mooncobra
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So, I got this Kenai about 6 months back. I have had a few Kenai, and this is the best one I have had BY FAR. I sold and traded the other Kenai's I had after playing this guitar for a few days. It is really loud acoustically, as were the other Kenai's I had, but this one is even louder. When I got it, it had David Allen P51 Mustangs in it, and while they sounded good, they were lacking a little bit for what I like. So, I decided on a set of Bare Knuckle Rebel Yells. I have been playing them for a week or so and damn, but these sound amazing in this guitar.
BKP Rebel Yells in my Kenai, the good:
-amazingly articulate, even while playing with higher gain, you can hear the notes clearly ring out, and the note separation within the chord is such a sweet sound.
-nice and punchy, you can palm mute the E string and get that tight and clear punchiness. I cant stand it when you palm mute and you get that flubby sound that seems to have a lot of decay. The attack is fast and tight, for 80s, 90s, or even metal, these are pretty damn awesome.
-while playing clean they sound sparkly and ring out with a nice sustain. With mid gain they sound great as well.
BKP Rebel Yells in my Kenai, the not so good
-let me start off by saying this is personal preference.
-I tend to obsess over things, especially guitar things. While these pickups sound absolutely EPIC in the Kenai, to me at least, they don't feel like they sound. I have come across this in other pickups and figure that I am probably the only person who thinks like this. Certain pickups have certain feelings. For instance, when I palm mute the E string, and while sounding great, it feels a bit off to me, I guess I could explain it by saying what I am feeling isn't what I should be hearing? Hmmm, I guess I could say it feels kind of flubby but sounds tight and good. I am sure you have no clue as to what I am saying? You know how with certain pickups the strings might feel bigger, or smaller, and more or less touch sensitive? Well, to me, these feel different then they sound.
All in all, AMAZING sounds from these pickups in the Kenai. For the time being, I will leave them in my Kenai.
Its mostly being used as a recording guitar, so they will serve their purpose well. I am so used to super strats that when I play other guitars they just feel foreign or off. The bigger fretboard radius on super strats makes the playing experience a lot more enjoyable for me, a good super strat type guitar feels like it plays effortless, while other guitars, I feel like I am fighting with them, basically doing battle during a sonic assault. So yeah, while the Knaggs sounds absolutely incredible, and even better with the BKP, I usually pickup one of my super strats.
I have to admit, I personally think its a great looking guitar. Usually I don't like covers over my pickups, but in this case, it works for me. I just wish it played like a super strat with a big fretboard radius.
BKP Rebel Yells in my Kenai, the good:
-amazingly articulate, even while playing with higher gain, you can hear the notes clearly ring out, and the note separation within the chord is such a sweet sound.
-nice and punchy, you can palm mute the E string and get that tight and clear punchiness. I cant stand it when you palm mute and you get that flubby sound that seems to have a lot of decay. The attack is fast and tight, for 80s, 90s, or even metal, these are pretty damn awesome.
-while playing clean they sound sparkly and ring out with a nice sustain. With mid gain they sound great as well.
BKP Rebel Yells in my Kenai, the not so good
-let me start off by saying this is personal preference.
-I tend to obsess over things, especially guitar things. While these pickups sound absolutely EPIC in the Kenai, to me at least, they don't feel like they sound. I have come across this in other pickups and figure that I am probably the only person who thinks like this. Certain pickups have certain feelings. For instance, when I palm mute the E string, and while sounding great, it feels a bit off to me, I guess I could explain it by saying what I am feeling isn't what I should be hearing? Hmmm, I guess I could say it feels kind of flubby but sounds tight and good. I am sure you have no clue as to what I am saying? You know how with certain pickups the strings might feel bigger, or smaller, and more or less touch sensitive? Well, to me, these feel different then they sound.
All in all, AMAZING sounds from these pickups in the Kenai. For the time being, I will leave them in my Kenai.
Its mostly being used as a recording guitar, so they will serve their purpose well. I am so used to super strats that when I play other guitars they just feel foreign or off. The bigger fretboard radius on super strats makes the playing experience a lot more enjoyable for me, a good super strat type guitar feels like it plays effortless, while other guitars, I feel like I am fighting with them, basically doing battle during a sonic assault. So yeah, while the Knaggs sounds absolutely incredible, and even better with the BKP, I usually pickup one of my super strats.
I have to admit, I personally think its a great looking guitar. Usually I don't like covers over my pickups, but in this case, it works for me. I just wish it played like a super strat with a big fretboard radius.
