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carolinareaper

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NGD - Flat 50s installed
« on: March 13, 2015, 01:41:05 PM »
Finally had time to install the Flat 50 set in my American Special tele - really cool rock tones :) I would not have believed that you can get tele twang with lots of bass and mids, the bridge pu is thick but bites like a real hot tele.

SG is also loaded with Cold Sweat at the bridge and MQ at the neck. Interestingly I had to really fool around with the PU hights as the MQ has tons and tons of bass and seems to have a higher audible output than the coldsweat at the same hight.
Nevertheless I am very happy about both guitars they both have a very organic, thick rock sound with the distinctive tele and SG sound there as well. Many many many thanks to BKP for their excellent PUs and even better customer service! :)
Blackguard Flat50s set, Cold Sweat bridge, Mississipi Queen neck

Kiichi

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Re: NGD - Flat 50s installed
« Reply #1 on: March 13, 2015, 02:23:18 PM »
Good looking axes there with a nice choice of PUs. Congrats!

The MQ really canīt be underestimated, like most P90s really. It might be a single coil, but the magnet is really big and strong. What I love is that it stays so clear, open, and uncompressed with such big output.
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On the sidelines: Stockholm b / Suppermassive n, Mule n, AM set, IT mid

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Re: NGD - Flat 50s installed
« Reply #2 on: March 16, 2015, 08:51:47 PM »
Yep, thumbs aloft from me too. A great looking pair and by the description, classics in their delivery of tone. Tele and SG are two of the best guitar tones to be had.
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Re: NGD - Flat 50s installed
« Reply #3 on: March 17, 2015, 12:06:25 AM »
Nice pair there. The Flat 50's cover a lot of ground, great pickups,
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Re: NGD - Flat 50s installed
« Reply #4 on: March 31, 2015, 08:13:55 PM »
Finally had time to install the Flat 50 set in my American Special tele - really cool rock tones :) I would not have believed that you can get tele twang with lots of bass and mids, the bridge pu is thick but bites like a real hot tele.

If I may ask: how is the neck ?
Have: Crawlers, BGF 50/52s, Mules, ABomb, RiffRaff
Had : Slowhands (n&m), Trilogy (b)