Author Topic: Tele Pickups! TIM! (Read 2913 times)

cross · « **on:** January 02, 2006, 01:33:21 PM »

Hey BKP-family!

I'm sold to those pickups since I've installed the Crawler set in my SG(with JP wiring). And I really really love them and the service and hahhh EVERYTHING. Great company.

Anyways. The future father in law is a guitar geek as well and he plays a Brian Setzer Gretsch, an old Ibanez and his latest baby a Fender American Standard Telecaster.

He told me that he likes the sound of the stock pups but is annoyed by the humming and that sort of SC-stuff on smaller not so well organized stages(he rather doesn't have problems on bigger stages and that sort of thing).

Once I've thought that Kinmans would be the way to go to eliminate that problem. But even Kinman noiseless SC pups can't do the job as authentically as 'real' SC could.
And due to my love for BKPs I now turn to you:

Which Tele pup set would come closest to the stock ones or even better(there's no doubt that they wont be better; I'm just talking bout the major characteristics...) and how good can BKPs handle neon lights etc?

btw. the price of a BKP Tele set is way smaller than the one for Kinmans. that's cool. I hope BKPs can eliminate the hum as well...

Ratrod · « **Reply #1 on:** January 02, 2006, 05:22:20 PM »

Well, single coils hum, it's part of the sound. The BKP pickups are excellently wax potted that should shield some of the neon light interfierence, I think.

What kind of music does your future father in law play?

Judging by his arsenal, and that he's looking for something that sounds a bit stock, i'd say the Country Boys could be a good choise.

My two cents.

Someone with more experience with the BKP Tele pups will surely chime in.

38thBeatle · « **Reply #2 on:** January 02, 2006, 05:58:42 PM »

Yeah, I will add to what Ratty has said. I have Country Boys and they are , to me, the good old traditional Tele sound. I used them "in anger" on New Years Eve and the guitar has been well and truly transformed with a warmer tone. The neck pup has such a thick tone- the bridge gets to the spot- together they are sublime.I am not sure that your Father in law will get totally quiet pups because that comes with the SC territory but I played a venue with neon lights and I had no problems. I can't honestly tell you whether it was better thatn the stock pups because I'd not used the guitar at that venue before. I am a Strat plyer really and my Tele knowledge is restricted but, to me, my Tele sounds like a traditional Tele. The other models have perhaps either more poke or different tonality.I don't know if I am right but I'd guess that the CB's are the Tele equivalent of Apache Strat pups. Don't be fooled by the name Country Boys. Whatever pups he choses, if he hasn't got the four way switch, tell him to- he will love it.

cross · « **Reply #3 on:** January 06, 2006, 01:01:38 PM »

others? tim?!

cross · « **Reply #4 on:** January 15, 2006, 12:44:17 PM »

Brow · « **Reply #5 on:** January 15, 2006, 01:40:29 PM »

At the recent Music Live event in Birmingham I tried 3 sets of BK Tele pickups; Country Boys, Boss and (I think) Yardbirds.

Of the 3 the Boss were my personal favourite, and as they seemed to have a little more power behind them than the other 2 I tried.

Just an opinion :)

Craig

Tim · « **Reply #6 on:** January 15, 2006, 05:53:42 PM »

My suggestion would be the Country Boy set, they're Alnico III and have a beautiful vintage tone.As for noise, well they're reall single coils so won't hum cancel.One option is to go for a RWRP neck so that the mid position will be noise free.