Huge Pickup / Guitar Shootout (many different BKPs used)

[hunter]

Basically I played the same stuff on the same rig and settings with different guitars:
-Edwards Page Les Paul with Bare Knuckle Emerald and RebelYell
-Gibson LP Special with BareKnuckle P91/92
-Gibson SG Standard with BareKnuckle MiracleMan and stock Gibson Neck
-Music Man Axis with stock pickups
-PRS McRosie with BareKnuckle VHIIs
-Hamer Sunburst with BareKnuckle ColdSweats
-Epiphone Les Paul Classic with BareKnuckle BlackDogs

As I haven't changed any settings, some parts might sound a bit too gainy or not enough, due to PU output differences. Also a correction of treble/presence could have optimised things for some, but I wanted to keep the settings untouched, to demonstrate the PU differences. It's really hard for me to pick a favourite or - the other way round - decide which of them I could let go.

Part1: CLEAN https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBg9BU1UjOM
Part2: CRUNCH https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORlsODENVd4
Part3: OVERDRIVE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jO4WsjX6YCE
Part4: HIGHGAIN https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYAgbIgjnVw

 

[IntenseJim]

Thanks.

On the OD clip I prefer the Emeralds: fat, defined, sweet high end.

I'm blanking: what's the solo you are playing at the end with the echoes? It sounds so familiar but I can't name it.

 

[hunter]

Thanks.

On the OD clip I prefer the Emeralds: fat, defined, sweet high end.

I'm blanking: what's the solo you are playing at the end with the echoes? It sounds so familiar but I can't name it.

LOL keep guessing


















still not coming back to you?














LOL. Live version of The Loner, it was on a Maxi back in the 80s, it's the intro before the actual Song starts

 

[dass101]

Great !
I'm amazed of how clearly you can hear the character of each guitar/pickup, even on the highest gain settings. I probably liked the Edwards best, for pretty much everything.

 

[mesanatic]

Nice. Pretty good listening especially for Youtube. Now where's the Riff Raff! JK. I just ordered the Emerald bridge for my Gibson LP last week mostly based on your clips I found on the BKP forum.

What did you record this with?

 

[Capulin Overdrive]

i just blazed through the OD and HG clips, but God Damned if i didn't like the soap bars the best!


second would be the Epi with Blackdogs!

 

[lolzgreg]

Loving those Emeralds.

 

[glassjaw7]

Damn, that Emerald is the ticket for an LP I'd say! Good job!

 

[hunter]

Now where's the Riff Raff! JK. I just ordered the Emerald bridge for my Gibson LP last week mostly based on your clips I found on the BKP forum.

What did you record this with?

RiffRaff was in my SG but I just wanted to try something a bit more hotter.

Can't go wrong with the Emerald

I recorded direct into iMovie with my Macbook

 

[mesanatic]

Glad I just bought a Macbook Pro.

Tell me is the Riff Raff less bright or should I say does it have a more rounded top end than the Black Dog?
I liked the Black Dog but it seems a bit stiff and has a high top end. The Emerald just sings. Two more weeks and I'll have mine.


I like those P90's a lot too.

 

[hunter]

Glad I just bought a Macbook Pro.

Tell me is the Riff Raff less bright or should I say does it have a more rounded top end than the Black Dog?
I liked the Black Dog but it seems a bit stiff and has a high top end. The Emerald just sings. Two more weeks and I'll have mine.


I like those P90's a lot too.

The RiffRaff is a very tight pickup, and it has less gain than the BlackDog. You can vary the treble content a great deal by how close you bring it to the strings. I got the BlackDog bridge very close, this might be the reason for the slight harshness in the top end. Just bring it down a mm or two and it will mellow out.