New member - suggestions for a "modern-paf" neck

[Pos]

Sorry, I forgot one important question... do someone klnow about wiring? Are the BKP necks in phase with PRS bridges, or following the standard wiring they would go in counterphase?

[Pos]

There's another thing I noticed... Emerald neck has 9,6KΩ, more than PRS 59/09 Treble bridge, that's 9,3KΩ. Shouldn't neck pup *never* be more output than bridge? By the other hand, The Mule is 7,3KΩ, just as the Paf 36th that I actually have. The original 59/09 Bass is 8,4KΩ.

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The Mule bridge has a DC res of 8,4KΩ, the same as 59/09 bass. What does it change between neck and bridge pups? It's just the DC res? If you look at the Mule page on BKP website, you'll see just one eq chart... does it mean the the 2 versions share the same eq? If so, shouldn't be a bad idea, putting a bridge version in the neck position, if the DC res is well-balanced with the birdge position, right? Or am I missing something?

[Dave Sloven]

BKP have never given the EQ charts for the neck pickups. EQ for the neck is often completely different.  An Emerald neck is much darker than an Emerald bridge.  The EQ chart is no help at all.

I was thinking that the Emerald neck might overpower your bridge.  People usually use an Emerald or Holy Diver bridge with an Emerald neck.

A Mule or even Stormy Monday neck is probably more in the range you are looking for, unless you are prepared to change the bridge as well.

[darkbluemurder]

There's another thing I noticed... Emerald neck has 9,6KΩ, more than PRS 59/09 Treble bridge, that's 9,3KΩ. Shouldn't neck pup *never* be more output than bridge? By the other hand, The Mule is 7,3KΩ, just as the Paf 36th that I actually have. The original 59/09 Bass is 8,4KΩ.

That is because the Emerald neck is wound with thinner wire. Thinner wire provides more DC resistance but what actually determines the output is the number of turns on the coil.

I second the VHII neck suggestion. It is hot enough to keep up with a stronger bridge pickup, very clear on the low notes and fat on the high notes. What it does have compared to the Cold Sweat/Rebel Yell/Holydiver necks is a certain smokiness which some like and some not so much.

Another alternative would be the Abraxas neck which is more traditional sounding. I currently use the calibrated set in a Tele Gib guitar but I also used it with the Cold Sweat bridge in a different guitar where it worked very well, too.

However, I cannot give any comments to the sound of the Emerald or Mule necks because I never played either.

Cheers Stephan

[Pos]

Thanx, Steph! :D