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_FR0D0

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To identify a Bare Knuckle humbucker
« on: July 01, 2007, 07:22:05 PM »
Hi,

I recently bought an used Ibanez RGA121 and it came with a Bare Knuckle pickup, but the seller didn't know anything about it.

So I want to identify it.

It has a DC of 18.14K (8.81K in the slugs bobbin, 9.33K in the screws bobbin), and it has a small (in height) ceramic magnet.

I had been researching http://bareknucklepickups.co.uk and now I think it's a Miracle Man but I'm not sure.

And in the case that it's a Miracle Man how do I know if it's the neck or the bridge model?
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« Reply #1 on: July 01, 2007, 07:35:06 PM »
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It has a DC of 18.14K ... ceramic magnet.

how do I know if it's the neck or the bridge model?

If it IS an MM (& it sounds most likely), then it's definitely a bridge:
MM neck is Alnico V

Does the baseplate have Bare Knuckle Pickups engraved on it? (like the logo at the top of this web page?)
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Re: To identify a Bare Knuckle humbucker
« Reply #2 on: July 01, 2007, 09:10:02 PM »
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Does the baseplate have Bare Knuckle Pickups engraved on it? (like the logo at the top of this web page?)


Yes it does
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« Reply #3 on: July 02, 2007, 10:15:05 AM »
sounds like a Miracle Man to me..
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« Reply #4 on: July 02, 2007, 07:07:41 PM »
How does it sound?
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« Reply #5 on: July 03, 2007, 03:26:07 PM »
If it were a MM it'd have a 4mm tall ceramic magnet-we don't use standard size ceramics in any of our bridges.So I'm thinking this is an early Nailbomb by the DC.
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« Reply #6 on: July 06, 2007, 04:12:58 AM »
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If it were a MM it'd have a 4mm tall ceramic magnet-we don't use standard size ceramics in any of our bridges.So I'm thinking this is an early Nailbomb by the DC.


I don't know the exact size of the magnet, but when I say it was small in height I was comparing it to the magnets of a Seymour Duncan SH-6n I had around.  I also had an Evolution Neck around and height of the BK magnet seems closer to the height of the Evo magnet, but i didn't take exact measures.

Sonic wise how differs Miracle Man form the early Nailbomb you're talking about?
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« Reply #7 on: July 06, 2007, 09:05:53 AM »
are you sure that it's magnet is ceramic?
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« Reply #8 on: July 06, 2007, 12:25:24 PM »
is your RGA in the violin flat finish????

how is it? im thinking of getting one of those if i cant find a similar ibanez with a trem.
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« Reply #9 on: July 06, 2007, 01:37:13 PM »
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are you sure that it's magnet is ceramic?


I'm pretty sure, but I can be wrong, it's dark gray, almost black, and for me thats the color of ceramic magnets.  But tonight I will take it off the guitar and take a picture and some size measures to have better identifying information.
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« Reply #10 on: July 06, 2007, 02:17:37 PM »
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is your RGA in the violin flat finish????

how is it? im thinking of getting one of those if i cant find a similar ibanez with a trem.


No it is natural finish, and it's an amazing instrument.  I have two other guitars, both Ibanez, one RG-570, and one S-550, and I like the RGA121 much better. And it is not only because the unidentified BK bridge pickup  :D

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« Reply #11 on: July 06, 2007, 02:34:13 PM »
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is your RGA in the violin flat finish????

how is it? im thinking of getting one of those if i cant find a similar ibanez with a trem.


No it is natural finish, and it's an amazing instrument.  I have two other guitars, both Ibanez, one RG-570, and one S-550, and I like the RGA121 much better. And it is not only because the unidentified BK bridge pickup  :D



Damn thats nice....how much did it rob ya?
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« Reply #12 on: July 06, 2007, 08:22:23 PM »
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Damn thats nice....how much did it rob ya?


750$ it was used but was better than new  in some ways (full fret leveling, crown filling and fret dressing, upgraded electronics and new pickups, with the original electronics and pickups included in the box). A SD SH-6n (now replaced with a Super 2) and the unknown BK.
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« Reply #13 on: July 07, 2007, 05:27:47 PM »
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If it were a MM it'd have a 4mm tall ceramic magnet-we don't use standard size ceramics in any of our bridges.So I'm thinking this is an early Nailbomb by the DC.


I measured the magnet size and it's 4mm tall.  So ... Can I conclude that it's definitively a Miracle Man?
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