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New To BKP And Need Some Suggestions ...
« on: November 15, 2013, 02:50:21 AM »
 Hello everyone , I have just discovered BKP in a search to find new pups for my Ibanez RGD2120Z Prestige . This guitar is a couple years old and Ibanez no longer makes the prestige in a 6 string model . I love the way this guitar plays , but have never been happy with the pups . The guitar has a 25.5 scale and comes from the factory set-up 1 step down in D standard . I set  it up for drop C and use a string gauge of 11 - 54 . Now for the good part , I want a great set of passive pups that favor my low to mids but also keeps the highs clear . I can hear the tone I'm looking for , but find it hard to explain so I guess I'm really interested in finding a set of well rounded metal pups . I play covers as well as my own stuff and have been playing stuff from bands like Lamb of God , Killswitch Enagage , etc. I'd really like to hear from BKP owners who use the pups that fit what I am looking for . Thanks for any help and suggestions and I am looking forward to your posts . 
« Last Edit: November 15, 2013, 02:52:04 AM by lshirley5170 »

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Re: New To BKP And Need Some Suggestions ...
« Reply #1 on: November 15, 2013, 11:55:07 AM »
Hi and welcome!

Low mids? Clear highs? Metal? LoG and KSE? One answer: Miracle Man
It has everything you need here in my mind, just nail on the head fitting. Really nothing more I can write right now it just fits so much, so ask specific questions if you need more info. ;)

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Re: New To BKP And Need Some Suggestions ...
« Reply #2 on: November 15, 2013, 02:21:44 PM »
Basswood Body, thick chuggy low mids, screaming highs, LoG and KSE? (Sorry for repeating what Kiichi wrote but...) MIRACLE MAN

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Re: New To BKP And Need Some Suggestions ...
« Reply #3 on: November 15, 2013, 04:34:17 PM »
As usual when Kiichi is in a thread, I agree 100% - it has to be a Miracle Man.
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Re: New To BKP And Need Some Suggestions ...
« Reply #4 on: November 15, 2013, 08:23:16 PM »
Black hawks for me

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Re: New To BKP And Need Some Suggestions ...
« Reply #5 on: November 15, 2013, 10:01:07 PM »
You might also want to take a look at the Juggernauts. They have a huge bottom end and are clear enough. But I think the Miracle Man fits your description better.
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Re: New To BKP And Need Some Suggestions ...
« Reply #6 on: November 16, 2013, 12:55:22 AM »
Miracle Man or Blackhawk.
Mules, VHII, Crawler, MM's, IT's, BG50's.

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Re: New To BKP And Need Some Suggestions ...
« Reply #7 on: November 19, 2013, 07:20:31 PM »
is Miracle Man something like Cold Sweat on steroids?

there`re many links between BKPs sometimes you might get lost :D
Dean Cadillac - Emerald (b), Cold Sweat (n),
Mayones Flame CS2000 - Miracle Man (b), Sinner (m), Aftermath (n)
Warmoth Custom Telecaster - Cold Sweat (b) VHII (n)
Warmoth Custom Tele - Miracle Man set

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Re: New To BKP And Need Some Suggestions ...
« Reply #8 on: November 19, 2013, 09:48:42 PM »
is Miracle Man something like Cold Sweat on steroids?

there`re many links between BKPs sometimes you might get lost :D

They have similarities: ceramic, scooped mids, huge bass, pronounced topend.
Mules, VHII, Crawler, MM's, IT's, BG50's.

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Re: New To BKP And Need Some Suggestions ...
« Reply #9 on: November 19, 2013, 10:21:40 PM »
so that above statement is 100% right then?

what other links can be stated there? as far as I know Abraxas is Mule on steroids as well as Mother`s Milk->IT->SH. anything else?
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Warmoth Custom Tele - Miracle Man set

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Re: New To BKP And Need Some Suggestions ...
« Reply #10 on: November 19, 2013, 10:35:38 PM »
"I've got to score some steroids." - Sven
BLACK HAWKS
IMPULSES
COBRA-T
WAR PIGS
STOCKHOLM
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MIRACLE MAN
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Re: New To BKP And Need Some Suggestions ...
« Reply #11 on: November 20, 2013, 12:17:19 AM »
so that above statement is 100% right then?

what other links can be stated there? as far as I know Abraxas is Mule on steroids as well as Mother`s Milk->IT->SH. anything else?

Well, The Mule and Abraxas are family, both AIV-magnets. Abraxas is middier and hotter, but not as open and 3D as the Mule. You could see the Crawler as the mastodont of this family. It has an AV-magnet, but still the PAF-ish character that goes back to the Mule. The Crawler is way fatter and compressed and sounds huge.

I wonder if the same goes for the RiffRaff -> Emerald > Rebel Yell. The RY has some vintage character left, but to me it sounds not really like a PAF. Great pickup though.
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Re: New To BKP And Need Some Suggestions ...
« Reply #12 on: November 20, 2013, 07:06:58 AM »
holy diver = black dog on cocaine
or perhaps the black dog = holy diver on LSD?
VHII = riff raff on super soldier serum
nailbomb = VHII on ninja turtle ooze
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