Bare Knuckle Pickups Irish Tour and Crawler Set

Submitted at: 3:03, 10/5/2004

Product Info

Pickup features: Single and Humbuckers
Impedence or other specs: Varies
Price Paid: N/A
Purchased from: Bare Knuckle pick ups

Instrument

Model of guitar or bass: Tyler Classic and Les Paul Custom
Position: all positions
Pickup being replaced: Tyler Shur model & Gibson stock
Other pickups on guitar: Shur,s on the Tyler
Artists using this pickup: Geoff Whitehorn
You musical style(s): Blues/Rock/Coutry/Jazz crossover
Reason for pickup change: Bridge posion on Tyler prone to feedback on higher gain settings and the Gibson lacked a defined character and felt a little harsh

Sound

Perceived output level: The Irish tour is pure Stevie Ray while the Crawler set is smooth yet powerful like Kossoff meeting Dann Huff
Tone: Irish Tour is edgy but smooth. The Crawlers are smooth& rich but with a nice bite, the neck has undertones of a classic Strat but the fullness of a Les Paul
Sonic evaluation: Hughes & kettner Duotone, Edition 20 tube, Fender Champ 12, Peavey Delta Blues

For which styles and positions is this pickup (un)suitable: These pick ups are eminantly flexible and both suit many styles

Overall Rating

Comments: In the past 15 years I,ve owned 7 Strats, 2 Ibanez Artists, 1 Yamaha SG, Manson Customs ( a gold 27 fret quilt top with horse inlays was stolen from my friends car. Has anybody seen it?) 1 PRS, " Gibson Les Pauls, 1 Heritage 535 and 3 Yamaha Pacifica,s . Some of these I been equiped with standard pick ups or a selection of the following...Di Marzio,s/Seymour Duncan Jeff Becks/ Hotrails/EMG single coils, 85,s 89,s/ Pearly Gates, and Kent Armstrongs but I,ve NEVER PLAYED anything as good as these Bare Knuckles. Infact the other guitarist in our band has fitted a Bare Knuckle Boss set which he is raving about too! Anyone considering changing their pick ups should call Tim at Bare Knuckle and stop looking elsewhere, period!

On a scale of 1 to 10, I give this pickup a: 10 Fantastic value

Submitted by: Mike <thesofastudio@btconnect.com>