Lundgren vs Bare Knuckle

[MrFlexx]

Anyone compared the Lundgren M6 or Lundgren The One Pickups with Bare Knuckles Rebel Yell's?

 

[Inearthed]

Never tried either of the Lundgren pickups but I really like the Rebel Yells I have in one of my guitars - I’d be curious to hear what people’s thoughts are on how they compare as well

 

[MrFlexx]

Never tried either of the Lundgren pickups but I really like the Rebel Yells I have in one of my guitars - I’d be curious to hear what people’s thoughts are on how they compare as well

I also have the Rebel Yells in my Les Paul and love em. What kind of guitar do you have yours in? Wood?

 

[braintheory]

I’ve tried the Lundgren M6 and rebel yells in a few different guitars and have tried the majority of other bare knuckles, but none of the other Lundgren’s except the M6 and 7

From what I remember, the Lundgren in comparison will be more modern, tight, scooped and it’s ceramic vs the Alnico V in the rebell yell. The Rebel Yell will be more midrangey, warm, growly, and more open. The Lundgren has also very good clarity in string separation and I remember it also having a huge bottom end. The only bare knuckle that would compete with it for that would probably be the warpig, but the warpig sounds much softer and darker

Honestly I find both Lundgren and Bareknuckle’s to sound sterile/inorganic for my taste. For a while my favorite high output set of everything I’ve tried were the Jim Wagner Iron Man bridge/Darkburst neck combo, but this company Tone Specific made a pickup for me that I feel even beats that out by a good margin. It’s pretty pricy though and will be a little while before it becomes available to the public.

 

[Inearthed]

Never tried either of the Lundgren pickups but I really like the Rebel Yells I have in one of my guitars - I’d be curious to hear what people’s thoughts are on how they compare as well

I also have the Rebel Yells in my Les Paul and love em. What kind of guitar do you have yours in? Wood?

ESP Eclipse II Standard. Mahogany body w/quilted maple top I believe. Sounds great!

 

[Spaceboy]

The Lundgrens are some of the most distinct sounding pickups I’ve ever owned. They have this high mid peak that I’ve never encountered before. They are not versatile, and oddly thin sounding to get that specific staccato flavor. If you like that sound, I don’t know shich BKPs might compare. They’re great at doing what Lundgrens do, but didn’t last for me.

 

[fearhk213]

I've never played the Rebel Yell, but I can't imagine they're very similar. Like was mentioned above, I too find the M6 to be a very unique and not highly versatile pickup . It punches hard with a big low end, prominent hard peak in the attack, and smooth mids that sit back. They can actually come off as being peaky and overly tight while simultaneously being boomy in the lows. I've had the M6 in a couple of different guitars - a neck-through Ibanez (alder body & maple neck) and a LP style guitar. Oddly enough, I liked it best in the LP-style guitar, which surprised me considering how much low end the pickups put out. Anyway, the eq & feel of the pickup really starts coming to life when you're boosting amps in a high gain setting as they retain enough heft in the lows and the hard prominent attack isn't overly softened or blurred after boosting. They certainly work without boosting. I really liked it straight through my EVH Stealth. But yeah, that's my take on them.

 

[braintheory]

I've never played the Rebel Yell, but I can't imagine they're very similar. Like was mentioned above, I too find the M6 to be a very unique and not highly versatile pickup . It punches hard with a big low end, prominent hard peak in the attack, and smooth mids that sit back. They can actually come off as being peaky and overly tight while simultaneously being boomy in the lows. I've had the M6 in a couple of different guitars - a neck-through Ibanez (alder body & maple neck) and a LP style guitar. Oddly enough, I liked it best in the LP-style guitar, which surprised me considering how much low end the pickups put out. Anyway, the eq & feel of the pickup really starts coming to life when you're boosting amps in a high gain setting as they retain enough heft in the lows and the hard prominent attack isn't overly softened or blurred after boosting. They certainly work without boosting. I really liked it straight through my EVH Stealth. But yeah, that's my take on them.

Yes, I had a very similar experience when I had the Lundgren M6 in a Ibanez RG that had an alder body, bolt-on maple neck/rosewood board. The low end was huge, punchy and tight yet also boomy somehow at the same time and had a hollowness to its tone from the laid back mids.

I tried the M7 version in a mahogany guitar at the Axe Palace and it did work a lot better in that guitar. I believe it was a higher end custom shop Schecter, but not 100% sure