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Re: What turned you on to Bare Knuckles?
« Reply #30 on: October 12, 2013, 10:10:18 AM »
The Explorer is not designed for the fatter person either.  No way I can play it sitting down. The V though a friend of mine who is a lot bigger than me plays almost exclusively.  He puts the V over his right leg when sitting.  Explorers keep sliding off my lap.  Mine has always been played standing up

SGs are fatty and shorty friendly ;)
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Re: What turned you on to Bare Knuckles?
« Reply #31 on: October 12, 2013, 11:17:59 AM »
Quote from: Agent Orange on October 12, 2013, 10:10:18 AM
SGs are fatty and shorty friendly ;)

As a shorty, and a former fatty, I agree.  :lol:

Les Paul Juniors and Specials are also fatty and shorty friendly, of course, I can't post without mentioning them!  But the SG body contouring is particularly comfortable, you hardly know it's there.  :D
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Re: What turned you on to Bare Knuckles?
« Reply #32 on: October 12, 2013, 01:27:12 PM »
Quote from: Agent Orange on October 12, 2013, 10:10:18 AM
The Explorer is not designed for the fatter person either.  No way I can play it sitting down. The V though a friend of mine who is a lot bigger than me plays almost exclusively.  He puts the V over his right leg when sitting.  Explorers keep sliding off my lap.  Mine has always been played standing up

SGs are fatty and shorty friendly ;)

It brings to mind Albert King!
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Re: What turned you on to Bare Knuckles?
« Reply #33 on: October 12, 2013, 01:33:57 PM »
Quote from: Alex on October 12, 2013, 01:27:12 PM
It brings to mind Albert King!

A fatty (although I wouldn't say it to his face....) but definitely not a shorty!
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Re: What turned you on to Bare Knuckles?
« Reply #34 on: October 12, 2013, 02:13:08 PM »
Saw an ad for the Crawler and love Geoff Whitehorn's playing.  I called Tim and we got on well and so I placed an order for an Emerald/Mule set (for Thin Lizzy/Kossoff tones), and a scratchplate for my PRS EG with a Crawler/BKP91/BKP91 set.  Then I started talking with Tim about other pickups and got several more sets (including an aged Apache set for my 57 strat).  Then there was the prototype Pig-90 that was ordered for a junior but the guy needed a soapbar - and I had a junior just begging for a pickup!

That was back in 2004.  Tim invited me to work on the stand at LGS 2005, where I met Jon and a few people from here.  Moved back to the States in July 2005 and met Ben shortly after.  Since then I've got most of the BK range in my guitars and am still in touch with Tim, Ben, Jon and lots of the guys here.   We did have a US BKP meet at my house in Hoboken one or two times too!
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Re: What turned you on to Bare Knuckles?
« Reply #35 on: October 12, 2013, 03:43:24 PM »
i had my explorer for quite a while and i felt that it was reasonably comfortable  but i hate how it either needs to be hung on the wall, or on its own seperate stand. i like my guitar racks.
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Re: What turned you on to Bare Knuckles?
« Reply #36 on: October 12, 2013, 05:45:30 PM »
I was in a metalcore band about 10 years ago and we were using 7 string guitars at the time. I wasn't happy with the tone of the guitar I had so I was on the look out for a pickup that would better suit me.

So I checked out websites etc and every one was raving about the Warpig. So I took the plunge and ordered a 7 string Warpig. I was blown away by what it done to my sound, it really suited the music we were playing.

After that I had Holy Divers, Painkiller, Miracle Man, Nailbomb, Trilogy Suite and Sinner.

I don't have any BKP's at the moment but I am considering something for my PRS or my 8 string.
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Re: What turned you on to Bare Knuckles?
« Reply #37 on: October 12, 2013, 05:46:55 PM »
Quote from: Philly Q on October 12, 2013, 01:33:57 PM
Quote from: Alex on October 12, 2013, 01:27:12 PM
It brings to mind Albert King!

A fatty (although I wouldn't say it to his face....) but definitely not a shorty!

Well I'm definitely not short, but the SGs have always been popular with shorter people - Angus Young!

I'm a great big guy so some people joke that the SG looks a bit like a ukele on me compared to how it looks on Angus Young, but I don't mind looking a little silly.  I did just buy a pink SG after all!

One problem I find with heavier guitars like Les Pauls is that because the guitar is further out in front of me than if I were a thinner person it places more leverage on my neck when on the strap.  This is a major reason why I prefer my SG to my Explorer.

The SG is the perfect guitar for me in terms of sound and shape. I really like the '60s neck on mine too
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Re: What turned you on to Bare Knuckles?
« Reply #38 on: October 12, 2013, 05:58:41 PM »
Quote from: Agent Orange on October 12, 2013, 05:46:55 PM
Quote from: Philly Q on October 12, 2013, 01:33:57 PM
Quote from: Alex on October 12, 2013, 01:27:12 PM
It brings to mind Albert King!

A fatty (although I wouldn't say it to his face....) but definitely not a shorty!

Well I'm definitely not short, but the SGs have always been popular with shorter people - Angus Young!

I'm a great big guy so some people joke that the SG looks a bit like a ukele on me compared to how it looks on Angus Young, but I don't mind looking a little silly.  I did just buy a pink SG after all!

One problem I find with heavier guitars like Les Pauls is that because the guitar is further out in front of me than if I were a thinner person it places more leverage on my neck when on the strap.  This is a major reason why I prefer my SG to my Explorer.


Well, then don't buy a fullsize Gretsch...  :)
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Re: What turned you on to Bare Knuckles?
« Reply #39 on: October 12, 2013, 06:47:08 PM »
I had an ovation acoustic a while back.  It had a HUGE body size.  It stuck out so far if i played standing up.  Great sound though. 
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Re: What turned you on to Bare Knuckles?
« Reply #40 on: October 12, 2013, 09:04:36 PM »
I remember getting into BKPs purely by chance. I was doing some guitar based research on t'internet and heard about a legendary collection of guitar parts stored under a bed.

A few clicks later and I was on here and considering my first order of BKPs.
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Re: What turned you on to Bare Knuckles?
« Reply #41 on: October 12, 2013, 11:06:02 PM »
I can't even remember anymore, though I must have stumbled across them online.

It was just at the beginning of my playing. I'd recently realised through experimenting with DiMarzios what effect changing pickups could have. I wanted to get a proper NWOBHM tone out of my Vs, no other pickup manufacturer was talking my language there. Sent a few clips to Tim and he knew immediately Riff Raffs would be for me, and he was right of course.

Except for Aftermaths and Trilogy Suites I now have everything in the range that interests me ;)
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Re: What turned you on to Bare Knuckles?
« Reply #42 on: October 13, 2013, 12:57:19 AM »
Quote from: Agent Orange on October 12, 2013, 05:46:55 PM
One problem I find with heavier guitars like Les Pauls is that because the guitar is further out in front of me than if I were a thinner person it places more leverage on my neck when on the strap.  This is a major reason why I prefer my SG to my Explorer.

I agree, I've always had trouble with LPs not just because of the weight - which, as some may have noticed ( :wink:) I constantly go on about - but also the sheer thickness of the body, it feels like a lot of guitar to reach around.

Now I have an LP which is quite light, and I don't have a fat gut any more, it feels a lot more manageable, but I don't think I'll ever be 100% comfortable with them.
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Re: What turned you on to Bare Knuckles?
« Reply #43 on: October 13, 2013, 01:14:43 AM »
A les paul with a tummy cut would be awesome. 

Actually I just remembered the les Paul custom lite has a tummy cut and it is thinner in general.  Not sure if it is chambered though
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Re: What turned you on to Bare Knuckles?
« Reply #44 on: October 13, 2013, 02:22:53 AM »
Quote from: littleredguitars2 on October 13, 2013, 01:14:43 AM
Actually I just remembered the les Paul custom lite has a tummy cut and it is thinner in general.  Not sure if it is chambered though

Yeah, it has the thinner body and "traditional weight relief".

Almost a very, very desirable guitar..... unfortunately Gibson dropped the ball (again) by making it with a rosewood board - Customs with rosewood boards just look wrong.  :x
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