250 (depending on pickup config.) on a set of pickups, I'm also willing to spend £600+ on a great guitar to make the BK's even better!

now i just need the "headbang" icon...

hope that helps!

[MDV]

As dave knows I have Swinseheads in one of my guitars and like them alot (Xbucker/warthog). They arent as good as BKPs though. And it seems a little cheeky to talk about them as direct competitors for BKs on the BK boards. These are BKs boards after all, not a general forum.

Or are Tim and co unconcerned by the competition? I think so...actually, I think I remember Tim saying so! But it still seems cheeky, if you wanna talk swinsheads, or whatever, PM me or post on UG or HC or something, unless one of the BKP dudes gives a thumbs up to talking about the competion in threads like this?

[Steve-Mr Pig 2U]

As with everything in life, you get what you pay for, you can pay half, but you'll get half the quality.

[gwEm]

to be fair swineshead dont compete with BKP really. they clearly say they want to cater for the lower budget market, and give a better sound for the price than the big brands.

i see bareknuckle as making the ultimate no-compromise pickup therefore the price is accordingly.

i tried both, it seems like a few guys here have, and they both do what they say.

[Steve-Mr Pig 2U]

to be fair swineshead dont compete with BKP really. they clearly say they want to cater for the lower budget market, and give a better sound for the price than the big brands.

i see bareknuckle as making the ultimate no-compromise pickup therefore the price is accordingly.

i tried both, it seems like a few guys here have, and they both do what they say.

Well said!

[dave_mc]

^i never meant they were a direct competitor for the bk's. The guy asked about swinesheads, and i gave him my honest opinion. I didn't bring them up.

And i said from all I hear, Bareknuckles were better. I also stated that I was planning on getting some too! EDIT: i also recommended that he get bk's!


what's the problem? Sorry if I caused any offence.

[MDV]

I didnt think you did, dave. Cause offence that is.

Fine, as long as the seals broken on the swinseheads, the xbucker is a very good metal pickup. Its cant do anything else, mind, but its very good at what it does. it has a tight and powerfull bass response, a med/high mid thats quite low-middy and a clear high end that gives enough bite to ballance out all the lows in the sound and not get muddy. It sounds very 'ceramic' and is a little less powerfull than a warpig, but not much. Chugs really accentuate with it and its leads are fluid.

It has a complete lack of useable lower gain sounds.

Ok, back to BKP mode ;).

[dave_mc]

^yeah, i figured maybe you meant the guy who brought them up in the first place, mark- to be honest, he isn't going to get an honest answer- everyone here is going to be biased, more or less! ;) (pretty much everyone registered here is going to either have BK's, or (like me) be GAS-ing (or should that be PAS-ing? ;) ) for them...)

anyway, from all I hear, the bk's pwn the sh's in the versatility stakes- at very least for the metal pickups (and I don't doubt for the warthog too).

EDIT: i edited my original post on the SH's versus BK's for clarity

and FWIW, after reading gwen's excellent post properly (sorry, i kind of went into defensive mode without good reason, I apologise) I agree with those sentiments entirely.

Now i just need a cheers emoticon (get on it, BK, i'm speechless without it! ;)  And the headbang one, while you're at it ;))

[Git-art-ist]

hi, i have a Miracle Man in the bridge position and the Mule in the neck position in my LP Studio :)   you should get that combo its great! :D

heres the link to my clip i posted.   :D  :D  :D

http://bareknucklepickups.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2090

[JTL]

I ordered myself a Miracle Man.  8)

[dave_mc]

^sweet! Hope you like it!
 
i answered your thread on HC as well!