I just had a nice long talk with Tim Mills @ Bare Knuckle Pickups. What a pleasure that was, very informative. I implore you guys to read on regarding what he had to say.
Before I get there however: those of you who placed orders with me should be glad to know he has received your order. Those of you still interested in getting in on shipment #1 still have until the end of the day Monday - due to that day being a national holiday in Great Britain.
I asked many questions of him regarding his various models and that was very eye opening. I got the full in-depth run down on what makes the Nailbomb, Cold Sweat, Painkiller, Miracle Main, etc so unique and special.
What I found
most interesting however - and what I think many of you will as well - was his description of the "Holy Diver" pickup. Now before I continue, I think it would be inappropriate to name names here so I'll tread carefully. Let's just say however: the pickup Dave, Mike and others here often complain about regarding its loose bass response and change (arguably for the worse) over time was the basis of the Holy Diver. He claims over the years that pickup changed and became more nasally, became hotter, less sweet on the high end, and more flubby on the low end. He claims the Holy Diver is the solution to that.
Apparently the Holy Diver has tight yet warm bass response, rich midrange growl that's not honky, sweet organic highs, articulate yet juicy pick attack, and sustain that seemingly lasts forever - all while capturing a lot of what people loved about that other pickup. I know that sounds like catalog talk but he seemed really genuine about it and proceeded to tell me some stories about well known artists who used those pickups on various albums (including one where Tim himself actually played on the CD), and it sounds really special. Even in an Ibanez RG (which traditionally wouldn't be a good match for the aforementioned pickup).
So, while it appears those familiar with BKP adore the Nailbombs, Painkillers, Warpigs, Coldsweats, etc - it seems like the Holy Diver may be a cool model to keep in mind as well. Just some food for thought
Personally I'm going with the Nailbomb. After talking to him at length about what I'm looking for I'm confident that will be just what the doctor ordered
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Originally Posted by FortePenance  I'd hope so. I found with some 6-string PAFs they sounded spectacularly clear for metal and they were rated at like 8k or so but then the PAF7s on the Apex were just absolutely not my thing at all for teh metalz. |
That's because the 6-string PAFs are alnico and the PAF7s are ceramic. There's more to it than that of course but thats a huge difference.
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Originally Posted by FortePenance Zimb, your post about the exchange rates got me thinking. Would you be able to send me a PM about 6-string/7-string Warpigs? Thanks a bunch. |
Absolutely, I'll send that right over
