Author Topic: New Pickups I hear..... (Read 16982 times)

Miracle Man Matt · « **on:** May 14, 2005, 07:18:16 PM »

Hey Tim, you mentioned about some up and coming BKP models that are going to release in November.

Are you keeping the details a closely guarded secret, known only to those sworn to the inner circle of BKP, or are you able to give us some idea of what we might expect?

I wont tell..... Promise..... :twisted: :twisted:

MMM

Ratrod · « **Reply #1 on:** May 15, 2005, 04:59:45 PM »

It's a wild guess but I feel an Iron Maiden Signature pickup set coming.

FELINEGUITARS · « **Reply #2 on:** May 15, 2005, 09:08:49 PM »

What? As well as a George Lynch, a John Sykes, an Ace frehley and a George Formby (ukelele banjo sound )

I may just be kidding on one of those...

Marooned Messiah · « **Reply #3 on:** May 15, 2005, 10:43:40 PM »

Quote from: FELINEGUITARS

What? As well as a George Lynch, a John Sykes, an Ace frehley and a George Formby (ukelele banjo sound )

I may just be kidding on one of those...

Yeah! I mean all you need to sound like Ace Frehley is a Les Paul and a Marshall!

Ratrod · « **Reply #4 on:** May 16, 2005, 11:21:52 AM »

Quote from: Marooned Messiah

Quote from: FELINEGUITARS
What? As well as a George Lynch, a John Sykes, an Ace frehley and a George Formby (ukelele banjo sound )

I may just be kidding on one of those...

Yeah! I mean all you need to sound like Ace Frehley is a Les Paul and a Marshall!

Don't forget platform boots! And the pickups have to be able to shoot fireworks or something. :twisted:

The amazing Phil · « **Reply #5 on:** May 16, 2005, 07:29:21 PM »

Ah I never got KISS, I'm not sure what it is about them that puts me off. Millions can't be wrong though I guess.

HTH AMPS · « **Reply #6 on:** May 16, 2005, 07:35:11 PM »

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Ah I never got KISS, I'm not sure what it is about them that puts me off. Millions can't be wrong though I guess.

Millions can't be wrong eh? - have you ever heard of The Spice Girls?

:D

I've never 'got' Kiss either :roll:

:twisted:

willo · « **Reply #7 on:** May 16, 2005, 07:53:07 PM »

i never got kiss...

im just hoping that they aren't releasing a set of someone that i love, cos then ill have to save up again and maybe cut a few textbooks out of my learning

maybe a hendrix or trower set?

or zappa! :P

Ratrod · « **Reply #8 on:** May 16, 2005, 07:54:10 PM »

I never 'got' Maiden either. Kiss and Maiden are both a little over the top. They're Spinal Tap squared :? They're good musicians but how are you gonna take 'em seriously? :gne:

Ratrod · « **Reply #9 on:** May 16, 2005, 07:57:57 PM »

Nice Willo LOL!

Too bad that movie is a comedy and not a p*rn* :oops:

Tim · « **Reply #10 on:** May 16, 2005, 08:31:46 PM »

I'm just doing R&D on a new set of 'Cold Sweat' humbuckers- a mid powered distortion humbucker in the vein of the early Dirty Fingers.What I've done is try to get rid of the mid spikes but retain the power.
I'm gigging them at the moment and I'm really pleased with them.
More soon! PDT_045

dooogz · « **Reply #11 on:** May 16, 2005, 08:53:43 PM »

do BK need me to do any testing ;)?!

Tim · « **Reply #12 on:** May 16, 2005, 09:03:07 PM »

Hey Doogz,I play test everything for along time before we commit it to the product range we offer.I need to know how a pickup plays live and in the studio-thoroughly-so I can stand square behind it. I wind lots of variants of a pickup before settling on what I'm after and I'm also on the look out for how different winds react to different timber/construction too so I can tweak winds to players requirements where possible.
At the end of the day it's in the ears as much as the hands, just like playing!!

dooogz · « **Reply #13 on:** May 16, 2005, 09:13:02 PM »

Thats good Tim, nice to know the products are well experimented with...

heres a question, generally , through the testing process, how many changes are made??? if so are many serious ones??

Cheers,
Doogz

Tim · « **Reply #14 on:** May 16, 2005, 10:11:31 PM »

Oh yes...I'm not afraid to abandon an idea if it's going nowhere but generally once I've got a decision made on the magnet, it's down to settling on the best wind/wire combo for the job. It often changes and I even tweak designs once we're making them if I find a better way, for instance a changed the Miracle Man wind jsut a few months ago. Not that it was bad but I found a slightly better wind-we're only talking minor adjustments,tweaks nothing major.