I agree, for the most part. That pickup and I did not get along. It needs to be pretty far away from the strings to retain the clarity. I really didn't like how grainy the low end was, but the mids and highs sounded clear, defined and sweet.
I didn't like this pickup until I lowered it back from the strings. Now I think it crushes in my Les Paul Custom. We used that guitar the studio for our last recordings to do all the rhythm guitars and I was really pleased with the tones.
What kind of guitar do you have it in? It was recommend to use by bkp in my LP since that guitar was a little dark
Btw, I liked the tone in your clip and didn't think it sounded particularly solid state
Its in a MIJ Jackson DKMGT which i believe is alder with a bolt on maple neck.
It's currently about 7-8mm from the strings possibly more. I've also tried this across other guitars such as my RGA thats mahogany with a maple neck with very similar results just a bit thicker which wasnt good as the low end is pretty intense anyway with this pickup.
I have a couple of new pickups on the way from Bulldog to test out so we'll see how they go.
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Elessar [Sly] wrote:Lowering it might be worth a shot. It just sounds like you went with the wrong pickup choice. BKP have a decent range of pups that are great.
Aye it just wasn't the right pickup for the guitar. I stuck the Fullshred in that I also got in the trade and it works far better in this guitar.
I have used a fair few BKPs since 2005 and i've enjoyed them all other than this and the warpig. I do prefer Bulldogs however as they have a tighter low end i find and a more open sound.
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Walt wrote:But when the hour is nigh, and the lights are low, and I got a little toothpick of a shwag joint in my teeth, and my friends want to hear me play "Into the Void", or "TNT", "or "Cemetery Gates"...I plug my 600 dollar guitar into my 150 dollar amp, and I am a Rawk gawd.