Bare Knuckle pickups?

Just wired up my first set today. Had to wait until I got new mounting screws than had some issues with my soldering iron.

They are awesome sounding. I have the Silos and they have a far more grunt to them than my previous set. Strong smooth midrange and clear top end. Nothing too shrill on the upper frequencies for sure. I'm very impressed.
 
Ghostman said:
Just wired up my first set today. Had to wait until I got new mounting screws than had some issues with my soldering iron.

They are awesome sounding. I have the Silos and they have a far more grunt to them than my previous set. Strong smooth midrange and clear top end. Nothing too shrill on the upper frequencies for sure. I'm very impressed.
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Do they actually sound anything like the demo?
 
DirtySteve said:
Do they actually sound anything like the demo?
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The demo is kind of hard to hear the pure tone of the pickups with all the Wah he's using, but I would say, no, the Silos sound very different than those Black Dogs. Way more modern toned than those tbh. Those are great sounding pickups though in the video. Classic tones with a hint of more modern musicality.
 
Ghostman said:
The demo is kind of hard to hear the pure tone of the pickups with all the Wah he's using, but I would say, no, the Silos sound very different than those Black Dogs. Way more modern toned than those tbh. Those are great sounding pickups though in the video. Classic tones with a hint of more modern musicality.
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That's what I hate about production gear videos , they always add color to the sound. It makes it hard to get the real sound. I don't want effects or other instruments in the video.
 
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I don't mind the band-setting play-throughs as long as I can hear the isolated track. I see a lot of demos where the player will do the band-setting and then when doing the isolated demo, plays something completely different.

"You just heard the band play-through super high-gain heavy metal jam track. Here's some isolated tones with my single coil Strat and some chicken-picken"
 
I've heard nothing but good things about them over the years. I really wanted to get a set of the Irish Tour Strat pickups when they were first released. The only turn off was using our play money against the Pound Sterling, then paying for shipping and duty fees. Aside from that, I've heard that Tim Mills listens to his customers and his pickups are always evolving for the better. If you have a domestic connection for them, and it isn't too expensive, I'd say go for them if you're sure that's what will get you the sound you're chasing.
 
ibmorjamn said:
This one is interesting. I wondered how the VH2 sounded.
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In this vid, Black dog all the way! I listened to it earlier today, but only with my computer speakers and I couldn't hear a difference between the 2. Now listening thru my stereo the BD sounds way better to me. It's thicker and throatier sounding. THAT'S what I'm looking for!

I've been watching demos of all the pickups off and on all day today and the Black Dog it the only one that interests me. I just ordered one. :fingersx:
 
SG John said:
I've heard nothing but good things about them over the years. I really wanted to get a set of the Irish Tour Strat pickups when they were first released. The only turn off was using our play money against the Pound Sterling, then paying for shipping and duty fees. Aside from that, I've heard that Tim Mills listens to his customers and his pickups are always evolving for the better. If you have a domestic connection for them, and it isn't too expensive, I'd say go for them if you're sure that's what will get you the sound you're chasing.
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I looked for one on reverb, but didn't find what I was looking for. I just ordered a Black Dog Bridge pickup direct. It did cost more than I expected, hopefully it's worth it. I have my fingers crossed. :fingersx:
 
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