Author Topic: Black pickup covers from BKP (Read 9731 times)

_tom_ · « **Reply #15 on:** June 23, 2006, 04:16:20 PM »

Quote from: Pierre

I get second hand Duncans from the SD forums which usually cost 50 USD shipped to my door or around it. A BKP would cost me 160.

And aren't Duncans 70 pounds? 20 pounds is still a big difference... at least to me, poor student.

A BK wouldnt cost £160, only £90 :?

Pierre · « **Reply #16 on:** June 23, 2006, 04:33:07 PM »

160 DOLLARS bro. I get my pickups for 50USD, i.e dollars :P Not pounds. That'd be around 30 or so.

_tom_ · « **Reply #17 on:** June 23, 2006, 04:39:15 PM »

Why dollars?! Why not get Bareknuckle pickups when you are in Edinburgh and pay £90 each instead of the 160 youd pay "normally"

Pierre · « **Reply #18 on:** June 23, 2006, 04:45:19 PM »

...because I don't have the money?

There IS a difference between 30 pounds and 90 pounds... To me at least...
I'm on the Duncan boards and it's easy to find cheap pickups there. If I don't like it, I sell it, get money on my paypal and get more. Even shipped from the US (the board is mostly American, hence why I work in Dollars) they're usually 50 to 55 bucks.
To get bareknuckles, I'd need a credit card which I don't have AND 90 GBP which I barely ever have either. For the MM, I paypaled Ben (Twilightodyssey) who paid with his credit card (thanks again man!) but it's not something I can do. If I were to get it in a store, it'd be over 100 pounds as well.

I don't get what's the big deal guys? I'm asking about a COVER. Why does anyone tell me to keep getting a BKP? If I had the dough I would, but I don't. I'm a student, I can't seem to find a job for some reason and I have no income, so expensive pickups aren't an option, whereas 30 pounds ones are.
I had to sell the MM at 100 dollars to get a buyer... So to me they have no resale value either.

And I don't know if you understood, but 90 pounds IS 160 dollars... You lost me there man. I work in dollars because I buy my Duncans with paypal in dollars. A Duncan = 50 bucks, a BKP = 160. I love Duncans, and I don't have money for a BK. Why would I go for one anyway? If you send me money for free, sure thing man, I would, no problem.

Oh and I'm French, be happy I don't talk in Euros ;) :D

_tom_ · « **Reply #19 on:** June 23, 2006, 04:51:52 PM »

Oh right fair enough then, I'll leave you alone now :P And yeah I didnt know you were talking in dollars when you said the BK's are 160, I assumed pounds, because I didnt read it properly..

steve · « **Reply #20 on:** June 23, 2006, 04:52:39 PM »

You cant just put covers over a pickup,they would need to be fitted and wax potted. If you dont do this your pickups will become microphonic and feedback.

Also if you are looking for a answer on the covers email the BK guys. We are merely forum members.

Pierre · « **Reply #21 on:** June 23, 2006, 04:54:56 PM »

Yeah... true... Thanks. Eitherway the main site still doesn't take paypal so that's out *smacks forehead*
The Distortion has a non potted cover and it doesn't squeal nor feedback... would it only do so at high volumes?
And no probs Tom ;) I tend to consider some things obvious while others obviously don't, my bad ;)

Andy RV · « **Reply #22 on:** June 23, 2006, 06:21:32 PM »

The Cover will fit, I've got a camo cover lying around that fits on the SD's i've tried it on.

Anyway you will need your pickup wax potted.

Paladin2019 · « **Reply #23 on:** June 23, 2006, 07:26:31 PM »

Quote from: Pierre

I get second hand Duncans from the SD forums which usually cost 50 USD shipped to my door or around it. A BKP would cost me 160.

And aren't Duncans 70 pounds? 20 pounds is still a big difference... at least to me, poor student.

Ah, you didn't say you were going secondhand :lol:

Factor in something like 4-conductor wiring (no-cost option on BKP, +£20 on Duncans) when buying new and you're on a level playing field again. I've just gone from a Duncan set to a BKP (both PAF-a-likes) and as a total tone junkie I have to say the improvement was like being hit in the face with a flamethrower.

Davey · « **Reply #24 on:** June 23, 2006, 09:36:27 PM »

Quote from: Pierre

Oh and I'm French, be happy I don't talk in Euros ;) :D

LMAO!!!

man, THAT would confuse some people.

i dont know how BK covers are compatible with SD pickups and i dont want to hack up my warpig just to find out..

apart of that i dont have anything interesting to add, apart of good luck. you'll get through one day dude

fps_dean · « **Reply #25 on:** June 24, 2006, 02:13:16 AM »

Quote from: Crazy_Joe

Oh ok, how can you not like a Miracle Man?

If you don't like a Miracle Man, you certainly won't like a Duncan Distortion...

fps_dean · « **Reply #26 on:** June 24, 2006, 02:14:56 AM »

Quote from: Paladin2019

Factor in something like 4-conductor wiring (no-cost option on BKP, +£20 on Duncans) when buying new and you're on a level playing field again. I've just gone from a Duncan set to a BKP (both PAF-a-likes) and as a total tone junkie I have to say the improvement was like being hit in the face with a flamethrower.

Duncans PAF alikes (aside from the antiquities which I hear are good) are pretty bad PAF replicas. The BKP clips I've heard sound like PAFs though and come a lot cheaper than PAFs ;)

Ced777 · « **Reply #27 on:** June 24, 2006, 07:28:30 AM »

Quote from: fps_dean

Quote from: Crazy_Joe
Oh ok, how can you not like a Miracle Man?

If you don't like a Miracle Man, you certainly won't like a Duncan Distortion...

Why? Pierre said himself that he loves DD and didn't like MM. In my opinion, he should have go for a NB.
I changed my DD for a NB and found it was in the same vein, with a more organic tone and a bit more fullness for the NB. The NB is agressive, as is the DD. The MM seems smoother, as described by some users.
And you can like a BKP and didn't like another one at all.