Bare Knuckle pickups?

[DirtySteve]

I've read great things about them for years, never anything negative. I'm thinking about trying a set in my LP Standard.

 

[NumbSkull]

I have 2 sets, Aftermaths in a 7 string and a strat set.
Both very good, never really thought of them as LP pickups but they must do some for LPs.

They do lots of cover designs too.

 

[DirtySteve]

I have 2 sets, Aftermaths in a 7 string and a strat set.
Both very good, never really thought of them as LP pickups but they must do some for LPs.

They do lots of cover designs too.

I'm kind of liking the description of the Black Dog, I like a darker sounding bridge pickup with plenty of low end chug, but I'm afraid they might be too dark. They have so many models I'm looking for opinions before I pull the trigger.

Black Dog humbucker

An aggressive, throaty humbucker with deep bottom-end, muscular mids, smooth highs and more output than a vintage PAF.

www.bareknucklepickups.co.uk

 

[NumbSkull]

Yup, sounded great.
Probably mainly the amp and the player but the pickups do make a difference.
They last for years and keep resale value so if you work out the hourly cost even expensive pickups are good value.

 

[DirtySteve]

I don't chinch on pickups anymore, learned that lesson the hard way. $$$$

 

[NumbSkull]

"The Black Dog humbuckers are also particularly good at providing extra definition and punch to extended scale guitars. Seven string and baritone guitars benefit from better control of the highs and increased definition in the bass."

Yes, thats what I notice about my Aftermaths, they sound really defined even when bashing a 7 string in open tunings, with lots of gain.

 

[DirtySteve]

It irks the crap out of me that I can't find a demo of any of these pickups where someone is rocking out on some chords and palm muting. All the demos are lead playing and most of them suck, I can't tell shit from that. The vid I posted is the best one I can find and it really doesn't tell me much as far as what I mostly play.

 

[DirtySteve]

Now that I'm thinking about it, I actually only need a bridge pickup. I don't use a neck pickup much and I'm pretty happy with my neck pickup as is. It's a PlanetTone Blues Heritage and it's nice, I like it a lot as far as neck pickups go.

 

[tallcoolone]

It irks the crap out of me that I can't find a demo of any of these pickups where someone is rocking out on some chords and palm muting. All the demos are lead playing and most of them suck, I can't tell shit from that. The vid I posted is the best one I can find and it really doesn't tell me much as far as what I mostly play.

No online demo is going to tell you anything about how a pickup responds in your guitar and under your fingers. I was not a fan of the BK pickups I had--the BDs and Mules. Felt "overpotted" to me. Lacked dynamics.

 

[DirtySteve]

No online demo is going to tell you anything about how a pickup responds in your guitar and under your fingers. I was not a fan of the BK pickups I had--the BDs and Mules. Felt "overpotted" to me. Lacked dynamics.

This is the first negative review I've seen. Thanks.

 

[tallcoolone]

This is the first negative review I've seen. Thanks.

Jim Wagner Godwood was the pickup I was expecting the BK BD to be

 

[fitz]

No online demo is going to tell you anything about how a pickup responds in your guitar and under your fingers.

I was kinda thinking a similar thought.
Video sounded great.
Wonder how much different it would sound if he played the exact same thing through that rig using DS's LP Standard with the current pickups?

 

[DirtySteve]

Jim Wagner Godwood was the pickup I was expecting the BK BD to be

I have a Godwood set, I bought them thinking they would be as good as the Darkburst set, but I was very disappointed in them at the time. Since then my whole rig has changed, maybe I should give them another try.

 

[DirtySteve]

Wonder how much different it would sound if he played the exact same thing through that rig using DS's LP Standard with the current pickups?

Yeah...

And then with my amp, too.

I know I can't trust demo vids. I watched another video earlier where a kid was comparing the Black Dog to a Gibson 57 and the BD sounded really bright and thin with no bottom end at all.

 

[Abrasive1]

I have a Knaggs Steve Stevens Severn with Bare Knuckle SS pickups, I think they are essentially a hotter version of Mules. There are plenty of videos of these pickups. I personally love the sound and articulation. The coil split works perfectly and also gets great tone. Knaggs uses Bare Knuckles in a few guitars. Dimarzio DP151 might also get you what you want.

 

[TXOldRedRocker]

I have a set of their Stormy Monday pickups. They are in a Les Paul that is my "blues guitar." I like them a lot. If I didn't, they'd be yanked quickly.

Stormy Monday humbucker A sweet, articulate humbucker with warm bass, hollow mids and smooth high end that is extremely clear and dynamic. www.bareknucklepickups.co.uk

 

[DirtySteve]

I don't think he'll mind if I post this here. This is a demo Ramo made of the Black Dog pickups. Even though this isn't exactly the kind of stuff I play, it tells me a hell of a lot more than the other vid does, but this demo along with the one I posted earlier tells me the Black dog might be the one I want to try IF I decide to try one.

 

[DirtySteve]

I have a Knaggs Steve Stevens Severn with Bare Knuckle SS pickups, I think they are essentially a hotter version of Mules. There are plenty of videos of these pickups. I personally love the sound and articulation. The coil split works perfectly and also gets great tone. Knaggs uses Bare Knuckles in a few guitars. Dimarzio DP151 might also get you what you want.

I've watched the demos on those SSs and they do sound pretty good, but I'm not sure they're for me.

 

[tallcoolone]

I have a Godwood set, I bought them thinking they would be as good as the Darkburst set, but I was very disappointed in them at the time. Since then my whole rig has changed, maybe I should give them another try.

Depends on whether we have similar tastes I suppose. I have them in 2 historic LPs but I like plenty of sparkle and little to no low end push. I like a lot of sensitivity but I also don't use a ton of gain. That's why pickups are so tough to judge outside of trying yourself--like you said everyone online loves BK pickups and I didn't at all. After resale it's not that expensive a lesson

 

[DirtySteve]

I have a set of their Stormy Monday pickups. They are in a Les Paul that is my "blues guitar." I like them a lot. If I didn't, they'd be yanked quickly.

Stormy Monday humbucker A sweet, articulate humbucker with warm bass, hollow mids and smooth high end that is extremely clear and dynamic. www.bareknucklepickups.co.uk

Those sound pretty sweet in those vids, but how do they rock?