Author Topic: Leaving BareKnuckles Behind... (Read 16863 times)

Bird · « **Reply #15 on:** February 02, 2007, 05:58:49 PM »

I think he said it best in the original post. Not more complex but bigger. So I think you sacrifice detail, dynamics, and the subtleties of the BKPs for LOUDER. IMO

hunter · « **Reply #16 on:** February 02, 2007, 06:06:37 PM »

Other way round here. Thought my PRS SE pickups were cooler than BKPs. But since I got the VHT top I can't put my Axis w/ Rebel Yells down.

Now I do need BKPs for my PRS, what a relief. I am so tempted to put Rebel Yells in, although I already have a pair. VHIIs might be nice in the PRS too ... :roll:

Philly Q · « **Reply #17 on:** February 02, 2007, 06:16:42 PM »

Quote from: hunter

Now I do need BKPs for my PRS, what a relief.

"What a relief, now I have to spend another couple of hundred quid!"

But I know what you mean. :lol:

gwEm · « **Reply #18 on:** February 02, 2007, 06:24:05 PM »

whatever sounds good :)

i wouldn't say i was leaving bkp behind, but i just tried another brand of pickups in my V and they're shockingly good...

Ratrod · « **Reply #19 on:** February 02, 2007, 06:34:40 PM »

I'm shocked. :o

I could imagine someone preferring other top pickup makers' pickups over Bare Knuckles. But, seriously, Duncans? A mass produced pickup?

gwEm · « **Reply #20 on:** February 02, 2007, 06:39:00 PM »

Quote from: Ratrod

I'm shocked. :o

I could imagine someone preferring other top pickup makers' pickups over Bare Knuckles. But, seriously, Duncans? A mass produced pickup?

no they were custom jobs... always feel a bit weird about mentioning rival companies on here though to be frank - hence the little edit.

Ratrod · « **Reply #21 on:** February 02, 2007, 06:55:33 PM »

I was actually referring to the first post, gwEm. I'm pretty shure those pickups of yours are ace.

It would be foolish IMHO to stop trying something else. Most people were pretty happy with their pickups untill they tried something else, like BKP's, for example.

I'm not sticking to BKP's alone either. There's a set of TV Jones pickups in my Gretsch and there's nothing wrong with those.

I agree, it feels a bit weird mentioning other manufacturers in a positive way on this forum.

Davey · « **Reply #22 on:** February 02, 2007, 09:58:52 PM »

whatever works for ya mate.

i for one couldnt be happier

dave_mc · « **Reply #23 on:** February 02, 2007, 11:26:21 PM »

Quote from: Ratrod

I could imagine someone preferring other top pickup makers' pickups over Bare Knuckles. But, seriously, Duncans? A mass produced pickup?

that's what I was thinking...

as they say though, maybe the splawn/duncan combo just works.

Good luck to you, james!

genocidal tendencies · « **Reply #24 on:** February 02, 2007, 11:48:44 PM »

To each his own, definitely. Personally from all the clips I've heard I think splawns sound like piss water, but there you go.

PhilKing · « **Reply #25 on:** February 03, 2007, 01:02:10 PM »

Quote from: dave_mc

maybe the splawn/duncan combo just works.

Having heard the Splawn/Bare Knuckles combo with more pickups than most people, I can tell you that it really works well. It is a bit bright and Irish Tours are a bright pickup too, but the Splawn does have working tone controls - it isn't a Marshall!

I guess if your ears are telling you that SD's are better that is what you should use, but having done comparisions of BK to just about every other pickup maker, the current SD production range doesn't do it for me!

I have lots of other makes in guitars (including the dreaded EMG!), but I really can hear the difference with the BK's. I did buy SD basslines for TO's bass player, but the new bass has a Music Man pickup and BK doesn't make one of those. My Jazz bass will have BK's and my Precision never sounded as good as when I swaped out the pickup for a BK.

I am really surprised that you couldn't get a good sound from a VHII/Splawn combo, as I have never heard TO get a bad sound from his.

hunter · « **Reply #26 on:** February 03, 2007, 02:09:31 PM »

Quote from: genocidal tendencies

To each his own, definitely. Personally from all the clips I've heard I think splawns sound like piss water, but there you go.

Hm, that must mean that it sounds good, in ... some kinda slang?

I actually didn't know that fluids make sounds :?

BloodMountain · « **Reply #27 on:** February 03, 2007, 02:40:03 PM »

what really annoys me is when you have an awesome pickup that is in a 70s guitar that was put it 70 years ago and handles high gain and clean well... BUT IT DOESN'T HAVE A BRAND ON IT!!!

Kepu · « **Reply #28 on:** February 03, 2007, 02:44:16 PM »

Quote from: BLOODMOUNTAIN

what really annoys me is when you have an awesome pickup that is in a 70s guitar that was put it 70 years ago and handles high gain and clean well... BUT IT DOESN'T HAVE A BRAND ON IT!!!

:lol:

lulusg · « **Reply #29 on:** February 03, 2007, 03:59:30 PM »

Cannot get a good sound of the VH2 on the Splawn?. Something is not quite right. :roll: