Author Topic: Guitars that dont need BKPs shock (Read 13770 times)

downfader · « **on:** August 19, 2006, 07:47:45 PM »

I know its weird, but have you ever bought a guitar that made you say "this is great, the stock pickups sound fantastic!"

I have and there were only 3 of them. A Korean Epi SG, a Highway 1 Strat and my Palm Bay Typhoon 3. :P

I feel I need to buy a new guitar to butcher for some BKPs to compensate

:D

Fubar · « **Reply #1 on:** August 19, 2006, 07:55:39 PM »

A JS1000 that I had a few years back but sold (like a dickhead) whilst skint. It was beautiful in every possible respect, look/sound/playability. I still well up when I think about it.

*Stomps off grumbling about parental responsibilty*

Davey · « **Reply #2 on:** August 19, 2006, 08:50:00 PM »

a candy apple red mexican fender standard sounded PHENOMENAL.

it had everything (but a good pricetag!)

it was realy sweet.

shame that everything is overpriced to hell... which, is slooowly getting rectified. and the good thing about it, ENGLs are on the forefront :D

chrisola · « **Reply #3 on:** August 19, 2006, 11:50:41 PM »

Palm Bay

now theres an unusual one!

Love these, NEARLY went for some exotic wood prototype on ebay but didnt...the acoustics are nice aswell.

_tom_ · « **Reply #4 on:** August 19, 2006, 11:55:52 PM »

My first guitar (Jim Harley strat copy) actually sounds quite nice on the neck and middle pickups, weird to get such a great sound out of such cheap pickups, might even keep em in unless I can be convinced to get BK's :P

Brow · « **Reply #5 on:** August 20, 2006, 01:23:28 AM »

A 1980s (I think) MIJ 1960s Strat Re-issue had the nicest sounding stock pickups that I've ever heard!

Apart from being a very nice shade of faded Candy Apple Red, it was also only £270! If if've had a job/money at that point, I would've bought it there and then!

downfader · « **Reply #6 on:** August 20, 2006, 12:33:42 PM »

Quote from: chrisola

Palm Bay

now theres an unusual one!

Love these, NEARLY went for some exotic wood prototype on ebay but didnt...the acoustics are nice aswell.

I know, though a lot of people have told me to buy genuine brit models, not the korean ones. A Korean company bought the name you see. I have a brit one and it just plays like a dream. I've never been able to track down any others, apart from one on ebay. :?

Quote from: Brow

A 1980s (I think) MIJ 1960s Strat Re-issue had the nicest sounding stock pickups that I've ever heard!

Apart from being a very nice shade of faded Candy Apple Red, it was also only £270! If if've had a job/money at that point, I would've bought it there and then!

Thats cheap! M-Mexican does it? :? Candy Apple has to come with a maple fingerboard, its the law

:lol:

gingataff · « **Reply #7 on:** August 20, 2006, 12:39:04 PM »

I heard a guy playing a stock strat today and it was pretty good, actually before I saw it was a strat I honestly thought it was a Gibson semi, it had a beautiful warm neck sound. He played through the other pickups too and they all sounded good. I did notice that they lacked a little harmonic depth and sparkle compared to BKPs though.

PhilKing · « **Reply #8 on:** August 20, 2006, 12:54:51 PM »

I have a 62 tele and it sounds just the way I want it to with the original pickups. I also have a 60 strat, but Tim did rewind one of the pickups (the windings were loose and the pickup was not working). The other 2 are the originals and they all sound great.

I think that Fender pickups had much more variation than Gibson because they were hand wound for a long time.

Twinfan · « **Reply #9 on:** August 21, 2006, 08:59:59 AM »

My mid 90s Les Paul Junior Special with P-100s sounds great as it is. I know people slate the P-100s for being too treble-y, but this particular slab of mahogany is very midrange-y and it works really well with them.

blue · « **Reply #10 on:** August 21, 2006, 02:16:41 PM »

people all over the internet slag off gibson pickups, but my gibson MIII sounds fabulous with its stock pickups. of course, i've got exactly the same pickups in a les paul and they sound awful!

CaffeineJunkie · « **Reply #11 on:** August 21, 2006, 02:27:44 PM »

i played a JEM555 a couple of weeks back and the Evos in that sounded pretty good, although with the wrong amp settings they sounded very harsh and hurt my ears :(

downfader · « **Reply #12 on:** August 21, 2006, 04:47:58 PM »

Quote from: CaffeineJunkie

i played a JEM555 a couple of weeks back and the Evos in that sounded pretty good, although with the wrong amp settings they sounded very harsh and hurt my ears :(

I think Jems are insane. :D They are the devine perversion of what a guitar should be, and I find myself loving them despite the fact I'm more of an SG and strat man. 8)

CaffeineJunkie · « **Reply #13 on:** August 21, 2006, 04:49:30 PM »

well, JEMs are the only Ibanez's i like, and thas saying something

...once they've had their middle pickup changed to a sustainer and moved up next to the neck pup :D

downfader · « **Reply #14 on:** August 21, 2006, 05:17:57 PM »

I like quite a few Ibanez guitars. Even the Iceman. 8) What I dont like it their need to name almost all the range with silly letters and numbers... just give it a name.. :roll:

Author Topic: Guitars that dont need BKPs *shock* (Read 13770 times)

Author Topic: Guitars that dont need BKPs shock (Read 13770 times)