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Devon8822

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« on: May 04, 2007, 09:13:15 PM »
Im wondering where some names came form so I can check out the songs...
I know most of the songs, but not all and some im not positive because Im impressed to see more unknown songs like... the sinner, is this named after the priest song?
Where did these come from:

Nailbomb
Irish Tour
The Mule
Emerald (Is this the thin lizzy one)
The sinner (judas Priest one?)
Slow Hand (Clapton?)
Sultans
Apache
Mothers milk (thats gotta be RHCP right?)
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Davey

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« Reply #1 on: May 04, 2007, 10:04:19 PM »
Nailbomb - max cavalera (sepultura) had a side project named nailbomb
Irish Tour
The Mule - gov't mule
Emerald (Is this the thin lizzy one)
The sinner (judas Priest one?)
Slow Hand (Clapton?)
Sultans - dire straits
Apache
Mothers milk (thats gotta be RHCP right?)
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Devon8822

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« Reply #2 on: May 04, 2007, 10:29:19 PM »
Govn't Mule? is that a song?

I checked out some Nailbomb clips, they look pretty hardcore band. from what I have seen people on the forum and tim have recommended Nailbomb pickups for like classic metal and stuff. Whats going on here?
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Davey

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« Reply #3 on: May 04, 2007, 10:48:17 PM »
like i said in the other thread, most of tims pickups can do anything.. some are just more suited to a style of music than the others.
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« Reply #4 on: May 05, 2007, 11:36:25 AM »
To add to what Davey has said, Irish Tour named after Rory Gallagher's album and Apache named after Shadows track (you know, Hank Marvin). Gov't Mule is a band.
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« Reply #5 on: May 05, 2007, 12:57:58 PM »
Just bought Fireball (Deep Purple) and there's a track on there called 'The Mule'... (Probably a coincidence...)
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« Reply #6 on: May 06, 2007, 11:37:57 AM »
OK, here we go:

Stormy Monday: Early blues song by T-Bone Walker
Mule: Gov't Mule (band)
Riff Raff: AC/DC song
VHII: Van Halen album
Blackdog: Led Zeppelin song
Emerald: Thin Lizzy song
Abraxas: Santana song
Holydiver: Dio album
Cold Sweat: ?
Miracle Man: Ozzy Osboune song
Nailbomb: Metal Band
Warpig: Black Sabbath song
Painkiller: Judas Priest song
Apache: Shadows song
The Sultan's: Dire Straits song (Sultan's of Swing)
Mother's Milk: RHCP song
Irish Tour: Rory Gallagher's tour
Slow Hand: Clapton's nickname
Trilogy Suite: Yngwie Malmsteen Song
The Sinner: Judas Priest Song
Country Boy: ?
Yardbird: Band (the Yardbirds)
Brown Sugar: Rolling Stones song
The Boss: Bruce Springsteen's nickname
Piledriver: Status Quo album
Mississippi Queen: song by Mountain

Ahh, do I really have nothing better to do? :lol:
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« Reply #7 on: May 06, 2007, 12:09:55 PM »
Cold Sweat is a song by thin lizzy yu silly wabbit
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« Reply #8 on: May 06, 2007, 12:11:55 PM »
Country Boy = Albert Lee high speed 'signature' Country song with devastatingly dextrous intro and outro.

Cold Sweat = John Sykes ( Whitesnake / Thin Lizzy 80's era ).

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Philly Q

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Re: Pickup names
« Reply #9 on: May 06, 2007, 04:40:33 PM »
Quote from: Muzzzz
Stormy Monday: Early blues song by T-Bone Walker

Very true, but I believe the pickup is inspired by the Allman Brothers Band version from At Fillmore East.  :D
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« Reply #10 on: May 06, 2007, 04:53:32 PM »
Quote from: Muzzzz
OK, here we go:
Holydiver: Dio album


Vivian (Speedy) Vampbell, being the guitarist in question

Rob...
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« Reply #11 on: May 06, 2007, 06:01:21 PM »
we should put a guide with similar voiced pickups to help choosing a BK pickup by it's specs, output and voicing

like this:

Holydiver (1st version): dimarzio super distortion
Holydiver (2nd version): duncan jb/bk rebel yell
Holydiver (3rd version): thicker jb
Cold Sweat: duncan custom
Miracle Man: emg 81 (bridge)/emg 85 (neck)
Nailbomb: suhr ssh+ ? (i must try the new suhr doug aldrich signature pickups)
Warpig: mighty mite motherbucker/gibson iommi meets duncan invader ?
Painkiller: gibson 500t/duncan distortion/prs hfs treble
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« Reply #12 on: May 06, 2007, 06:15:54 PM »
THere's more than two version of the Holy Diver?  :?:
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Philly Q

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« Reply #13 on: May 06, 2007, 06:24:19 PM »
Quote from: Eric Hellstyle
we should put a guide with similar voiced pickups to help choosing a BK pickup by it's specs, output and voicing

I totally agree that other manufacturers' pickups are a useful reference point for us here in the forum.  Many of us have tried JBs, 498Ts, EMG-81s etc so it gives you a rough idea what to expect.

But I hope you're not suggesting that BKP should have an "official" guide describing their pickups by reference to someone else's?  It would imply  Bare Knuckle is a kind of "second division" manufacturer, when in fact the products are - and have to be - more than good enough to stand on their own merits.  

You'd never find Duncan comparing their pickups to DiMarzio, or vice versa.  They each act as if the other doesn't exist.
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« Reply #14 on: May 06, 2007, 06:52:03 PM »
Quote from: Eric Hellstyle
we should put a guide with similar voiced pickups to help choosing a BK pickup by it's specs, output and voicing

like this:

Holydiver (1st version): dimarzio super distortion
Holydiver (2nd version): duncan jb/bk rebel yell
Holydiver (3rd version): thicker jb
Cold Sweat: duncan custom
Miracle Man: emg 81 (bridge)/emg 85 (neck)
Nailbomb: suhr ssh+ ? (i must try the new suhr doug aldrich signature pickups)
Warpig: mighty mite motherbucker/gibson iommi meets duncan invader ?
Painkiller: gibson 500t/duncan distortion/prs hfs treble


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I agree with philly. Refferences are fine for discussion here but BK are there own brand. No such guide should exist.
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