Blackhawks????

[FELINEGUITARS]

Well the whole idea of putting a pair in one of my guitars is so that you'd all be welcome to pop in and try them out for yourselves.

We are keeping both calibrated sets in stock as well as bridge singles and 7 string singles (so far)!

[Serratus]

The project I'm thinking of using one for is gonna have a sinner middle pickup and a trilogy neck, so I'd be very interested to hear how the Blackhawk bridge works in a HSS arrangement :)

[AndyR]

Same as Philly... can't see the pics at work :(, and liking the initial report :D...

[itamar101]

I'd love to hear this pickup doing classic rock and 80s metal.

Jonathan, is there any chance that you could selflessly give up some spare time to post a short clip of them doing those genres and maybe even some blues?

[TheyCallMeVolume]

Wow, if they're similar to Mules, I might need to pay these a bit more attention...

[FELINEGUITARS]

I'd love to hear this pickup doing classic rock and 80s metal.

Jonathan, is there any chance that you could selflessly give up some spare time to post a short clip of them doing those genres and maybe even some blues?

I can probably throw down the same 6 riffs I usually butcher - but it will serve as a way of comparison

[itamar101]

I'd love to hear this pickup doing classic rock and 80s metal.

Jonathan, is there any chance that you could selflessly give up some spare time to post a short clip of them doing those genres and maybe even some blues?

I can probably throw down the same 6 riffs I usually butcher - but it will serve as a way of comparison

Haha. Anything is good enough!

[AndyR]

Actually (seen the pics now), they look pretty cool in that...

I hadn't realised what sticking them on a wood finish might do aesthetically... And, of course, they carry on the lines of the frets rather nicely... I wasn't sure of the effect in an LP shape... but...

I can now imagine them in an Explorer I've seen upstairs here somewhere! :lol:

On the blues/rock front - I was rather surprised when I got it that the 500t/etc combination that was in the Explorer originally made it a total blues engine. In fact I found out what they were on here after buying it - and I was very surprised to discover that they were Gibsons most "metal" pickup. So I suspect that these guys will do the blues/rock thing nicely, especially if they're very responsive to guitar volume controls...

Not GASing yet, but we're now in "pre-GAS contemplation" mode :lol:

[Toe-Knee]

they actually look good in that guitar Jonathan!

Up until now ive dismissed them purely based on the looks.

And your description really has me intrigued. If they ever do a single ill consider them.

[Philly Q]

Actually (seen the pics now), they look pretty cool in that...

I hadn't realised what sticking them on a wood finish might do aesthetically... And, of course, they carry on the lines of the frets rather nicely... I wasn't sure of the effect in an LP shape... but...

Oh yeah, I'm liking the look!

Definitely visualising them in my retro-modern, swamp ash, flat top LP with a bolt-on neck, 5-way switch for some coil-split options.....  :D

[Cpt_Gonzo]

Anyone else thinking that those would look awesome in an 80s BC Rich? With all the fiddly switches and whatnot?
Or a Warmoth counterpart, Mahogany Body, Maple top, Mahogany neck, Ebony board. Clear Lacquer. Those in. Pure class.

Dang, seriously considering them for my Strat.

[FELINEGUITARS]

Here you go guys - CLIPS

Nothing too clever, but maybe enough to get an idea of what they are like

http://youtu.be/iEidQwCbB9k

[Philly Q]

Sounds good - it hasn't got that very in-your-face, aggressively percussive quality of the Aftermath.  And there is quite a wide-range, "hi-fi" quality as I thought there might be, but not in a bad way.

Just based on those clips, I think I like the bridge pickup tone more than the neck.  There seems to be quite a bassy "thump" on the neck pickup which I'm not entirely sure about.

[FELINEGUITARS]

Sounds good - it hasn't got that very in-your-face, aggressively percussive quality of the Aftermath.  And there is quite a wide-range, "hi-fi" quality as I thought there might be, but not in a bad way.

Just based on those clips, I think I like the bridge pickup tone more than the neck.  There seems to be quite a bassy "thump" on the neck pickup which I'm not entirely sure about.

I know what you mean
This ash bodied guitar seemed to kick out a lot of low end (and high end ) response .
I think I will try these out in a mahogany bodied guitar - and put the Painkillers back in the Pantera, where the fat mids of the pickup evened out the sound a touch. More clips may ensue!

[Philly Q]

I know what you mean
This ash bodied guitar seemed to kick out a lot of low end (and high end ) response .
I think I will try these out in a mahogany bodied guitar - and put the Painkillers back in the Pantera, where the fat mids of the pickup evened out the sound a touch. More clips may ensue!

Would you say that's a characteristic of ash generally?  I've noticed that my ash Washburn (although a set-neck) has some good snap in the treble strings but is a bit "woofy" in the bass.