New member , Black Dog

[bshirley2]

new to forum and Bare Knuckles . Considering a Block Dog bridge pup . Any othe Black Dog users opinion would be appreciated

[ericsabbath]

welcome 

what's the guitar, amps, what styles are you playing and what are your tone references?

[bshirley2]

Knaggs Kenai , Mesa Mark V . Play covers so all sorts of stuff . I like vintage PAF but like them just a tad hotter , not shred /metal hot though

[Slartibartfarst42]

The Black Dog has a lot of growly mids and while it's not strictly a PAF-style pickup, it certainly isn't modern either. It can be used for Metal but can also be used for vintage styles. I always think of it as an angry PAF with attitude. It's certainly a pickup I've always liked and I think this clip shows them off really well:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CaqEET376-I

If you want something that's more obviously a PAF but hotter, you should look at an Abraxas because that's exactly what it is - a hotter PAF

[darrenw5094]

Knaggs Kenai , Mesa Mark V . Play covers so all sorts of stuff . I like vintage PAF but like them just a tad hotter , not shred /metal hot though

Abraxas

[richard]

Just put Abraxas set in my Bernie Marsden single cut. They will sound killer in your guitar.

[ericsabbath]

vhII's might work too
they're pretty much like overwound alnico 5 mules with more punch and articulation

[bshirley2]

The description of the Black Dogs seem to be what I'm after . Want to cut some of the high end

[Telerocker]

The description of the Black Dogs seem to be what I'm after . Want to cut some of the high end

Despite the extra mids the BD has substantial topend. I would look at the Abraxas or even the Crawler, which seems to be hot, but is in fact mediumoutput and just slightly hotter than my VHII. Abraxas and Crawler have enough PAF-pedigree, just some extra mids and less chime, compared to say a Mule.

[bshirley2]

I settled on a Black Dog bridge pup . Should arrive tomorrow

[bshirley2]

Any other black dog users here ?

[Slartibartfarst42]

I'd love to read a detailed review of it when you have it installed.

[fdesalvo]

The Abraxas is finally getting the traction it's always deserved.  It's such a beautifully aggressive pickup that can do the sweet stuff with authority.

[darrenw5094]

The Abraxas is finally getting the traction it's always deserved.  It's such a beautifully aggressive pickup that can do the sweet stuff with authority.

I am going to claim some of that, as i have pushed the Abraxas quite a bit 

[Serratus]

Black dog is one of my favourite BKP's - my main recording guitar for years was a single-cut with a BD bridge; if I couldn't get the sound I wanted with other newer guitars I could always go straight back to that one and get the sound I wanted. Lots of low mids and bottom end, very growly but still plenty of top end when needed :)