Which Bareknuckle Pickups are your favorite?

[MikeySans908]

Might consider buying another Bareknuckle pickup, this time for a 7 string.
I have a Warpig in my 6 string and I am pretty happy with it.
I need something pretty tight and clear for lower tunings (A standard / drop G) on my 7 string.

Out of curiosity, which ones do you guys suggest?
I would gladly try them out for myself but there is none around here I can.

[metale]

So, what is your guitar?

[MikeySans908]

Originally Posted by metale

So, what is your guitar?

Just an Ibanez S370
Mahogany body, Rosewood Fretboard

[mniel8195]

if its a bolt on lighter body i would use a holy diver. if its a heavier darker warmer guitar i would use a rebel yell. And if your looking for a ceramic pup i would use the black hawk probably. Also the black dog is a good choice if you want a clearer lower output pickup.

[leonardo7]

Everyone has different opinions but Ive tried various combinations and the winners for me were/are:

Painkiller in a heavy weight mahogany Ibanez
Aftermath in my 11 piece maple neck thru swamp ash Mayones kills all
Aftermath in maple neck thru mahogany body for tightness
Holydiver in maple neck thru mahogany body for fullness
Warpig in swamp ash body
Coldsweat in Basswood

Side notes:
I havent tried Nailbombs yet, or Rebell yell
Black Hawks sounded good in maple neck thru mahogany body, but its hard to beat Holydiver for those wood specs
Black dogs sound good in Heavy Mahogany body Ibanez, as did Aftermaths
I havent tried anything other than Painkillers, Aftermaths, or Black Dogs in Mahogany yet
Since Painkillers have good upper mids and mahogany is pretty much all low end mids, its no surprise Painkillers sounded amazing in heavy weight Mahogany for me. Id bet Aftermaths would be amazing in light weight Mahogany though.
Miracle mans were super duper ultra tight in Basswood, Id like to try those out some more

[metale]

Originally Posted by MikeySans908

Just an Ibanez S370
Mahogany body, Rosewood Fretboard

I mean the 7 string guitar on which you want to put a new pickup.

[C-PIG]

started with a warpig , sounded great, then went to a painkiller , even better cleaner tighter, now using aftermath , best pickup i have played . period.

[Zugster]

I have painkillers in a heavy mahogany Les Paul custom and they are just sick. They blow away the burstbucker pros that were in there. Good cleans too. I also have RYs in my SG, and that's a good combination too.

[MikeySans908]

Awesome guys! I seem to have my eye set on the Aftermaths at this point but I definitely would like to try all of the ones that were mentioned above!

Originally Posted by metale

I mean the 7 string guitar on which you want to put a new pickup.

Oops, I meant Ibanez S 7320! Don't know why I wrote that model number down... Long day at work I guess. Sorry for the confusion!

[Hollowway]

Make sure you talk with Zimbloth. He's one of the few guys that have actually tried most (all?) of the BKPs on here.

[metale]

Painkiller, aftermath, or even rebel yell as mentioned.

I've ordered a lower output one for my RG7 tuned to A, but it's a basswood guitar and I was looking for more clarity than tightness.

[Mega-Mads]

Painkillers

[MikeySans908]

Ha, well at least we can all agree there is no bad BKP. When I swapped the original pickup in my RG320Q with a Warpig I was blown away with the quality. Now I am just eager to hear them all!

[NovaReaper]

I've only tried an Alcino warpig and an Aftermath (both bridge) and i have to say the warpig is my favorite bridge pickup i've tried from any manufacturer. so ridiculously brutal but somehow not muddy at all, it plays beautifully in hollow bodied guitars like a Carvin HF2 as well. thick voiced chords ring with a very open airy quality and also with a throaty low-mid spike that maintains weight throughout anything you play. palm muting sounds utterly destructive. leads are highly responsive to how you actually play the instrument. cleans have a considerable amount of power behind them so you'd probably want to roll down the volume knob on your guitar a little to avoid breakup (unless you want that. i think it sounds pretty cool, although i always use the neck pickup for pristine cleans anyway).

by the way, from what i've read, most of what i've typed above can be applied to any of the pickups in the contemporary range.

[grunge782]

Without a doubt the Warpig. Clearest, thickest and heaviest pickup I have ever tried and I have used a LOT of different BKPs.

That said the Miracle Man is a close second. Very full, thick sounding pickup, but its a little smoother than the Warpig. It does handle lead tones better for my tastes.

For metal, it is a hard pickup to beat.

[that short guy]

I put the a Cold Sweat in my Mayone Regius PRO 7 and it has amazing clarity. I got Curious one day and tuned it down to F# and it still had great definition and tone. I know most people over look the Cold Sweats because they're not really high output but I found them capable from going from smooth rich cleans to angry agressive distorted tones better than almost any other pickup I've ever used.

[Astewie26]

Aftermaths are supposed to be the best pickup to detune tho I have had three so far in mahogany neck thru guitars and one in a
Bolt on maple neck, there my favorite pups over any other bkps, seem to have that tight low end for death metal, hardcore, or metalcore. Sounds like u have the right idea . Aftermaths are the only pups I'll ever use again

[-JeKo-]

The VHII bridge model. Amazing pickup! If my guitar had a neck humbucker, I'd get the neck version as well.

[drawnacrol]

I'm really digging the Holy diver Bridge + Emerald Neck Combo. Pairs up nicely in bright guitars.

[mniel8195]

holy diver's in my hesperian 7 sound awesome lightweight mahogany with a bolt on maple neck. I think i may end up taking the rebel yells out of my esp and putting in divers. I think the rebel yells would sound best in a les paul of you didnt want to go as modern as the painkillers. they are a very lean sounding pickup

[Konfyouzd]

I've only tried the Emerald 7 and 8. I like the 7 much more than the 8. But to be fair, the 7 was in a basswood guitar and the 8 in a mahogany guitar. Perhaps that had something to do with the difference I heard...?

At any rate... Emerald 7.

[drawnacrol]

Originally Posted by Konfyouzd

I've only tried the Emerald 7 and 8. I like the 7 much more than the 8. But to be fair, the 7 was in a basswood guitar and the 8 in a mahogany guitar. Perhaps that had something to do with the difference I heard...?

At any rate... Emerald 7.

How tight was the emerald 7 in basswood? Ibanez 7 I presume. I have miracle mans in my RG1527 but I might get something less hot/forgiving.

[HOKENSTYFE]

I got an Ibanez RGA7QM with Alnico Warpig for bridge(high bass response) & Alnico Cold Sweat(high treble response) for neck. Ain't changing them for shit! Chrome covered, too note. I find this combination to be perfect. I like high output Neck & High output Bridge pickups so, this works for me. In G tuning, G-C-F-A#-D-G-C. Quite smitten, with it.

Not a big fan of Aftermath/Painkiller combo. I am looking at a calibrated Miracle Man set, though. Looking for that fast & fluid attack. Which I understand the Miracle Man can deliver on. We'll see how it works for me. This came about as I was checking the new Black Hawks out. Wanted to combine a Black Hawk with a Miracle Man. Found out they don't make Black Hawks for 8's!?! A bar/blade pickup...not made for 8's? Huh?

Thought that would of been a match made in hell. Huh?

[purpledc]

Originally Posted by MikeySans908

Out of curiosity, which ones do you guys suggest?
I would gladly try them out for myself but there is none around here I can.

Whatever is in mishas guitar(s) this week.


sorry I couldnt resist.

[Webmaestro]

I love the calibrated Aftermath 7's I put in my RG1527M. Like 'em so much that I just ordered another set for another guitar... which is mahogany w/maple top and has a fixed bridge. Can't wait to hear how they sound in that guitar.