Which Bareknuckles?

[samoth2]

Hi everybody, I'm new, so be nice  :D

Well, I'm getting myself a Ibanez S470DXQM.
And the pickups suck. So i need some new pups.

And then I want some BKs.

But which ones are best?
I play mostly Hard- and Classic Rock. It would have to have a good crunchy distortion but nice cleans too.

Since the guitar i H/S/H I would need a single coil too, but are the BK singlecoils good? Haven't been able to find much about them.

Thanks in advance.

[CaffeineJunkie]

Hi everybody, I'm new, so be nice  :D

hi, welcome to le ol' forumonian....

Well, I'm getting myself a Ibanez S470DXQM.
And the pickups suck. So i need some new pups.

And then I want some BKs.

good start...

But which ones are best?
I play mostly Hard- and Classic Rock. It would have to have a good crunchy distortion but nice cleans too.

probably looking at a Nailbomb or Crawler

Since the guitar i H/S/H I would need a single coil too, but are the BK singlecoils good? Haven't been able to find much about them.

yep, just as good as the 'buckers from what i've heard, you'd probably be looking at the Irish Tour for the hard rock sound, unless you wanted to venture into metal territory...which is where i get lost and run to the hills so to speak :D

Thanks in advance.

you are most welcome :D:D

[samoth2]

Thanks :)

Would you recommend the same humbucker for both bridge and neck?

And how are the cleans on those things?

No matter what I'll probably get an eargasm compared to my Behringer Strat copy :P

[CaffeineJunkie]

cleans are great on all BKPs with Alnico magnets, not sure about the ceramics...

i've heard that having the same neck and bridge has it's advantages...but i think it depends on whether you are going for absolute versatility or just for a specific sound...

[samoth2]

Well I would of course want some versatility.

But all the BKPs just seem so great.. So hard to choose   :?

[_tom_]

I have a pair of Mules and they are really versatile.. but theyre in an LP so not sure how they'd sound in an Ibanez. From what I've read here the Nailbomb seems to work well in Ibz but I've never played a NB so wouldnt really know. Theres also the VHII or Rebel Yells which might be better for rock than the Nailbomb.

[samoth2]

How about Warpigs? Aren't they good for metal/hard rock?

[CaffeineJunkie]

warpigs are more for downtuned death/doom metal from what i've heard

[samoth2]

Okay.. A bit to heavy then..

But you both recommended a NB so maybe a calibrated NB set?

And an Irish tour in the middle..

How does that sound?

[CaffeineJunkie]

sounds like a plan... but when you call BKP ask for what they recommend as well...

[Kilby]

I was considering buying a S series guitar for around christmas time, and was considering Rebel Yells for the HBs, but hadn't really decided yet, as I wanted to play a few more S models before comitting.

The RYs seem to be more biased towards mids & top end, and where designed with mahogany bodied guitars in mind. They also appear to have amazing cleans (& apparently split well)

I'd suggest mailing Tim as well as checking out the players section.

Rob...

[samoth2]

I'll mail Tim, he must know which ones are best for what :)

But thanks for all the help dudes. When i get my new axe and pups I'll come back with many pictures  :D

[CaffeineJunkie]

I'll mail Tom, he must know which ones are best for what :)

lol won't help much, his name's Tim :D

[samoth2]

I didn't say Tom..  :oops:

Just look in my post :)

[deg0ey]

I didn't say Tom..  :oops:

Just look in my post :)

:lol: Maybe give Steve a try too, Tim may be busy with the new band...

Just to throw my opinion into the mix: Rebel Yells and a Slowhand is what I'd take...You get the awesomeness of the Rebel Yells (check out Steve Stevens' clips and you'll see what I mean) and the Slowhands are good too. They appear to have quite a chunky amount of mids compared to other single coils, which to my mind would make them a better combination with the Rebels...

But having said that, you'd probably do just as well with Mules, Black Dogs, Crawlers, Abraxas or anything in that sort of area :lol:

So yeah, give Tim/Steve a shout and see what they think :)