Rebel Yell - This is love

[fdesalvo]

I had a problematic Basswood RG Prestige 6 String with Fixed bridge, which was very dark/bassy with the stock TZ/AN and BK Juggernaut set.  After a call with one of the Tims, the RY set was suggested.  He totally nailed it. 

To my pleasure, the set can pull off any metal, rock, and blues styles that I threw at it PLUS it has a very rich and organic tonality. Very clear and detailed with some of the best harmonic content I've experienced outside of the Dimarzio camp - and for me, this is a huge compliment, because there are no nasal/c--ked wah attributes to the tone at all.

Very enjoyable in this application! 

[Yellowjacket]

The Rebel Yell set sounds amazing.   It is one of my favourite pickup sets from BKP but they really shine in a dark / low mid focused axe.  The Juggernauts are amazing in the right guitar.  Basically, all the weird frequency bumps disappear in your typical maple neck, rosewood board, and basswood body superstrat and you really hear the guitar more than the pickups.  I need to send you an audio clip, it is quite incredible. 

But yeah, I have the Rebel Yell bridge in a solid mahogany axe and it adds so much articulation and vibrance to the tone.  And the extended harmonics are wonderful.  Such an absolutely amazing pickup!!!  The Rebel Yell neck is also unbelievable.  It is a shame that my Les Paul was so unbalanced tonally between the bridge and neck positions that I need to put an A-Bomb in the bridge instead.  But that guitar is amazing now too so I have no complaints. 

[fdesalvo]

You are right. It’s all about putting them in the right guitar. I will revisit the Juggernaut set!

[Yellowjacket]

Ya.  Rebel Yell bridge was very good in my Les Paul but it was mind blowing in my Godin LG.   

[Muffler]

I have a Rebel Yell bridge in my drop C tunned Les Paul Standard, and it sounds amazing. The guitar is very dark and bassy, so I thought it was not the right guitar to use thick strings gauge and low tunnings, but when I installed the RY, totally blew me away. The pickup added a bit of shine, more focused low mids and rounded lows, so the guitar totally growls but it still sound really clear, organic and articulated.

Until now, my favourite BKP in the modern spectrum

[Yellowjacket]

I have a Rebel Yell bridge in my drop C tunned Les Paul Standard, and it sounds amazing. The guitar is very dark and bassy, so I thought it was not the right guitar to use thick strings gauge and low tunnings, but when I installed the RY, totally blew me away. The pickup added a bit of shine, more focused low mids and rounded lows, so the guitar totally growls but it still sound really clear, organic and articulated.

Until now, my favourite BKP in the modern spectrum

Ya.  I have an A-Bomb in my LP Bridge for Drop C# tuning.  It has this amazing, pissed off roar.  My Rebel Yell is in a solid mahogany guitar and it certainly tightens and controls low mids.  The even harmonic spread is my favourite attribute.  Super clear and articulate!!

[richard]

I've had my RY set for about nine years. For most of this time they were in a Gibson Firebird Studio and they sounded really good. About a year ago they got moved into a PRS S2 Singlecut. In this guitar they are Amazing. Much, much better than they were in the Gibson. Fat, punchy, articulate - they can do anything. At gigs I'm mainly on the bridge but the neck pickup is just as wonderful. Couldn't be happier. 

[fps_dean]

I had a Rebel yell set in my old Les Paul. If I still had brighter Marshall amps, I'd still be rocking that set too. I ended up downsizing my two half stacks to something more practical (a '68 Super Reverb, silverface but an early model with the blackface circuit). They didn't have the same magic with the Fender as they did with brighter amps, but I went through so many pickups when I was playing Marshalls before those finally stuck.

[fdesalvo]

An update after some solid time with these.

I’m still perplexed by these, moreso than any other in the line I’ve tried prior. They do not drive my amps as hard as the Gravity Storm or Transition pickups do. They don’t saturate the preamp to the degree the other contemporary BK’s do, even the Abraxas seems to have more drive, which astonishes me.

But!

This Rebel Yell set is so rich and balanced and it nails harmonics in such a clean way, bringing some of the higher output Dimarzios to the woodshed.   Solos have this screaming and burning quality - fantastically  voiced for leads on the high end.  The pick attack is so clear and pleasant on these. You get this chirp as the pick pops off of the higher strings and a very powerful growl on the lower registers. The clean tones are gorgeous, as well. 

This set, of all the many BK’s I’ve owned, is officially my favorite.  I had intended the RG to be the flamethrower of the bunch, but it’s ended up settling into its own niche and I’m going to let it be what it’s going to be - a phenomenal rocker that can handle everything I throw at  it with authority.

[Yellowjacket]

My Godin LG with the Rebel Yell bridge and VHII neck is absolutely killer.  In the right guitar, the Rebel Yell is gold but I think it ties Juggernauts for me.  They are percussive, brutal, and they absolutely roar.