BKP PU for Les Paul

kamin21 · May 11th 2013

hi,

I need advices for my new Les Paul. I want to try Bare Knuckle Pickups. This guitar should be versatile. (only exist in my mind at the moment)
Mostly i play Hardrock (Alter Bridge, Staind) Punkrock and Nu-Metal
In the neck i want to have the Mississippi Queen alnico IV (P90) https://bareknucklepickups.co.…&pickup=mississippi_queen
In the bridge a nailbomb alnico V (producer=Tim recommanded) https://bareknucklepickups.co.…temporary&pickup=nailbomb
The only issue is that this two pickups have different output (but it's common to combine them)
Nailbomb (hb)=high output (15,9k)
MQ (p90)= low/medium output (6,9k)

I dont wonna always change input/dist sense on my kpa .... can I compensate this by increasing the distance of the nailbomb and strings? do you recommand this?

Ingolf · May 11th 2013

If this is an often used combination and gives the guitar a certain versatility and nice textures that you personally wish for it will be no problem. It's in the nature of pickups that some drive an amp harder than others. It's normal. The same with the KPA.
You should set clean sense with your strongest pickup, and everything else will be in relativity to that.

BRUNO · May 11th 2013

Before saying something it would be good to know what LP it is.. cause there are LP's AND LP's and will sound quite different

kamin21 · May 11th 2013

maghony corpus (its will be not a Gibson)
rosewood fingerboard
500k Potis
without tone knobs (never used mine) just two volume knobs and a toogle switch
the nailbomb hb will be also splitted
something like that: http://www.public-peace.de/ind…=article&id=57&Itemid=204

so, i wont notice any big difference (in loudness) if i switch between them by using the same clean sense and the same rig?
cool, thank you for your replies

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