Author Topic: Matching Woods to BK Pickups (Read 4606 times)

Rainmaker · « **on:** July 07, 2005, 06:34:24 AM »

I'm sure in threads for the popular pickups there are recommendations for what woods would suit specific BK pickups... but is it possible if we could get them all in one thread?

Eg. Sinners are great in strats, MM is great in strats, Warpigs are great in everything, etc. etc. or... don't put Nailbombs in a LP, etc?

Although anything combination is possible, I'm sure there is a wood that some pickups might gel to a bit more.

What are your ideas?

TwilightOdyssey · « **Reply #1 on:** July 07, 2005, 01:17:54 PM »

Tim is working on new product pages which will provide a more sound basis for matching pickups to your guitar's wood and playing style. Ultimately, there will be some kind of master chart matching all this information together, or a bunch of smaller tone charts.

Right now that information is a bit helter skelter, I'm afraid.

StefanPrice · « **Reply #2 on:** July 08, 2005, 03:27:06 PM »

I think my Maison Les paul could be plywood but the Mule and Emerald still sound brilliant!
Stef.

Tom · « **Reply #3 on:** July 12, 2005, 04:59:34 PM »

I like the idea of a chart or something matching pick-ups to woods/music styles etc - I don't want to step on anybodies toes or anything but Seymour Duncan have got a good 'Tone Wizard' that matches guitar woods to pups that they have. It certainly helped me to decide when I bought some of their pups.

Elliot · « **Reply #4 on:** July 12, 2005, 06:11:55 PM »

By the way how does Agathis (the mahogany a like used in cheap squiers) sound?

Ratrod · « **Reply #5 on:** July 12, 2005, 06:18:13 PM »

I used to have a DeArmond M77T wich was Agathis. Vey mahogany-ish, found nothing wrong wrong with the wood, besides the fact it weighed a tonne. It had sound holes wich should have made it lighter but I still needed a crane to strap it on my shoulders. :?

Baphomet3110 · « **Reply #6 on:** July 18, 2005, 05:43:46 AM »

So how would a matched pair of ceramic Warpigs sound in a Mahagony/Maple capped guitar?

Ratrod · « **Reply #7 on:** July 18, 2005, 09:37:42 AM »

Quote from: Baphomet3110

So how would a matched pair of ceramic Warpigs sound in a Mahagony/Maple capped guitar?

In a word: brutal. :twisted:

Big but very tight bass, screaming highs.

chrisola · « **Reply #8 on:** July 18, 2005, 12:51:53 PM »

i've just decided on a swamp ash bodied guitar for a miracle man bridge + mothers milk neck, with maple neck and floyd trem.

hopefully will sound good...

Elliot · « **Reply #9 on:** July 18, 2005, 11:00:33 PM »

It will - it wll!

Author Topic: Matching Woods to BK Pickups (Read 4606 times)

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