Artists
These are the artists that use our Bare Knuckle products in order of music genre.
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Misha Mansoor
Periphery
Pickups Used:
The Juggernaut, RagnarokQuote: Misha Mansoor's signature pickup is the bestselling Juggernaut: "The Bare Knuckle Juggernaut encapsulates everything that I look for in a pickup in a...
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Rabea Massaad
Frogleap, The Totemist
Pickups Used:
Warpig, Silo, Triptych Single CoilQuote: "I need a pickup with the ability to create glassy, ambient leads and warm, clear chord tones. Equally I need it to sound crushingly heavy and aggress...
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Chris Robertson
Black Stone Cherry
Pickups Used:
The Mule, PeacemakerQuote: "The thing I really love about these pickups, along with the clarity, is how round and full the upper register notes still stay. The higher strings, w...
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Adam Getgood
Pickup Used:
PolymathQuote: "I couldn’t be happier with the Polymaths, they are truly a “Goldilocks” pickup set that I know will sound amazing in any style of guitar, and in any ...
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Steve Stevens
Billy Idol, Vince Neil, Michael Jackson
Pickup Used:
Rebel YellQuote: Steve Stevens' signature pickup is the Rebel Yell: "The Rebel Yell just growls with an even harmonic richness that I never hear in other pickups. It'...
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Josh Smith
Northlane
Pickups Used:
Emerald, Impulse, Rebel Yell, Cold Sweat, Aftermath, Painkiller, NailbombQuote: Josh Smith's signature pickup is the Impulse: "The thing about the Impulse set that I like the most is that they're real players pickups and although...
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Geoff Whitehorn
Backstreet Crawler, Elkie Brooks, Bad Company, Paul Rodgers, Procol Harum
Pickup Used:
CrawlerQuote: Geoff's signature pickup, the Crawler, was the first signature model that Bare Knuckle made. Geoff and Tim worked together to create a pickup which Ge...
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Neil Westfall
A Day To Remember
Pickup Used:
AftermathQuote: "The aftermath pick up was a no brainer for me. I only have one pick up in my signature model. This pick up does it all. It is massive yet tight and ...
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Adam De Micco
Lorna Shore
Pickup Used:
RagnarokQuote: "The Ragnaroks do everything that I need in a pickup. Generally everyone says something is versatile, yet this truly is. From playing heavy chugs that...
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James Phillips
Pickups Used:
The Juggernaut, SiloQuote: ''The best tone comes from the best pickups, and that is exactly what you get with BKP. The Juggernauts had me sold from day one and I knew I would ne...
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Kyle Sipress
The Devil Wears Prada
Pickups Used:
Black Hawk, Cobra T, ManhattanQuote: "I’ve been on a tone hunt for years and have gone through countless pickups. Blackhawks have been my number one choice in the studio and on stage with...
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Acle Kahney
Tesseract
Pickup Used:
Black HawkQuote: "I've been using Bareknuckle for over a decade now. The blackhawks are exactly what I want in my tone. Tight low end, articulate and plenty of bite."
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Aaron Marshall
Intervals
Quote: Intervals are a progressive metal band hailing from Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Aaron Marshall created it as a creative outlet for his own music. Amongs...
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Derya "Dez" Nagle
Good Tiger
Quote: "I have played BKPs for over 10 years and can't imagine my guitar sound without them. The level of clarity and response is unparalleled."
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Adam Christianson
Architects
Pickups Used:
Impulse, The Juggernaut, Nailbomb, BRUTE FORCE series humbuckerQuote: "Bare Knuckles are great because they have such an honest, organic quality. You get out of them what you put in, which is a quality I’ve always been d...
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John Browne
Monuments
Pickups Used:
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Tom Smith
The Acacia Strain
Pickup Used:
Black HawkQuote: "Between my time as a touring musician and producing/engineering records out of The Machine Shop/Graphic Nature Audio for a number of years, I've trie...
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Tomáš Raclavský
Modern Day Babylon
Pickups Used:
Painkiller, WarpigQuote: '' BKP is the secret and main ingredient of my guitar sound ''
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Ryan Siew
Polaris
Pickups Used:
The Juggernaut, RagnarokQuote: "Simply the best pickups I have ever played. The versatility of Juggernaut set allows me to pull a wide range of rich heavy tones whist maintaining cl...
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Tom Williams
Stray From The Path, Trade Wind
Pickups Used:
Stormy Monday, Impulse, Cold SweatQuote: "I used BKP all the way back to 2008, when we recorded our album "Make Your Own History" and ever since then, I was in love. It was a goal of mine to ...
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Brian Kingsland
Nile
Pickup Used:
WarpigQuote: "I received my Carillion guitar loaded with the BKP Warpigs. I love the sound of the pickups paired with the feel of the guitar. Definitely a winni...
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Simon McBride
Solo Artist, Don Airey, Ian Gillan, Snakecharmer
Pickups Used:
Abraxas, Aftermath, PAT Pend '63 Veneer BoardQuote: 'Bare Knuckle pickups for me are transformative. They have it all, clarity, depth and sustain no matter whether if it’s designed for hard rock, pop or...
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Olly Steele
Monuments
Pickups Used:
Aftermath, NailbombQuote: "I first got my first set of bare knuckle pickups ten years ago and I haven’t looked back since. The responsiveness, dynamics and clarity from clean t...
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James Monteith
Tesseract
Pickup Used:
AftermathQuote: "The Aftermath is the ultimate heavy riffing pick up; it's highly dynamic, articulate and aggressive, but also super tight and easy to control. Howeve...
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Matt Bellamy
Muse
Pickups Used:
Nailbomb, Mississippi QueenQuote: Matt Bellamy is known for playing guitars made by Exeter-based family-run company, Mansons. He uses a Manson/BKP MBK1 and MBK2 in his Manson signature...
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Johnny Marr
The Smiths, The Cribs, Modest Mouse
Quote: "Tim's as good as anyone I've come across, he's able to understand what you're trying to say in terms of sound. I'd be saying things such as, "the cla...
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Gary Moore
Pickup Used:
PG BluesQuote: "I used a German solid-body with Bare Knuckle Pickups, which are kind of out-of-phase to give you a Peter Green vibe. I just ran both pickups full."
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Claudio Sanchez
Coheed and Cambria
Pickups Used:
Miracle Man, NailbombQuote: "I use Bare Knuckle 'Nailbombs' in my Explorers because they are the perfect blend of punishing and dynamic. When I need the intensity of a high outpu...
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Ruud Jolie
Within Temptation
Pickup Used:
AftermathQuote: "I used the Aftermath pickup for the first time during the recordings of the upcoming Within Temptation album 'Hydra'. I'll make sure to have all the ...
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Jon Deiley
Northlane
Pickups Used:
Aftermath, PainkillerQuote: “I love the clarity, organic feel and openness of the Aftermaths, they are also very dry sounding which allows me to use a saturated tone in low tunin...
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Rohan Stevenson
I Built The Sky
Pickups Used:
Aftermath, Warpig, SiloQuote: "Bare Knuckle Pickups are my number 1 pickup choice. The Warpig bridge and Aftermath neck I'm using gives my guitars such a thick and monstrous tone, ...
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Leah Woodward
Aliases
Pickup Used:
NailbombQuote: "I wasn't aware there was anything other than BKPs that I would want to put in my guitars?! Amazing company to work with in every respect and will hav...
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Ihsahn
Emperor, Ihsahn
Pickup Used:
Cobra Single CoilQuote: "I got introduced to BKP via my relation to Aristides Instruments. These two passionate companies work closely together, and the short story is that I...
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Sam Coulson
Asia
Pickups Used:
VHII, Abraxas, Holydiver, Nailbomb, Cobra Single CoilQuote: "I’m incredibly proud to play Bare Knuckle, they sound great and are handwound with love. Back in 2008 I dropped a set of Nailbombs in my Les Paul whi...
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Roman Ibramkhalilov
Jinjer
Pickup Used:
PainkillerQuote: Roman uses calibrated Painkiller sets in his OD guitars
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Mike Shinoda
Linkin Park
Pickups Used:
Abraxas, Brown SugarQuote: “We’ve used Bareknuckle pickups on our ‘The Hunting Party’ and ‘One More Light’ albums, which are stylistically very different. Our lead engineer, Et...
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Sammy Urwin
Employed To Serve
Pickup Used:
NailbombQuote: " I had been trying to find the right pickup for so long before discovering the Nailbomb. I had one fitted into the bridge on my Fender Jazzmaster rig...
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Rick Schneider
Polaris
Pickups Used:
Aftermath, The Juggernaut, RagnarokQuote: "I had my first experience with Bare Knuckle Pickups with the Aftermaths in 2013. I didn't stop there and in the years that followed I found the Jugge...
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Liam Fowler
Pridelands, Wither
Pickups Used:
Impulse, Aftermath, Painkiller, WarpigQuote: "I've been using Bareknuckle Pickups for about 6-7 years now and have never looked back. I've gone from Aftermaths, to Warpigs, Painkillers, and am c...
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Rhett Smith
Hardy
Quote: "I really appreciate the nice “woody” or Stratty attack the VHIIs provide. The neck has a nice fluid sound and response to it, and the bridge has a gr...
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Adam Holland
Valentine, Open Skyz, Steve Augeri Band
Pickups Used:
Holydiver, Cobra Single CoilQuote: "I was looking for a pickup that would give me clarity and warmth using high gain tones. The Holy diver is now my go to pickup. The Holy Diver sounds ...
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Christopher Slapnik
Eva Under Fire
Pickups Used:
Aftermath, Nailbomb, Irish Tour Single Coil, Blue NoteQuote: "I've been exclusively using Bareknuckle pickups for over a decade. You know what the first thing I do whenever I get a new guitar is? I rip the picku...
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Rob Lyberg
Eva Under Fire
Pickups Used:
Aftermath, NailbombQuote: “For years I was on a hunt for the right pickups for me. After trying several brands I finally discovered Bare Knuckle and never turned back. These pi...
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Dave Barbee
U.S. Bombs
Pickup Used:
The MuleQuote: "We typically lean more towards the traditional PAF style humbucker so with the mule it was the first pickup that had us have that “ah ha” moment and ...
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Brandon Meunier
U.S. Bombs
Quote: "The mule is a super articulate pickup with unreal touch response to the player. It cleans up extremely well which makes this pickup a super versatile...
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Joe Rowley
Insurgent
Pickup Used:
NailbombQuote: "My go-to pickup is the nailbomb. It delivers such a great level of power but it still has a unique crispness to it that I'm yet to hear elsewhere. Yo...
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Nathan Harlow
Burner
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Miracle ManQuote: "This pickup does everything I need and more! The lows are absolutely monstrous but there’s still more than enough tightness and articulation, not so ...
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Senna Weeks
Senna Weeks
Pickups Used:
PAT Pend '63 Veneer Board, Irish Tour Single Coil, Piledriver, OLD GUARD series tele, TRUE GRIT series teleQuote: "Bare Knuckle Pickups are a massive part of my tone and have totally transformed my guitars. Four of my guitars feature BKPs and I would never be wit...
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Laurence Jones
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PAT Pend '63 Veneer BoardQuote: “Bare Knuckle Pickups have been supporting me from the start of my career. I pay tribute to a lot of my British Blues guitar hero’s and you can’t beat...
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Dylan Seidel
The Everyday Losers
Pickups Used:
The Mule, Abraxas, Cold Sweat, OLD GUARD series humbuckerQuote: “Bareknuckle pickups are the best pickups on the market, period! The mules are the best paf pickups I’ve ever heard.”
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Simon Grove
Producer, The Helix Nebula, Plini
Pickup Used:
SiloQuote: “The Silo humbuckers have opened up a whole world of new tones for my studio. I’ve never had so much versatility from a set of pickups with zero sonic...
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James Falck
BEAR
Pickups Used:
Black Hawk, Aftermath, The JuggernautQuote: “The clarity, versatility and overall sound that Bare Knuckle pickups offer is completely unparalleled. Couldn’t ask for anything more!”
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Zach Bedsaul
Saul
Pickup Used:
WarpigQuote: “The Warpig’s are exactly what I’ve been looking for in a pickup. Intricate, articulate with the blend of amazing high end and smooth lows. They have ...
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Connor Kaminski
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PolymathQuote: "The Polymath pickups deliver on all fronts, sonically and aesthetically. From crystal clear clean to crushing riffs, these pickups can handle everyth...
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Tyler Cannon
Cowboy Troy
Pickups Used:
The Mule, RagnarokQuote: “I’ve searched for years to get what I really want out of pickups. I’m so glad I found Bareknuckle. Everything I wanted and more! The search is Over!”
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Kris Barras
Kris Barras Band
Pickups Used:
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Juan Ramirez
Omnisium
Pickup Used:
J Bass - '60 HFQuote: "Crushing the low end with my Bareknuckle 60 HF jazz bass pickup. This thing packs quite the punch with its superb tone and clarity. A must have for...
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Paul Casas
Omnisium
Pickup Used:
Black HawkQuote: “The Blackhawk set is the only set I’ve played through that attacks precision riffs with a scalpel while voicing the low end chunk like a sledge hamme...
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Javier Sardinas
Acaedia
Pickup Used:
The JuggernautQuote: “Bare Knuckle pickups give me the clarity and punch I look for in a high-gain tone while at the same time being very diverse. One of my other favorite...
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David Bautista
Omnisium
Pickups Used:
Painkiller, NailbombQuote: "I was lucky to have been introduced to bare-knuckle pickups early into my playing and as such, they have always been an essential component of my app...
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Nick Cowan
Wyrmhaven
Pickups Used:
VHII, Cold Sweat, Nailbomb, Mississippi Queen, Ragnarok, SiloQuote: "Bare Knuckle has everything I've been looking for in a pickup. Modern aggressive tones, incredible string separation, dynamic, mean, and cuts through...
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Alan Cheung
Pickups Used:
Nailbomb, Silo, PolymathQuote: “I've been using Bare Knuckle Pickups for almost 7 years and I'm super happy with them! I love that their pickups sound clear, with great attack, and ...
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Sam Vallen
Caligula's Horse
Pickups Used:
The Juggernaut, Nailbomb, Trilogy Suite Single Coil, Country Boy, SiloQuote: "I've never enjoyed playing my guitars more than discovering Bare Knuckle. Regardless of the flavour of the given pickup, there is a sense that Bare K...
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Zachary Pishney
Like Moths To Flames
Pickup Used:
Black HawkQuote: "After getting a set of Black Hawks in my Fender Jazzmaster I instantly fell in love with the tone these pick ups provide. They hit hard with a hot & ...
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Tom Geldschläger
Fountainhead
Pickups Used:
Aftermath, Aristides CustomQuote: "I've been using BKP Aristides Customs and Aftermath pickups in my newest guitar with Aristides Instruments and that's a truly deadly combination. I'v...
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Mitchell Black
Suspyria
Pickups Used:
Aftermath, RagnarokQuote: "Bareknuckle was an instant game changer, It’s everything I need in a pickup from playing heavy riffs and shredding solos the Aftermath and Ragnaroks ...
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Ofer Holan
Pickups Used:
Black Hawk, Cold Sweat, Holydiver, Nailbomb, Cobra Single CoilQuote: "As a tone chaser, Bare Knuckle's wide variety of pickups have always managed to fulfill every one of my wildest tone desires. From their helpful and...
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Sanjay Kumar
Foi, The Raghu Dixit Project
Pickups Used:
Aristides Custom, PolymathQuote: "BKP has ended the tone hunt rabbit hole for me. I've searched for a pickup set that brings clarity, definition, richness and power and I'm stunned ho...
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Andy Wallet
Out Of My Eyes
Pickup Used:
The JuggernautQuote: "The clarity and the unforgiving side of this pickup made me a better guitar player"
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LVT
Out Of My Eyes
Pickup Used:
The JuggernautQuote: "Power and precision, that's the only two things I want to perfect my playing. The juggernaut is an incredible pickup"
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MattyyyM
YouTuber
Pickups Used:
VHII, Irish Tour Single Coil, SiloQuote: “I’ve started using Bareknuckle Pickups with the VHII/Irish Tours and the Silo 7 sets. It’s to no surprise that the guitars with these installed are t...
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Yohai Portal
In The End
Pickups Used:
The Mule, Riff Raff, The Juggernaut, PAT Pend '63 Veneer Board, Irish Tour Single Coil, YardbirdQuote: “Ever since I installed my first Bare Knuckle Mule set on my Les Paul, I have never looked back. Whether it’s for my Strats, Tele or Les Pauls... My g...
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Fabian Verweij
Legion Of The Damned, Disquiet
Pickups Used:
Aftermath, Painkiller, NailbombQuote: "What I love the most is the intense pick attack, clarity and modern voicing. I am a tone seeker. I have tried many brands out there but absolutely n...
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Luca Magri
Dreamshade
Pickup Used:
AftermathQuote: "Aftermath in a band like DREAMSHADE gives me the right amount of control, clarity and power i need for heavy riffing and a fantastic single coil vibe...
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Nicolas Exposito
LANDMVRKS
Pickups Used:
Painkiller, Stockholm 90Quote: "Bareknuckle pickups are the most defined and precise we’ve ever used, at the beginning we were looking for the most aggressive humbucker there is, an...
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Paul Cordebard
LANDMVRKS
Pickup Used:
PainkillerQuote: "Bareknuckle pickups are the most defined and precise we’ve ever used, at the beginning we were looking for the most aggressive humbucker there is, an...
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Kalan Blehm
Attila
Pickup Used:
AftermathQuote: “If you’re looking for a massive slap you in the mouth guitar tone then the Aftermath is what you’re after. I myself generally play with a heavy hand ...
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Dan McNally
Pickups Used:
Cold Sweat, The Juggernaut, NailbombQuote: “Pickup choice is a vital decision that goes into achieving an amazing tone. I need something that can be menacingly aggressive, yet remain crystal cl...
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Jackel Pun
Pickups Used:
Cold Sweat, Painkiller, The Juggernaut, The Sinner Single CoilQuote: "I have been using Bare Knuckle for such a long long time, I just love how it sounds clean and clear, and their pickups are just super versatile!"
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Ehsan Imani
Pickups Used:
Black Hawk, The JuggernautQuote: "The unique sound of my Bare Knuckle pickups are a constant inspiration for me to create new music! The tone and dynamics are very organic, musical an...
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Quentin Roelandt
Izzy Thomas
Pickups Used:
The Mule, Trilogy Suite Single CoilQuote: “As a studio and live musician, it’s really important for me to have a great tone and versatility. I’ve tried different handmade pickups but the clari...
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Aria Naziri
Electroqute
Pickup Used:
The JuggernautQuote: "This is just the sound I was looking for! Absolutely perfect. Amazing clarity, articulate dynamics and aggressive at the same time. To summarise it'l...
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Zack Davis
Emmure, God of Nothing, Signs of Suffering
Pickups Used:
Black Hawk, Painkiller, Custom 9 StringQuote: “Bare Knuckle Pickups give me the quality, Clarity and brutality I need for the style of music I play. I’ve tried about every set of active and passiv...
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Oz Vilesov
Faemine
Pickups Used:
Aftermath, Silo, UnityQuote: "Bare Knuckle Pickups allow me to express myself from the most crystalline cleans to the most brutal heavy riffs, always with immense detail, a clarit...
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Mário Lopes
Faemine
Pickups Used:
Cold Sweat, NailbombQuote: "With Bare Knuckle I found the balance I was looking for in a pickup, very versatile and dynamic. With a lot of power."
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Merel Bechtold
Dear Mother
Pickups Used:
The Juggernaut, RagnarokQuote: "I’ve been extremely happy with the character and grit of the Juggernaut and Ragnarok pickups. The Ragnaroks are very aggressive and dirty pickups and...
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Luke Caley
Press To Meco
Pickups Used:
Warpig, Mississippi QueenQuote: "I've been using Bare Knuckle Pickups for over a decade now. I'm still yet to find a pickup that responds and articulates every tiny detail I put into...
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Ben Azar
Steroid Puppets, Yossi Sassi, Marty Friedman
Pickups Used:
Riff Raff, Black Hawk, Holydiver, The Mother's Milk Single Coil, Cobra Single CoilQuote: "These pickups really help me deliver my music the best way possible. From warm crisp tones to metal to screaming soloing with tons of sustain and art...
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Andy Sneap
Judas Priest
Pickups Used:
Riff Raff, The Sinner Single CoilQuote: “Loving the Sinner and Riff Raffs from Bare Knuckle. A single coil with fantastic mids and a set of humbuckers which suited my older Gibson brilliantl...
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Hovak Alaverdyan
Octavision
Pickup Used:
Black HawkQuote: “The type of dynamics, clarity and definition I get from the BK pickups is what I couldn’t find anywhere else. The pickups react to my playing so nat...
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Jake Crawford
Press To Meco
Pickups Used:
J Bass - '60 PE, P Bass - '58 Split Coil PQuote: “The J Bass - '60 PE and the P Bass - '58 Split Coil P make the perfect mixture of rumble and clang for Press to MECO. Having the option to go between...
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Evan Tan
Pickmystrings
Pickup Used:
The MuleQuote: "The music I produce requires me to cover a lot of ground with my guitars. Having such a versatile set of pickups gives me the headroom I need in orde...
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Jason Melidonie
Cytotoxin
Pickup Used:
AftermathQuote: "My Bare Knuckle Aftermaths deliver a well-balanced, aggressive tone with a tight yet pronounced low end perfectly suited for precise metal rhythm pla...
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Ulrich Schadeck
FOWV
Pickup Used:
PAT Pend '63 Veneer Board, TRUE GRIT series stratQuote: "I installed a set of BKP True grit and it brought back my stratocaster guitar to life. Not only did it solve all the precedent issues but it turned o...
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Matt Reynolds
Haggard Cat
Pickups Used:
Warpig, Mississippi QueenQuote: "I swear there must be some amount of witchcraft that goes into each wind of a Bare Knuckle pickup. To be able to create an enormous wall-of-sound tha...
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Jean-Marc Perc
The Last Cell
Pickup Used:
The JuggernautQuote: "The Bare Knuckle Juggernaut pickups react to the players feeling so well without compromising the ability to sound "huge". The amount of control over...
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Santiago Hernandez
Dead Relic, Magec, AltHero
Pickups Used:
Aftermath, WarpigQuote: "The versatility that these pickups give you is something unparalleled, it's as if in your hands you had the strength of a dinosaur and the tranquilit...
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Ben Casabianca
Dead Relic, AltHero, Solo Artist
Pickup Used:
AftermathQuote: "The Aftermath pickups give me the sound I've had in my mind but never quite nailed before, until now. Excellent attack & clarity with low-tuned riffs...
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Luis De Sousa Vieira
Magec, Dead Relic
Pickup Used:
AftermathQuote: "BKP is an important part of creating my own sound, the versatility and dynamic range is fundamental to my sound, especially in low tones. It's tight ...
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Andrew Stanton
Disciple
Pickup Used:
AftermathQuote: “This Aftermath set has a crazy harmonic range and tonal punch that I’ve never had in a pickup before, I love how much it enhances the aggression from...
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Danny Dela Cruz
Inglorious
Pickups Used:
The Mule, Riff Raff, TRUE GRIT series p90Quote: Since using bareknuckle pickups, they’ve become an essential part of my sound. I dial my amps super dark, so the brightness, clarity and dynamics of t...
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Shawn McGhee
Violent New Breed
Pickups Used:
Aftermath, 'Pig 90Quote: "There is nothing better to me than picking up my guitar, and knowing that I’m dangerous. Imagine a freight train slamming into a nuclear reactor….Tha...
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Cody Hughes
Fight Like Sin
Pickups Used:
Aftermath, The JuggernautQuote: "BKP are the only pickups I want in my guitars. “Passive but massive” is what I heard about BKP when I first started playing them and that statement d...
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Adrian Martinot
Disconnected
Pickup Used:
The JuggernautQuote: "I have to say, the sound of my PRS with the Juggernaut set literally blow my mind !! I'm very stoked !! It's the best pickups I've ever had so far!!"
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Ethan McCann
Thornhill
Pickup Used:
ImpulseQuote: “ I’ve used Bare Knuckle Pickups ever since Thornhill’s first show. I’ve tried 3 or 4 sets and loved them all however the Impulse has been my go-to. G...
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Dan Stevens
Inglorious
Pickups Used:
Black Dog, Emerald, NailbombQuote: "Tim really knew the sound I was going for and recommended the Black Dog set, I love the mid honk and these pups really cut through a mix and make lea...
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Topaz Pappassavas
Roseview
Pickups Used:
Black Hawk, Cobra Single CoilQuote: “The moment I started playing with Bare Knuckle Pickups is the same moment I realized these truly are carefully crafted to perfection and deliver. I’m...
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Ryan Schutte
Pound
Pickup Used:
Custom 9 StringQuote: "My custom 9 string pickups have been serious game changers. Playing an atypical instrument through an irregular rig in a two piece band where I do th...
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Mike Dyson
Arkdown
Pickup Used:
AftermathQuote: "Bare knuckle aftermath pickups have such a clear and crisp tone, which are essential for producing the contemporary metal sound I strive for!"
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Danny Reeves
Lock & Key
Pickup Used:
Black HawkQuote: "I simply whack one Bare Knuckle in the bridge and I get the rawest and heaviest tone I could ever want. Once you go Bare Knuckle, you'll never play a...
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Benjamin Gleason
Source
Pickup Used:
EmeraldQuote: "I put a set of Bare Knuckle Emeralds in my PRS Custom 24 and they made a huge difference! The pickups are super clear with a great vintage sound. The...
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Nouri Yetgin
Distant
Pickup Used:
AftermathQuote: "I’ve been tone chasing for years and when I came across the Bareknuckle Aftermaths I was sold! It shreds and rips the world apart, especially in our ...
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Vladimir Golic
Distant
Pickup Used:
AftermathQuote: "As soon as I played the first note I was hooked and never looked back, the incredible amount of clarity while maintaining brutality just got me hooke...
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Eise Smit
Distant
Pickup Used:
RagnarokQuote: "These pickups are the foundation of my tone and are the absolute best there is when it comes to brutality, clarity and definition in our low tunings....
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Martin Goulding
Linear Sphere, Guitar Techniques, Guitar World, Guitar Interactive
Pickups Used:
The Mule, Riff Raff, VHII, Emerald, Black Hawk, Holydiver, PAT Pend '63 Veneer Board, The Sinner Single CoilQuote: "I'm using a set of VHII's with a 63 Veneer Board in my main Ibanez JCRG and it's killer for hard rock! From crystal clean to hot-rodded high gain, th...
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Bruce Dickinson
The Little Angels, Colour of Noise
Pickups Used:
PG Blues, Riff Raff, VHII, Black Dog, Slow Hand Single CoilQuote: "I have had an incredibly good experience with the guys at Bare Knuckle Pickups. Although I'm obsessive about tone, I've been very unadventurous when ...
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Jacob Bunton
Adler, Lynam
Pickups Used:
Holydiver, The Sinner Single CoilQuote: "Bare Knuckle pickups are absolutely the best sounding pickups I've ever played! They are extremely tight and versatile. The highs are crystal clear, ...
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Brian Molko
Placebo
Pickup Used:
Riff RaffQuote: Brian Molko from Placebo has had the Riff Raff humbucker fitted in his guitars. The unmistakable versatile rock voice of the Riff Raff suits Placebo's...
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Alex Kapranos
Franz Ferdinand
Pickup Used:
Apache Single CoilQuote: "Last week was the first opportunity I had to put [Bare Knuckle] pickups on my guitar. They are SO good. I put them in my '72 CBS strat which I love p...
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Neil Fallon
Clutch
Pickup Used:
Mississippi QueenQuote: "I finally got the Mississippi Queen pickups installed in my LP. They sound amazing! I'm really, really pleased with these! Rest assured, I will run m...
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Bernie Torme
Pickups Used:
PAT Pend '59 Slab Board Single, PAT Pend '63 Veneer BoardQuote: "Being a bit of a traditionalist, I use vintage PAT Pend Strat series Bare Knuckles, and they ROCK! Chunky, punchy and a lovely high end, just beautif...
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Billy Lunn
The Subways
Pickup Used:
Supermassive 90Quote: "The Bare Knuckle sounds like the musical equivalent of a building falling down."
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Martyn Evans
Bleed From Within
Pickup Used:
Black HawkQuote: "I used active pickups for a long time. I never thought anything else would ever top it. Then I heard the Blackhawks..."
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Craig Gowans
Bleed From Within
Pickup Used:
AftermathQuote: "Bare Knuckles are so clear and dynamic and really bring out the intensity of your playing. They also help to get the best tone out of your guitar and...
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Stefano Rossi
Bloodtruth
Pickup Used:
WarpigQuote: "After 20 years I finally found the best pickup for my instruments: Bare Knuckle ceramic "camo" WARPIG! It has an incredibly powerful and aggressive s...
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Bobby Harrison
Cliff Richard, Brit Floyd
Pickups Used:
The Mule, Riff Raff, Apache Single Coil, Blackguard Tele® Series - Flat '50, Mississippi QueenQuote: "From Apaches in my Strats and Blackguards in my Teles, to Mules in my Les Pauls, Bare Knuckle pickups are the best thing I've ever done for my guitar...
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Bruce Welch
The Shadows
Pickup Used:
PAT Pend '59 Slab Board SingleQuote: The Shadow's guitarist Bruce Welch uses a set of PAT Pend '59 Slab Boards. Bruce was looking to improve his output and clarity when playing live. He a...
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Felipe Roa
Acaro
Pickups Used:
Aftermath, PainkillerQuote: "Painkillers: I couldn't think of better fit when it comes to mahogany, and the tight, strong mids yet very warm response of Painkillers. This is by f...
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Dave Bronze
Eric Clapton, Tom Jones
Pickup Used:
J Bass - '60 PEQuote: "I fitted [Bare Knuckle Pickups] to one of my favourite Jazz basses in December 2012. This was just in time to use it on a special seasonal gig accomp...
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Dominique Leurquin
Rhapsody
Pickups Used:
Cold Sweat, NailbombQuote: "Punch, definition, organic tone...I could easily continue the list. Both the Nailbomb and Cold Sweat give me an incomparable pleasure to play. The be...
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Ivo Henzi
Eluvietie
Pickups Used:
Black Hawk, Warpig, NailbombQuote: "The low-end tightness and incredible clarity are amazing with these pickups, while still having a lot of output and an incredible tone. They just hav...
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Erik Sprooten
Ancient Rites, Inquisitor
Pickups Used:
Crawler, StockholmQuote: "For me, the Crawler pickups are perfect for both Metal and Classic Rock."
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Ron Sayer
Pickup Used:
PiledriverQuote: "My BK Piledrivers are nothing short of a revelation! They've only gone and turned an already wondrous telecaster into a veritable smorgasbord of soni...
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Stefan Helleblad
Within Temptation
Pickup Used:
PainkillerQuote: "They arrived and are installed and sound awesome."
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Yossi Sassi
Pickup Used:
Rebel YellQuote: "As an explorer of sound who merges multiple cultures and genres, I've changed pickups a few times on my guitars, 'till I ended up with BK few years a...
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Fred Fairbrass
Right Said Fred
Pickup Used:
Blue Note 90Quote: "The Blue Note P90s in the Duesenberg and the vintage Jag pick-ups sound wonderful."
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Scott Hutchison
Frightened Rabbit
Pickup Used:
The MuleQuote: "The Bare Knuckle Mules bring just the right amount of filth to our Telecasters. These pickups can turn any guitar into a dynamic, responsive instrume...
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Billy Kennedy
Frightened Rabbit
Pickup Used:
The MuleQuote: "After fitting my Tele with Bare Knuckles 5 years ago there's been no turning back. The Bare Knuckle Mules are aggressive, loud and very responsive to...
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Vicky Beeching
Pickup Used:
NailbombQuote: "Just wanted to say a massive THANK YOU for turning my Nailbomb pickups around so fast! They got here super quick, and I got them straight to my guita...
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Innes Sibun
Pickups Used:
Abraxas, Irish Tour Single Coil, Piledriver, NantucketQuote: "My non-reverse Firebird turned into a monster when I installed a set of Abraxas pickups in it; the bridge has just the right amount of bite and respo...
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Jet
The UK Subs
Pickup Used:
Supermassive 90Quote: "I am using the Bare Knuckle [P90] installed in my Gibson Les Paul Junior! The Supermassive 90 really screams when I play lead breaks."
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Joey Z
Life of Agony, Zire's War
Pickup Used:
AftermathQuote: "These pick-ups are killer... so tight, yet so huge; perfect for the 87' Les Paul that they will forever live in. I described to you the sound I was l...
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Aaron Aedy
Paradise Lost
Pickup Used:
AftermathQuote: Aaron from Paradise Lost has been a BKP fan for a while now, and says: "All the rhythms were recorded exclusively with my stunning Aftermath loaded M...
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Chris Bookstaver
Chevonne & The Fuzz
Pickup Used:
The MuleQuote: "I LOVE my BKP Mule pickup! She's exactly what I was looking for to round out my tone; searing high end, mixed beautifully with just the right amount ...
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Rutger van Noordenburg
Pestilence, Bleeding Gods, Shinigami, Alterizer
Pickups Used:
The Mule, The Juggernaut, Warpig, Nailbomb, RagnarokQuote: Rutger is based in the Netherlands, playing in bands Pestilence, Shinigami, Bleeding Gods and Alterizer. He plays many genres, from classical music al...
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Chris Pritchard
Blood Youth
Pickups Used:
Black Hawk, PainkillerQuote: "As expected, they sound completely insane. In a good way! I'm in love with the radiator grill. Looks and sounds amazing! I have never had such awesom...
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Alan Nimmo
King King
Pickup Used:
Slow Hand Single CoilQuote: King King create rocky blues that works a treat with our BKPs.
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Kun
Killus
Pickups Used:
Black Hawk, Aftermath, PainkillerQuote: "I really love Bare Knuckle Pickups, their organics, dynamic, with clear harmonics. I use them in all my guitars. The most balanced metal pickups!"
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Harry Todd
Rat Boy
Pickups Used:
Black Dog, PiledriverQuote: "I've have nothing but good things to say about Bare Knuckle! The high output and brilliant clarity of the piledriver and black dog really pushes the ...
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Josh Ballantyne
Fahran
Pickups Used:
J Bass - '60 PE, P Bass - '58 Split Coil PQuote: "The clarity and power and mind blowing. Attack and rumble come in truckloads, yet you can ease off for smooth, thick and warm tones. Even and well de...
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Joaquin Ardiles
Good Tiger
Pickups Used:
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Fernando Lima
Kitsune Art
Pickups Used:
Cold Sweat, Aftermath, The Juggernaut, Holydiver, Cobra Single CoilQuote: “Finally I can say I have found the perfect balance in my tone; powerful distortion without sacrificing a good clean tone. Versatility is all I needed...
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Jose Carlos Prieto
Kitsune Art
Pickups Used:
Black Hawk, AftermathQuote: "Bare Knuckle will make you completely change respect to the guitar pickup's sound. Simply amazing"
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Milton McDonald
Take That, ELO.
Pickups Used:
Abraxas, PAT Pend '63 Veneer BoardQuote: Milton has worked as a session musician for Take That and Jeff Lynne's ELO for many years, playing his BKPs.
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Mark Briody
Jag Panzer
Pickups Used:
The Mule, Rebel Yell, Aftermath, PainkillerQuote: "When I got my first set of Bare Knuckle Pickups I was able to A/B the tone with one of my other guitars. The difference was remarkable. I had more ...
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Giacomo Pasquali
Session Player
Pickups Used:
The Mule, VHII, Apache Single Coil, The Mother's Milk Single Coil, PAT Pend '63 Veneer Board, Blackguard Tele® Series - Flat '50Quote: "I'm using these amazing pickups in all of my guitars. Simply amazing tone, absolutely perfect frequency response and an overall dynamics that astonis...
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Jakub Tirco
Jakub Tirco
Pickup Used:
NailbombQuote: "[My] Nailbombs feel so much more comfortable and intuitive than anything I've ever tried. I literally look forward to playing like a kid again! Clean...
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Ken Sorceron
The Faceless, Abigail Williams
Pickup Used:
AftermathQuote: "The pickups arrived and they f*cking rule."
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Luke Genders
Wild Lies
Pickups Used:
Aftermath, NailbombQuote: "Bare Knuckle Pickups have become the staple of my tone; guaranteed clarity and uncompromised bottom end aid me to supply the riff heavy onslaught tha...
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Adam Holt
Hair of the Dog
Pickups Used:
Stormy Monday, Riff RaffQuote: "Working on The Arc Angel with Boult has been nothing but a pleasure. I was completely overwhelmed when Chris said he would build me a signature model...
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Samantha Bennett
Glitoris
Pickup Used:
PainkillerQuote: "The Bareknuckles Painkiller is integral to my guitar sound - and vital to Glitoris’ sonic identity. When I need the upper mid-range cut on my riff an...
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Kenji A. Koch
Arktis
Pickups Used:
Black Hawk, Impulse, PainkillerQuote: "I love to upgrade my guitars with Bare Knuckles because you can reveal the true sound of the guitar. My Ibanez Custom Strat sounds very big and chunk...
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Fabian Flasbarth
Arktis
Pickup Used:
PainkillerQuote: "I loaded up my guitar with painkillers and was stunned. Chilling tone but super strong mids and a freezing sustain."
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Chris Kelly
Galactic Empire
Pickups Used:
Cold Sweat, NailbombQuote: "Nothing cuts through a mix like a set of Bare Knuckles. The Nailbomb/Cold Sweat combo was what finally gave me everything I was looking for as a play...
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Chris Brown
Darko
Pickups Used:
Nailbomb, 'Pig 90Quote: "My Bare Knuckles are absolutely killer!! The 'Pig 90 is so brutal with tonnes of clarity and the Nailbomb has perfect balance, smooth for lead tones ...
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Luis Tárraga
Hamlet
Pickup Used:
WarpigQuote: "I use Warpigs because I need gain, power, punch and clarity and these pickups really did this to my sound. I'm very happy with my sound now and a lot...
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Sean Webster
Sean Webster Band
Pickup Used:
Nailbomb -
Jai Kaminoff
NIHILITY0
Pickups Used:
VHII, Cold Sweat, NantucketQuote: "The VHII is the best all-round pickup on the market, bar none. Its ability to go from low gain classic rock to crushing death metal tones and keep it...
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Vin Isma
NIHILITY0
Pickups Used:
Piledriver, Cobra TQuote: "The classic 'Tele twang' mixed with buttery smoothness and that extra hot sauce for when you need to turn the gain up. Through distortion it gives me...
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Ryan Sebastian Balfour
Maverick
Pickups Used:
Miracle Man, Trilogy Suite Single CoilQuote: "I have been using the Miracle Man and Trilogy Suites in my Jackson SL1 for over 2 years now. I have been around most of the big brands, and I have no...
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Adam Roffey
Press to MECO
Pickup Used:
J Bass - '60 PEQuote: "Back before Luke and myself joined a band together we used to play in other bands. I always remember his guitar sounding very clear and chordal with ...
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Hans Platz
Feuerschwanz
Pickups Used:
The Mule, Riff Raff, VHII, Holydiver, Nailbomb, Irish Tour Single CoilQuote: "The Bare Knuckles are the best pickups I ever had in my guitars - they growl like a lion and punch like a boxer but always remain articulate with a f...
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Paul Visser
Black Orchid Empire
Pickups Used:
VHII, Cold Sweat, Aftermath, Holydiver, RagnarokQuote: "Bare Knuckle make the only pickups I've found that let me achieve the tone I have in my head - big, aggressive, punchy but still organic and real fee...
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Enik Lin
FYKE
Pickup Used:
The JuggernautQuote: "I'm absolutely in love with my set of Juggernaut Pickups. I have them installed in my Fender Telecaster and I couldn't be happier with the amount of ...
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Sparxx
Saints of Sin
Pickups Used:
Painkiller, HolydiverQuote: ''I'm on the road constantly, playing a whole variety of venues from your average pub gig to large outdoor festivals and everything in between. Having...
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Jas Morris
Firekind
Pickups Used:
Emerald, Black Hawk, Rebel Yell, Mississippi QueenQuote: Jas Morris is a former UK Guitarist of The Year Winner and an official Seth Baccus Guitars artist. His band Firekind’s debut album “What I Have Found ...
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Ray Russell
Ray Russell
Pickup Used:
The Mother's Milk Single CoilQuote: Ray Russell has worked with Gill Evans, Tina Turner, Van Morrison, Art Garfunkel, Dionne Warwick, Bryan Ferry, Jack Bruce, Cat Stevens, Phil Collins, ...
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Sophie Burrell
Saints of Sin
Pickup Used:
HolydiverQuote: "Bare Knuckle pickups are vital to my sound both personally, and within my band! They've got the punchy, aggressive attitude that I need. Though they ...
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Gunnar DüGrey
Vicious Rumors, Chronological Injustice
Pickup Used:
The JuggernautQuote: "These pickup somehow manage to sound brutal one moment and beautiful the next. I can't believe the tone I now get for both my 7 and 8 string guitars!...
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Arturo Kani
Our Days in Oblivion
Pickups Used:
Warpig, The Sinner Single CoilQuote: "The Sinner Single Coils are the best single pickups that I've used. In the clean channel is as if you had the best acoustic guitar in the market and ...
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Frank Gómez
Our Days in Oblivion
Pickup Used:
P Bass - '65 Split Coil PQuote: "I like them because they have a very round and classic sound with the powerful, bright and volume that is characteristic in Bare Knuckle Pickups."
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Gustavo Rondon
A Distancia
Pickup Used:
The MuleQuote: "I was always looking for versatility and clarity. I found all I wanted in the Mule pickups. They bring me crystal-clear cleans and super old school d...
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Adam Holgate
Hannah Williams & The Affirmations
Pickup Used:
Stormy MondayQuote: "Stormy Monday humbuckers sound amazing in my Heritage 535! I love how responsive they are when you touch the strings and the sound from the combinati...
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Micky Crystal
Tygers of Pan Tang
Pickup Used:
Trilogy Suite Single CoilQuote: "I use Bare Knuckle Pickups in all my guitars, from the studio and practise room to the stage. I'm using Trilogy Suites for the upcoming Marco Mendoza...
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Vinicius Cunha
The Voynich Code
Pickup Used:
AftermathQuote: "I've been using Bare Knuckle Pickups for almost 4 years and I'm super satisfied. The clarity, the attack and picking response is amazing. I'm honoure...
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André Afonso
The Voynich Code
Pickups Used:
The Juggernaut, NailbombQuote: "Since I discovered Bare Knuckle Pickups, I've never looked back...The thing that pops out first are the dynamics and clarity. I tried several models ...
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Charles Caswell
Berried Alive
Pickup Used:
AftermathQuote: "Bare Knuckle Aftermaths handle a wide variety of techniques as well as styles of music. They can sound as aggressive or as beautiful as you want. I h...
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Zac Ware
The Proclaimers
Pickup Used:
Blackguard Tele® Series - 55 StaggerQuote: "I have to thank Bare Knuckle for rebuilding the vintage pickups on my no. 1 Telecaster. Years of touring with The Proclaimers had taken their toll. B...
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John Verity
John Verity Band
Pickup Used:
Trilogy Suite Single CoilQuote: "It's the definition/ clarity that I love. I like to use my volume control, not pedals to create dynamics and my BKP pickups give me the tone I need a...
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Davey Langford
This Is Turin
Pickups Used:
Black Hawk, Nailbomb, PiledriverQuote: "Coming from an active pickups background I always struggled with their tendency to have a sterile and uniform tone. I found Bare Knuckle Pickups thro...
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Steven Jones
From Sorrow to Serenity/Bleed From Within
Pickups Used:
Black Hawk, The JuggernautQuote: ''Bare Knuckle Pickups are the core of my tone. Since moving over from Seymour Duncan, my guitars sound more responsive and dynamic, whilst retaining ...
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Jesse Zuretti
Binary Code
Pickups Used:
The Juggernaut, Slow Hand Single CoilQuote: "HSS are pretty uncommon in the 7 string world; the Slow Hand Single Coils + Juggernaut Humbucker in my main guitar made it The Swiss-Army Knife of to...
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Joel Sastry
Selfmachine / Session Artist
Pickup Used:
The JuggernautQuote: " The Bare Knuckles are so organic sounding with a great build quality, I chose the Juggernauts and I am amazed, how clear these pickups sound. Being ...
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Jamie Slays
Jamie Slays
Pickups Used:
Cold Sweat, Aftermath, Warpig, RagnarokQuote: “Bare Knuckle Pickups are the best pickups I have ever had the pleasure of playing. I’ve never found such a high output passive pickup until now!”
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Jord Otto
VUUR / My Propane
Pickup Used:
AftermathQuote: "First time I got to test and play bareknuckles was in the studio and I was sold immediately. Ended up recording the entire album with them as the bas...
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Jacob Devinder
Abandoned By Bears
Pickups Used:
Black Hawk, The Juggernaut, NailbombQuote: "This pickup (The Black Hawk) is an absolute monster while playing tight riffs on a dirty channel and it responds so well with the palm muting of my h...
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Ashley Currie
Sworn Amongst
Pickups Used:
Aftermath, NailbombQuote: " I have used Bareknuckle pickups for most of my musical career, they are the signature sound to my tone."
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Jesse Cole
VRSTY
Pickups Used:
The Juggernaut, RagnarokQuote: “ After tone searching for a long time, discovering BKP was a blessing. I’ve never had such an aggressive tone capable of equally beautiful cleans. No...
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Chris Gustavsson
Bleeding Utopia
Pickups Used:
Cold Sweat, WarpigQuote: "When I tried Fluff's BKP equipped guitar I was flabbergasted; I had to get a set of these pickups myself! And since then nothing else has sounded qui...
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Craig Radford
Jonestown
Pickup Used:
RagnarokQuote: "I couldn't believe how much of a difference they made to my overall tone so when I had my recent custom build made by Dennison Guitars I just knew I ...
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Alex Freeman
Acres
Pickup Used:
Black HawkQuote: “Ever since I started using a Black Hawk in my main guitar I haven’t looked back. It’s clear yet aggressive, super dynamic and makes playing live feel...
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James Matthews
Ursus
Pickups Used:
The Mule, Cobra T, Blue Note 90, RagnarokQuote: “Bareknuckle Pickups are simply the best pickups on the market. I’ve never found anything else that provides me with the clarity and transparency of B...
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Chris Jones
Scarlet Rebels
Pickup Used:
Black DogQuote: "People ask me about my sound regularly saying: "your rig sounds incredible; what gear are you using?" I just say the same 3 things: a Marshall (JCM 8...
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Aurélien Jacob
Protogonos
Pickups Used:
The Mule, Aftermath, NailbombQuote: "As far I can remember, maybe for 15 years now, I’ve putting a set of Bare Knuckle pickups in all my guitars, doing all the tests and comparing them...
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Laurence Jones
Pickup Used:
PAT Pend '63 Veneer BoardQuote: “Bare Knuckle Pickups have been supporting me from the start of my career. I pay tribute to a lot of my British Blues guitar hero’s and you can’t beat...
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Juan Ramirez
Omnisium
Pickup Used:
J Bass - '60 HFQuote: "Crushing the low end with my Bareknuckle 60 HF jazz bass pickup. This thing packs quite the punch with its superb tone and clarity. A must have for...
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Evan Tan
Pickmystrings
Pickup Used:
The MuleQuote: "The music I produce requires me to cover a lot of ground with my guitars. Having such a versatile set of pickups gives me the headroom I need in orde...
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Martin Goulding
Linear Sphere, Guitar Techniques, Guitar World, Guitar Interactive
Pickups Used:
The Mule, Riff Raff, VHII, Emerald, Black Hawk, Holydiver, PAT Pend '63 Veneer Board, The Sinner Single CoilQuote: "I'm using a set of VHII's with a 63 Veneer Board in my main Ibanez JCRG and it's killer for hard rock! From crystal clean to hot-rodded high gain, th...
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Alex Kapranos
Franz Ferdinand
Pickup Used:
Apache Single CoilQuote: "Last week was the first opportunity I had to put [Bare Knuckle] pickups on my guitar. They are SO good. I put them in my '72 CBS strat which I love p...
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Bernie Torme
Pickups Used:
PAT Pend '59 Slab Board Single, PAT Pend '63 Veneer BoardQuote: "Being a bit of a traditionalist, I use vintage PAT Pend Strat series Bare Knuckles, and they ROCK! Chunky, punchy and a lovely high end, just beautif...
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Bruce Welch
The Shadows
Pickup Used:
PAT Pend '59 Slab Board SingleQuote: The Shadow's guitarist Bruce Welch uses a set of PAT Pend '59 Slab Boards. Bruce was looking to improve his output and clarity when playing live. He a...
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Dave Bronze
Eric Clapton, Tom Jones
Pickup Used:
J Bass - '60 PEQuote: "I fitted [Bare Knuckle Pickups] to one of my favourite Jazz basses in December 2012. This was just in time to use it on a special seasonal gig accomp...
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Ron Sayer
Pickup Used:
PiledriverQuote: "My BK Piledrivers are nothing short of a revelation! They've only gone and turned an already wondrous telecaster into a veritable smorgasbord of soni...
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Innes Sibun
Pickups Used:
Abraxas, Irish Tour Single Coil, Piledriver, NantucketQuote: "My non-reverse Firebird turned into a monster when I installed a set of Abraxas pickups in it; the bridge has just the right amount of bite and respo...
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Chris Bookstaver
Chevonne & The Fuzz
Pickup Used:
The MuleQuote: "I LOVE my BKP Mule pickup! She's exactly what I was looking for to round out my tone; searing high end, mixed beautifully with just the right amount ...
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Alan Nimmo
King King
Pickup Used:
Slow Hand Single CoilQuote: King King create rocky blues that works a treat with our BKPs.
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Josh Ballantyne
Fahran
Pickups Used:
J Bass - '60 PE, P Bass - '58 Split Coil PQuote: "The clarity and power and mind blowing. Attack and rumble come in truckloads, yet you can ease off for smooth, thick and warm tones. Even and well de...
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Giacomo Pasquali
Session Player
Pickups Used:
The Mule, VHII, Apache Single Coil, The Mother's Milk Single Coil, PAT Pend '63 Veneer Board, Blackguard Tele® Series - Flat '50Quote: "I'm using these amazing pickups in all of my guitars. Simply amazing tone, absolutely perfect frequency response and an overall dynamics that astonis...
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Adam Holt
Hair of the Dog
Pickups Used:
Stormy Monday, Riff RaffQuote: "Working on The Arc Angel with Boult has been nothing but a pleasure. I was completely overwhelmed when Chris said he would build me a signature model...
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Ray Russell
Ray Russell
Pickup Used:
The Mother's Milk Single CoilQuote: Ray Russell has worked with Gill Evans, Tina Turner, Van Morrison, Art Garfunkel, Dionne Warwick, Bryan Ferry, Jack Bruce, Cat Stevens, Phil Collins, ...
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Gustavo Rondon
A Distancia
Pickup Used:
The MuleQuote: "I was always looking for versatility and clarity. I found all I wanted in the Mule pickups. They bring me crystal-clear cleans and super old school d...
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Adam Holgate
Hannah Williams & The Affirmations
Pickup Used:
Stormy MondayQuote: "Stormy Monday humbuckers sound amazing in my Heritage 535! I love how responsive they are when you touch the strings and the sound from the combinati...
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Zac Ware
The Proclaimers
Pickup Used:
Blackguard Tele® Series - 55 StaggerQuote: "I have to thank Bare Knuckle for rebuilding the vintage pickups on my no. 1 Telecaster. Years of touring with The Proclaimers had taken their toll. B...
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Chris Robertson
Black Stone Cherry
Pickups Used:
The Mule, PeacemakerQuote: "The thing I really love about these pickups, along with the clarity, is how round and full the upper register notes still stay. The higher strings, w...
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Simon McBride
Solo Artist, Don Airey, Ian Gillan, Snakecharmer
Pickups Used:
Abraxas, Aftermath, PAT Pend '63 Veneer BoardQuote: 'Bare Knuckle pickups for me are transformative. They have it all, clarity, depth and sustain no matter whether if it’s designed for hard rock, pop or...
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Gary Moore
Pickup Used:
PG BluesQuote: "I used a German solid-body with Bare Knuckle Pickups, which are kind of out-of-phase to give you a Peter Green vibe. I just ran both pickups full."
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Sam Coulson
Asia
Pickups Used:
VHII, Abraxas, Holydiver, Nailbomb, Cobra Single CoilQuote: "I’m incredibly proud to play Bare Knuckle, they sound great and are handwound with love. Back in 2008 I dropped a set of Nailbombs in my Les Paul whi...
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Dave Barbee
U.S. Bombs
Pickup Used:
The MuleQuote: "We typically lean more towards the traditional PAF style humbucker so with the mule it was the first pickup that had us have that “ah ha” moment and ...
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Brandon Meunier
U.S. Bombs
Quote: "The mule is a super articulate pickup with unreal touch response to the player. It cleans up extremely well which makes this pickup a super versatile...
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Kris Barras
Kris Barras Band
Pickups Used:
Stormy Monday, Riff Raff, Cobra Single Coil -
Quentin Roelandt
Izzy Thomas
Pickups Used:
The Mule, Trilogy Suite Single CoilQuote: “As a studio and live musician, it’s really important for me to have a great tone and versatility. I’ve tried different handmade pickups but the clari...
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Andrew Stanton
Disciple
Pickup Used:
AftermathQuote: “This Aftermath set has a crazy harmonic range and tonal punch that I’ve never had in a pickup before, I love how much it enhances the aggression from...
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Danny Dela Cruz
Inglorious
Pickups Used:
The Mule, Riff Raff, TRUE GRIT series p90Quote: Since using bareknuckle pickups, they’ve become an essential part of my sound. I dial my amps super dark, so the brightness, clarity and dynamics of t...
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Dan Stevens
Inglorious
Pickups Used:
Black Dog, Emerald, NailbombQuote: "Tim really knew the sound I was going for and recommended the Black Dog set, I love the mid honk and these pups really cut through a mix and make lea...
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Bruce Dickinson
The Little Angels, Colour of Noise
Pickups Used:
PG Blues, Riff Raff, VHII, Black Dog, Slow Hand Single CoilQuote: "I have had an incredibly good experience with the guys at Bare Knuckle Pickups. Although I'm obsessive about tone, I've been very unadventurous when ...
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Brian Molko
Placebo
Pickup Used:
Riff RaffQuote: Brian Molko from Placebo has had the Riff Raff humbucker fitted in his guitars. The unmistakable versatile rock voice of the Riff Raff suits Placebo's...
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Neil Fallon
Clutch
Pickup Used:
Mississippi QueenQuote: "I finally got the Mississippi Queen pickups installed in my LP. They sound amazing! I'm really, really pleased with these! Rest assured, I will run m...
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Billy Lunn
The Subways
Pickup Used:
Supermassive 90Quote: "The Bare Knuckle sounds like the musical equivalent of a building falling down."
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Bobby Harrison
Cliff Richard, Brit Floyd
Pickups Used:
The Mule, Riff Raff, Apache Single Coil, Blackguard Tele® Series - Flat '50, Mississippi QueenQuote: "From Apaches in my Strats and Blackguards in my Teles, to Mules in my Les Pauls, Bare Knuckle pickups are the best thing I've ever done for my guitar...
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Fred Fairbrass
Right Said Fred
Pickup Used:
Blue Note 90Quote: "The Blue Note P90s in the Duesenberg and the vintage Jag pick-ups sound wonderful."
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Vicky Beeching
Pickup Used:
NailbombQuote: "Just wanted to say a massive THANK YOU for turning my Nailbomb pickups around so fast! They got here super quick, and I got them straight to my guita...
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Jet
The UK Subs
Pickup Used:
Supermassive 90Quote: "I am using the Bare Knuckle [P90] installed in my Gibson Les Paul Junior! The Supermassive 90 really screams when I play lead breaks."
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Harry Todd
Rat Boy
Pickups Used:
Black Dog, PiledriverQuote: "I've have nothing but good things to say about Bare Knuckle! The high output and brilliant clarity of the piledriver and black dog really pushes the ...
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Milton McDonald
Take That, ELO.
Pickups Used:
Abraxas, PAT Pend '63 Veneer BoardQuote: Milton has worked as a session musician for Take That and Jeff Lynne's ELO for many years, playing his BKPs.
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Jai Kaminoff
NIHILITY0
Pickups Used:
VHII, Cold Sweat, NantucketQuote: "The VHII is the best all-round pickup on the market, bar none. Its ability to go from low gain classic rock to crushing death metal tones and keep it...
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Hans Platz
Feuerschwanz
Pickups Used:
The Mule, Riff Raff, VHII, Holydiver, Nailbomb, Irish Tour Single CoilQuote: "The Bare Knuckles are the best pickups I ever had in my guitars - they growl like a lion and punch like a boxer but always remain articulate with a f...
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Jas Morris
Firekind
Pickups Used:
Emerald, Black Hawk, Rebel Yell, Mississippi QueenQuote: Jas Morris is a former UK Guitarist of The Year Winner and an official Seth Baccus Guitars artist. His band Firekind’s debut album “What I Have Found ...
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Chris Jones
Scarlet Rebels
Pickup Used:
Black DogQuote: "People ask me about my sound regularly saying: "your rig sounds incredible; what gear are you using?" I just say the same 3 things: a Marshall (JCM 8...
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Adam Getgood
Pickup Used:
PolymathQuote: "I couldn’t be happier with the Polymaths, they are truly a “Goldilocks” pickup set that I know will sound amazing in any style of guitar, and in any ...
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Neil Westfall
A Day To Remember
Pickup Used:
AftermathQuote: "The aftermath pick up was a no brainer for me. I only have one pick up in my signature model. This pick up does it all. It is massive yet tight and ...
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Adam De Micco
Lorna Shore
Pickup Used:
RagnarokQuote: "The Ragnaroks do everything that I need in a pickup. Generally everyone says something is versatile, yet this truly is. From playing heavy chugs that...
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James Phillips
Pickups Used:
The Juggernaut, SiloQuote: ''The best tone comes from the best pickups, and that is exactly what you get with BKP. The Juggernauts had me sold from day one and I knew I would ne...
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Kyle Sipress
The Devil Wears Prada
Pickups Used:
Black Hawk, Cobra T, ManhattanQuote: "I’ve been on a tone hunt for years and have gone through countless pickups. Blackhawks have been my number one choice in the studio and on stage with...
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Acle Kahney
Tesseract
Pickup Used:
Black HawkQuote: "I've been using Bareknuckle for over a decade now. The blackhawks are exactly what I want in my tone. Tight low end, articulate and plenty of bite."
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Aaron Marshall
Intervals
Quote: Intervals are a progressive metal band hailing from Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Aaron Marshall created it as a creative outlet for his own music. Amongs...
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Derya "Dez" Nagle
Good Tiger
Quote: "I have played BKPs for over 10 years and can't imagine my guitar sound without them. The level of clarity and response is unparalleled."
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Adam Christianson
Architects
Pickups Used:
Impulse, The Juggernaut, Nailbomb, BRUTE FORCE series humbuckerQuote: "Bare Knuckles are great because they have such an honest, organic quality. You get out of them what you put in, which is a quality I’ve always been d...
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John Browne
Monuments
Pickups Used:
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Tom Smith
The Acacia Strain
Pickup Used:
Black HawkQuote: "Between my time as a touring musician and producing/engineering records out of The Machine Shop/Graphic Nature Audio for a number of years, I've trie...
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Tomáš Raclavský
Modern Day Babylon
Pickups Used:
Painkiller, WarpigQuote: '' BKP is the secret and main ingredient of my guitar sound ''
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Ryan Siew
Polaris
Pickups Used:
The Juggernaut, RagnarokQuote: "Simply the best pickups I have ever played. The versatility of Juggernaut set allows me to pull a wide range of rich heavy tones whist maintaining cl...
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Tom Williams
Stray From The Path, Trade Wind
Pickups Used:
Stormy Monday, Impulse, Cold SweatQuote: "I used BKP all the way back to 2008, when we recorded our album "Make Your Own History" and ever since then, I was in love. It was a goal of mine to ...
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Brian Kingsland
Nile
Pickup Used:
WarpigQuote: "I received my Carillion guitar loaded with the BKP Warpigs. I love the sound of the pickups paired with the feel of the guitar. Definitely a winni...
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Olly Steele
Monuments
Pickups Used:
Aftermath, NailbombQuote: "I first got my first set of bare knuckle pickups ten years ago and I haven’t looked back since. The responsiveness, dynamics and clarity from clean t...
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James Monteith
Tesseract
Pickup Used:
AftermathQuote: "The Aftermath is the ultimate heavy riffing pick up; it's highly dynamic, articulate and aggressive, but also super tight and easy to control. Howeve...
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Matt Bellamy
Muse
Pickups Used:
Nailbomb, Mississippi QueenQuote: Matt Bellamy is known for playing guitars made by Exeter-based family-run company, Mansons. He uses a Manson/BKP MBK1 and MBK2 in his Manson signature...
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Claudio Sanchez
Coheed and Cambria
Pickups Used:
Miracle Man, NailbombQuote: "I use Bare Knuckle 'Nailbombs' in my Explorers because they are the perfect blend of punishing and dynamic. When I need the intensity of a high outpu...
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Ruud Jolie
Within Temptation
Pickup Used:
AftermathQuote: "I used the Aftermath pickup for the first time during the recordings of the upcoming Within Temptation album 'Hydra'. I'll make sure to have all the ...
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Jon Deiley
Northlane
Pickups Used:
Aftermath, PainkillerQuote: “I love the clarity, organic feel and openness of the Aftermaths, they are also very dry sounding which allows me to use a saturated tone in low tunin...
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Rohan Stevenson
I Built The Sky
Pickups Used:
Aftermath, Warpig, SiloQuote: "Bare Knuckle Pickups are my number 1 pickup choice. The Warpig bridge and Aftermath neck I'm using gives my guitars such a thick and monstrous tone, ...
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Leah Woodward
Aliases
Pickup Used:
NailbombQuote: "I wasn't aware there was anything other than BKPs that I would want to put in my guitars?! Amazing company to work with in every respect and will hav...
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Ihsahn
Emperor, Ihsahn
Pickup Used:
Cobra Single CoilQuote: "I got introduced to BKP via my relation to Aristides Instruments. These two passionate companies work closely together, and the short story is that I...
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Roman Ibramkhalilov
Jinjer
Pickup Used:
PainkillerQuote: Roman uses calibrated Painkiller sets in his OD guitars
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Mike Shinoda
Linkin Park
Pickups Used:
Abraxas, Brown SugarQuote: “We’ve used Bareknuckle pickups on our ‘The Hunting Party’ and ‘One More Light’ albums, which are stylistically very different. Our lead engineer, Et...
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Sammy Urwin
Employed To Serve
Pickup Used:
NailbombQuote: " I had been trying to find the right pickup for so long before discovering the Nailbomb. I had one fitted into the bridge on my Fender Jazzmaster rig...
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Rick Schneider
Polaris
Pickups Used:
Aftermath, The Juggernaut, RagnarokQuote: "I had my first experience with Bare Knuckle Pickups with the Aftermaths in 2013. I didn't stop there and in the years that followed I found the Jugge...
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Liam Fowler
Pridelands, Wither
Pickups Used:
Impulse, Aftermath, Painkiller, WarpigQuote: "I've been using Bareknuckle Pickups for about 6-7 years now and have never looked back. I've gone from Aftermaths, to Warpigs, Painkillers, and am c...
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Rhett Smith
Hardy
Quote: "I really appreciate the nice “woody” or Stratty attack the VHIIs provide. The neck has a nice fluid sound and response to it, and the bridge has a gr...
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Adam Holland
Valentine, Open Skyz, Steve Augeri Band
Pickups Used:
Holydiver, Cobra Single CoilQuote: "I was looking for a pickup that would give me clarity and warmth using high gain tones. The Holy diver is now my go to pickup. The Holy Diver sounds ...
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Christopher Slapnik
Eva Under Fire
Pickups Used:
Aftermath, Nailbomb, Irish Tour Single Coil, Blue NoteQuote: "I've been exclusively using Bareknuckle pickups for over a decade. You know what the first thing I do whenever I get a new guitar is? I rip the picku...
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Rob Lyberg
Eva Under Fire
Pickups Used:
Aftermath, NailbombQuote: “For years I was on a hunt for the right pickups for me. After trying several brands I finally discovered Bare Knuckle and never turned back. These pi...
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Joe Rowley
Insurgent
Pickup Used:
NailbombQuote: "My go-to pickup is the nailbomb. It delivers such a great level of power but it still has a unique crispness to it that I'm yet to hear elsewhere. Yo...
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Nathan Harlow
Burner
Pickup Used:
Miracle ManQuote: "This pickup does everything I need and more! The lows are absolutely monstrous but there’s still more than enough tightness and articulation, not so ...
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Senna Weeks
Senna Weeks
Pickups Used:
PAT Pend '63 Veneer Board, Irish Tour Single Coil, Piledriver, OLD GUARD series tele, TRUE GRIT series teleQuote: "Bare Knuckle Pickups are a massive part of my tone and have totally transformed my guitars. Four of my guitars feature BKPs and I would never be wit...
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Dylan Seidel
The Everyday Losers
Pickups Used:
The Mule, Abraxas, Cold Sweat, OLD GUARD series humbuckerQuote: “Bareknuckle pickups are the best pickups on the market, period! The mules are the best paf pickups I’ve ever heard.”
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Simon Grove
Producer, The Helix Nebula, Plini
Pickup Used:
SiloQuote: “The Silo humbuckers have opened up a whole world of new tones for my studio. I’ve never had so much versatility from a set of pickups with zero sonic...
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James Falck
BEAR
Pickups Used:
Black Hawk, Aftermath, The JuggernautQuote: “The clarity, versatility and overall sound that Bare Knuckle pickups offer is completely unparalleled. Couldn’t ask for anything more!”
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Zach Bedsaul
Saul
Pickup Used:
WarpigQuote: “The Warpig’s are exactly what I’ve been looking for in a pickup. Intricate, articulate with the blend of amazing high end and smooth lows. They have ...
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Connor Kaminski
Pickup Used:
PolymathQuote: "The Polymath pickups deliver on all fronts, sonically and aesthetically. From crystal clear clean to crushing riffs, these pickups can handle everyth...
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Tyler Cannon
Cowboy Troy
Pickups Used:
The Mule, RagnarokQuote: “I’ve searched for years to get what I really want out of pickups. I’m so glad I found Bareknuckle. Everything I wanted and more! The search is Over!”
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Paul Casas
Omnisium
Pickup Used:
Black HawkQuote: “The Blackhawk set is the only set I’ve played through that attacks precision riffs with a scalpel while voicing the low end chunk like a sledge hamme...
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Javier Sardinas
Acaedia
Pickup Used:
The JuggernautQuote: “Bare Knuckle pickups give me the clarity and punch I look for in a high-gain tone while at the same time being very diverse. One of my other favorite...
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David Bautista
Omnisium
Pickups Used:
Painkiller, NailbombQuote: "I was lucky to have been introduced to bare-knuckle pickups early into my playing and as such, they have always been an essential component of my app...
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Nick Cowan
Wyrmhaven
Pickups Used:
VHII, Cold Sweat, Nailbomb, Mississippi Queen, Ragnarok, SiloQuote: "Bare Knuckle has everything I've been looking for in a pickup. Modern aggressive tones, incredible string separation, dynamic, mean, and cuts through...
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Alan Cheung
Pickups Used:
Nailbomb, Silo, PolymathQuote: “I've been using Bare Knuckle Pickups for almost 7 years and I'm super happy with them! I love that their pickups sound clear, with great attack, and ...
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Sam Vallen
Caligula's Horse
Pickups Used:
The Juggernaut, Nailbomb, Trilogy Suite Single Coil, Country Boy, SiloQuote: "I've never enjoyed playing my guitars more than discovering Bare Knuckle. Regardless of the flavour of the given pickup, there is a sense that Bare K...
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Zachary Pishney
Like Moths To Flames
Pickup Used:
Black HawkQuote: "After getting a set of Black Hawks in my Fender Jazzmaster I instantly fell in love with the tone these pick ups provide. They hit hard with a hot & ...
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Tom Geldschläger
Fountainhead
Pickups Used:
Aftermath, Aristides CustomQuote: "I've been using BKP Aristides Customs and Aftermath pickups in my newest guitar with Aristides Instruments and that's a truly deadly combination. I'v...
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Mitchell Black
Suspyria
Pickups Used:
Aftermath, RagnarokQuote: "Bareknuckle was an instant game changer, It’s everything I need in a pickup from playing heavy riffs and shredding solos the Aftermath and Ragnaroks ...
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Ofer Holan
Pickups Used:
Black Hawk, Cold Sweat, Holydiver, Nailbomb, Cobra Single CoilQuote: "As a tone chaser, Bare Knuckle's wide variety of pickups have always managed to fulfill every one of my wildest tone desires. From their helpful and...
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Sanjay Kumar
Foi, The Raghu Dixit Project
Pickups Used:
Aristides Custom, PolymathQuote: "BKP has ended the tone hunt rabbit hole for me. I've searched for a pickup set that brings clarity, definition, richness and power and I'm stunned ho...
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Andy Wallet
Out Of My Eyes
Pickup Used:
The JuggernautQuote: "The clarity and the unforgiving side of this pickup made me a better guitar player"
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LVT
Out Of My Eyes
Pickup Used:
The JuggernautQuote: "Power and precision, that's the only two things I want to perfect my playing. The juggernaut is an incredible pickup"
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MattyyyM
YouTuber
Pickups Used:
VHII, Irish Tour Single Coil, SiloQuote: “I’ve started using Bareknuckle Pickups with the VHII/Irish Tours and the Silo 7 sets. It’s to no surprise that the guitars with these installed are t...
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Yohai Portal
In The End
Pickups Used:
The Mule, Riff Raff, The Juggernaut, PAT Pend '63 Veneer Board, Irish Tour Single Coil, YardbirdQuote: “Ever since I installed my first Bare Knuckle Mule set on my Les Paul, I have never looked back. Whether it’s for my Strats, Tele or Les Pauls... My g...
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Fabian Verweij
Legion Of The Damned, Disquiet
Pickups Used:
Aftermath, Painkiller, NailbombQuote: "What I love the most is the intense pick attack, clarity and modern voicing. I am a tone seeker. I have tried many brands out there but absolutely n...
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Luca Magri
Dreamshade
Pickup Used:
AftermathQuote: "Aftermath in a band like DREAMSHADE gives me the right amount of control, clarity and power i need for heavy riffing and a fantastic single coil vibe...
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Nicolas Exposito
LANDMVRKS
Pickups Used:
Painkiller, Stockholm 90Quote: "Bareknuckle pickups are the most defined and precise we’ve ever used, at the beginning we were looking for the most aggressive humbucker there is, an...
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Paul Cordebard
LANDMVRKS
Pickup Used:
PainkillerQuote: "Bareknuckle pickups are the most defined and precise we’ve ever used, at the beginning we were looking for the most aggressive humbucker there is, an...
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Kalan Blehm
Attila
Pickup Used:
AftermathQuote: “If you’re looking for a massive slap you in the mouth guitar tone then the Aftermath is what you’re after. I myself generally play with a heavy hand ...
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Dan McNally
Pickups Used:
Cold Sweat, The Juggernaut, NailbombQuote: “Pickup choice is a vital decision that goes into achieving an amazing tone. I need something that can be menacingly aggressive, yet remain crystal cl...
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Jackel Pun
Pickups Used:
Cold Sweat, Painkiller, The Juggernaut, The Sinner Single CoilQuote: "I have been using Bare Knuckle for such a long long time, I just love how it sounds clean and clear, and their pickups are just super versatile!"
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Ehsan Imani
Pickups Used:
Black Hawk, The JuggernautQuote: "The unique sound of my Bare Knuckle pickups are a constant inspiration for me to create new music! The tone and dynamics are very organic, musical an...
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Aria Naziri
Electroqute
Pickup Used:
The JuggernautQuote: "This is just the sound I was looking for! Absolutely perfect. Amazing clarity, articulate dynamics and aggressive at the same time. To summarise it'l...
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Zack Davis
Emmure, God of Nothing, Signs of Suffering
Pickups Used:
Black Hawk, Painkiller, Custom 9 StringQuote: “Bare Knuckle Pickups give me the quality, Clarity and brutality I need for the style of music I play. I’ve tried about every set of active and passiv...
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Oz Vilesov
Faemine
Pickups Used:
Aftermath, Silo, UnityQuote: "Bare Knuckle Pickups allow me to express myself from the most crystalline cleans to the most brutal heavy riffs, always with immense detail, a clarit...
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Mário Lopes
Faemine
Pickups Used:
Cold Sweat, NailbombQuote: "With Bare Knuckle I found the balance I was looking for in a pickup, very versatile and dynamic. With a lot of power."
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Merel Bechtold
Dear Mother
Pickups Used:
The Juggernaut, RagnarokQuote: "I’ve been extremely happy with the character and grit of the Juggernaut and Ragnarok pickups. The Ragnaroks are very aggressive and dirty pickups and...
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Luke Caley
Press To Meco
Pickups Used:
Warpig, Mississippi QueenQuote: "I've been using Bare Knuckle Pickups for over a decade now. I'm still yet to find a pickup that responds and articulates every tiny detail I put into...
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Ben Azar
Steroid Puppets, Yossi Sassi, Marty Friedman
Pickups Used:
Riff Raff, Black Hawk, Holydiver, The Mother's Milk Single Coil, Cobra Single CoilQuote: "These pickups really help me deliver my music the best way possible. From warm crisp tones to metal to screaming soloing with tons of sustain and art...
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Andy Sneap
Judas Priest
Pickups Used:
Riff Raff, The Sinner Single CoilQuote: “Loving the Sinner and Riff Raffs from Bare Knuckle. A single coil with fantastic mids and a set of humbuckers which suited my older Gibson brilliantl...
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Hovak Alaverdyan
Octavision
Pickup Used:
Black HawkQuote: “The type of dynamics, clarity and definition I get from the BK pickups is what I couldn’t find anywhere else. The pickups react to my playing so nat...
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Jake Crawford
Press To Meco
Pickups Used:
J Bass - '60 PE, P Bass - '58 Split Coil PQuote: “The J Bass - '60 PE and the P Bass - '58 Split Coil P make the perfect mixture of rumble and clang for Press to MECO. Having the option to go between...
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Jason Melidonie
Cytotoxin
Pickup Used:
AftermathQuote: "My Bare Knuckle Aftermaths deliver a well-balanced, aggressive tone with a tight yet pronounced low end perfectly suited for precise metal rhythm pla...
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Ulrich Schadeck
FOWV
Pickup Used:
PAT Pend '63 Veneer Board, TRUE GRIT series stratQuote: "I installed a set of BKP True grit and it brought back my stratocaster guitar to life. Not only did it solve all the precedent issues but it turned o...
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Matt Reynolds
Haggard Cat
Pickups Used:
Warpig, Mississippi QueenQuote: "I swear there must be some amount of witchcraft that goes into each wind of a Bare Knuckle pickup. To be able to create an enormous wall-of-sound tha...
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Jean-Marc Perc
The Last Cell
Pickup Used:
The JuggernautQuote: "The Bare Knuckle Juggernaut pickups react to the players feeling so well without compromising the ability to sound "huge". The amount of control over...
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Santiago Hernandez
Dead Relic, Magec, AltHero
Pickups Used:
Aftermath, WarpigQuote: "The versatility that these pickups give you is something unparalleled, it's as if in your hands you had the strength of a dinosaur and the tranquilit...
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Ben Casabianca
Dead Relic, AltHero, Solo Artist
Pickup Used:
AftermathQuote: "The Aftermath pickups give me the sound I've had in my mind but never quite nailed before, until now. Excellent attack & clarity with low-tuned riffs...
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Luis De Sousa Vieira
Magec, Dead Relic
Pickup Used:
AftermathQuote: "BKP is an important part of creating my own sound, the versatility and dynamic range is fundamental to my sound, especially in low tones. It's tight ...
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Shawn McGhee
Violent New Breed
Pickups Used:
Aftermath, 'Pig 90Quote: "There is nothing better to me than picking up my guitar, and knowing that I’m dangerous. Imagine a freight train slamming into a nuclear reactor….Tha...
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Cody Hughes
Fight Like Sin
Pickups Used:
Aftermath, The JuggernautQuote: "BKP are the only pickups I want in my guitars. “Passive but massive” is what I heard about BKP when I first started playing them and that statement d...
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Adrian Martinot
Disconnected
Pickup Used:
The JuggernautQuote: "I have to say, the sound of my PRS with the Juggernaut set literally blow my mind !! I'm very stoked !! It's the best pickups I've ever had so far!!"
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Ethan McCann
Thornhill
Pickup Used:
ImpulseQuote: “ I’ve used Bare Knuckle Pickups ever since Thornhill’s first show. I’ve tried 3 or 4 sets and loved them all however the Impulse has been my go-to. G...
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Topaz Pappassavas
Roseview
Pickups Used:
Black Hawk, Cobra Single CoilQuote: “The moment I started playing with Bare Knuckle Pickups is the same moment I realized these truly are carefully crafted to perfection and deliver. I’m...
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Ryan Schutte
Pound
Pickup Used:
Custom 9 StringQuote: "My custom 9 string pickups have been serious game changers. Playing an atypical instrument through an irregular rig in a two piece band where I do th...
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Mike Dyson
Arkdown
Pickup Used:
AftermathQuote: "Bare knuckle aftermath pickups have such a clear and crisp tone, which are essential for producing the contemporary metal sound I strive for!"
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Danny Reeves
Lock & Key
Pickup Used:
Black HawkQuote: "I simply whack one Bare Knuckle in the bridge and I get the rawest and heaviest tone I could ever want. Once you go Bare Knuckle, you'll never play a...
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Benjamin Gleason
Source
Pickup Used:
EmeraldQuote: "I put a set of Bare Knuckle Emeralds in my PRS Custom 24 and they made a huge difference! The pickups are super clear with a great vintage sound. The...
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Nouri Yetgin
Distant
Pickup Used:
AftermathQuote: "I’ve been tone chasing for years and when I came across the Bareknuckle Aftermaths I was sold! It shreds and rips the world apart, especially in our ...
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Vladimir Golic
Distant
Pickup Used:
AftermathQuote: "As soon as I played the first note I was hooked and never looked back, the incredible amount of clarity while maintaining brutality just got me hooke...
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Eise Smit
Distant
Pickup Used:
RagnarokQuote: "These pickups are the foundation of my tone and are the absolute best there is when it comes to brutality, clarity and definition in our low tunings....
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Jacob Bunton
Adler, Lynam
Pickups Used:
Holydiver, The Sinner Single CoilQuote: "Bare Knuckle pickups are absolutely the best sounding pickups I've ever played! They are extremely tight and versatile. The highs are crystal clear, ...
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Martyn Evans
Bleed From Within
Pickup Used:
Black HawkQuote: "I used active pickups for a long time. I never thought anything else would ever top it. Then I heard the Blackhawks..."
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Craig Gowans
Bleed From Within
Pickup Used:
AftermathQuote: "Bare Knuckles are so clear and dynamic and really bring out the intensity of your playing. They also help to get the best tone out of your guitar and...
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Stefano Rossi
Bloodtruth
Pickup Used:
WarpigQuote: "After 20 years I finally found the best pickup for my instruments: Bare Knuckle ceramic "camo" WARPIG! It has an incredibly powerful and aggressive s...
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Felipe Roa
Acaro
Pickups Used:
Aftermath, PainkillerQuote: "Painkillers: I couldn't think of better fit when it comes to mahogany, and the tight, strong mids yet very warm response of Painkillers. This is by f...
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Dominique Leurquin
Rhapsody
Pickups Used:
Cold Sweat, NailbombQuote: "Punch, definition, organic tone...I could easily continue the list. Both the Nailbomb and Cold Sweat give me an incomparable pleasure to play. The be...
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Ivo Henzi
Eluvietie
Pickups Used:
Black Hawk, Warpig, NailbombQuote: "The low-end tightness and incredible clarity are amazing with these pickups, while still having a lot of output and an incredible tone. They just hav...
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Erik Sprooten
Ancient Rites, Inquisitor
Pickups Used:
Crawler, StockholmQuote: "For me, the Crawler pickups are perfect for both Metal and Classic Rock."
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Stefan Helleblad
Within Temptation
Pickup Used:
PainkillerQuote: "They arrived and are installed and sound awesome."
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Yossi Sassi
Pickup Used:
Rebel YellQuote: "As an explorer of sound who merges multiple cultures and genres, I've changed pickups a few times on my guitars, 'till I ended up with BK few years a...
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Scott Hutchison
Frightened Rabbit
Pickup Used:
The MuleQuote: "The Bare Knuckle Mules bring just the right amount of filth to our Telecasters. These pickups can turn any guitar into a dynamic, responsive instrume...
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Billy Kennedy
Frightened Rabbit
Pickup Used:
The MuleQuote: "After fitting my Tele with Bare Knuckles 5 years ago there's been no turning back. The Bare Knuckle Mules are aggressive, loud and very responsive to...
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Joey Z
Life of Agony, Zire's War
Pickup Used:
AftermathQuote: "These pick-ups are killer... so tight, yet so huge; perfect for the 87' Les Paul that they will forever live in. I described to you the sound I was l...
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Aaron Aedy
Paradise Lost
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AftermathQuote: Aaron from Paradise Lost has been a BKP fan for a while now, and says: "All the rhythms were recorded exclusively with my stunning Aftermath loaded M...
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Rutger van Noordenburg
Pestilence, Bleeding Gods, Shinigami, Alterizer
Pickups Used:
The Mule, The Juggernaut, Warpig, Nailbomb, RagnarokQuote: Rutger is based in the Netherlands, playing in bands Pestilence, Shinigami, Bleeding Gods and Alterizer. He plays many genres, from classical music al...
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Chris Pritchard
Blood Youth
Pickups Used:
Black Hawk, PainkillerQuote: "As expected, they sound completely insane. In a good way! I'm in love with the radiator grill. Looks and sounds amazing! I have never had such awesom...
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Kun
Killus
Pickups Used:
Black Hawk, Aftermath, PainkillerQuote: "I really love Bare Knuckle Pickups, their organics, dynamic, with clear harmonics. I use them in all my guitars. The most balanced metal pickups!"
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Joaquin Ardiles
Good Tiger
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Fernando Lima
Kitsune Art
Pickups Used:
Cold Sweat, Aftermath, The Juggernaut, Holydiver, Cobra Single CoilQuote: “Finally I can say I have found the perfect balance in my tone; powerful distortion without sacrificing a good clean tone. Versatility is all I needed...
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Jose Carlos Prieto
Kitsune Art
Pickups Used:
Black Hawk, AftermathQuote: "Bare Knuckle will make you completely change respect to the guitar pickup's sound. Simply amazing"
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Mark Briody
Jag Panzer
Pickups Used:
The Mule, Rebel Yell, Aftermath, PainkillerQuote: "When I got my first set of Bare Knuckle Pickups I was able to A/B the tone with one of my other guitars. The difference was remarkable. I had more ...
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Jakub Tirco
Jakub Tirco
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NailbombQuote: "[My] Nailbombs feel so much more comfortable and intuitive than anything I've ever tried. I literally look forward to playing like a kid again! Clean...
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Ken Sorceron
The Faceless, Abigail Williams
Pickup Used:
AftermathQuote: "The pickups arrived and they f*cking rule."
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Luke Genders
Wild Lies
Pickups Used:
Aftermath, NailbombQuote: "Bare Knuckle Pickups have become the staple of my tone; guaranteed clarity and uncompromised bottom end aid me to supply the riff heavy onslaught tha...
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Samantha Bennett
Glitoris
Pickup Used:
PainkillerQuote: "The Bareknuckles Painkiller is integral to my guitar sound - and vital to Glitoris’ sonic identity. When I need the upper mid-range cut on my riff an...
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Kenji A. Koch
Arktis
Pickups Used:
Black Hawk, Impulse, PainkillerQuote: "I love to upgrade my guitars with Bare Knuckles because you can reveal the true sound of the guitar. My Ibanez Custom Strat sounds very big and chunk...
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Fabian Flasbarth
Arktis
Pickup Used:
PainkillerQuote: "I loaded up my guitar with painkillers and was stunned. Chilling tone but super strong mids and a freezing sustain."
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Chris Kelly
Galactic Empire
Pickups Used:
Cold Sweat, NailbombQuote: "Nothing cuts through a mix like a set of Bare Knuckles. The Nailbomb/Cold Sweat combo was what finally gave me everything I was looking for as a play...
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Chris Brown
Darko
Pickups Used:
Nailbomb, 'Pig 90Quote: "My Bare Knuckles are absolutely killer!! The 'Pig 90 is so brutal with tonnes of clarity and the Nailbomb has perfect balance, smooth for lead tones ...
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Luis Tárraga
Hamlet
Pickup Used:
WarpigQuote: "I use Warpigs because I need gain, power, punch and clarity and these pickups really did this to my sound. I'm very happy with my sound now and a lot...
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Sean Webster
Sean Webster Band
Pickup Used:
Nailbomb -
Vin Isma
NIHILITY0
Pickups Used:
Piledriver, Cobra TQuote: "The classic 'Tele twang' mixed with buttery smoothness and that extra hot sauce for when you need to turn the gain up. Through distortion it gives me...
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Ryan Sebastian Balfour
Maverick
Pickups Used:
Miracle Man, Trilogy Suite Single CoilQuote: "I have been using the Miracle Man and Trilogy Suites in my Jackson SL1 for over 2 years now. I have been around most of the big brands, and I have no...
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Adam Roffey
Press to MECO
Pickup Used:
J Bass - '60 PEQuote: "Back before Luke and myself joined a band together we used to play in other bands. I always remember his guitar sounding very clear and chordal with ...
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Paul Visser
Black Orchid Empire
Pickups Used:
VHII, Cold Sweat, Aftermath, Holydiver, RagnarokQuote: "Bare Knuckle make the only pickups I've found that let me achieve the tone I have in my head - big, aggressive, punchy but still organic and real fee...
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Enik Lin
FYKE
Pickup Used:
The JuggernautQuote: "I'm absolutely in love with my set of Juggernaut Pickups. I have them installed in my Fender Telecaster and I couldn't be happier with the amount of ...
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Sparxx
Saints of Sin
Pickups Used:
Painkiller, HolydiverQuote: ''I'm on the road constantly, playing a whole variety of venues from your average pub gig to large outdoor festivals and everything in between. Having...
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Sophie Burrell
Saints of Sin
Pickup Used:
HolydiverQuote: "Bare Knuckle pickups are vital to my sound both personally, and within my band! They've got the punchy, aggressive attitude that I need. Though they ...
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Gunnar DüGrey
Vicious Rumors, Chronological Injustice
Pickup Used:
The JuggernautQuote: "These pickup somehow manage to sound brutal one moment and beautiful the next. I can't believe the tone I now get for both my 7 and 8 string guitars!...
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Arturo Kani
Our Days in Oblivion
Pickups Used:
Warpig, The Sinner Single CoilQuote: "The Sinner Single Coils are the best single pickups that I've used. In the clean channel is as if you had the best acoustic guitar in the market and ...
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Frank Gómez
Our Days in Oblivion
Pickup Used:
P Bass - '65 Split Coil PQuote: "I like them because they have a very round and classic sound with the powerful, bright and volume that is characteristic in Bare Knuckle Pickups."
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Micky Crystal
Tygers of Pan Tang
Pickup Used:
Trilogy Suite Single CoilQuote: "I use Bare Knuckle Pickups in all my guitars, from the studio and practise room to the stage. I'm using Trilogy Suites for the upcoming Marco Mendoza...
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Vinicius Cunha
The Voynich Code
Pickup Used:
AftermathQuote: "I've been using Bare Knuckle Pickups for almost 4 years and I'm super satisfied. The clarity, the attack and picking response is amazing. I'm honoure...
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André Afonso
The Voynich Code
Pickups Used:
The Juggernaut, NailbombQuote: "Since I discovered Bare Knuckle Pickups, I've never looked back...The thing that pops out first are the dynamics and clarity. I tried several models ...
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Charles Caswell
Berried Alive
Pickup Used:
AftermathQuote: "Bare Knuckle Aftermaths handle a wide variety of techniques as well as styles of music. They can sound as aggressive or as beautiful as you want. I h...
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John Verity
John Verity Band
Pickup Used:
Trilogy Suite Single CoilQuote: "It's the definition/ clarity that I love. I like to use my volume control, not pedals to create dynamics and my BKP pickups give me the tone I need a...
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Davey Langford
This Is Turin
Pickups Used:
Black Hawk, Nailbomb, PiledriverQuote: "Coming from an active pickups background I always struggled with their tendency to have a sterile and uniform tone. I found Bare Knuckle Pickups thro...
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Steven Jones
From Sorrow to Serenity/Bleed From Within
Pickups Used:
Black Hawk, The JuggernautQuote: ''Bare Knuckle Pickups are the core of my tone. Since moving over from Seymour Duncan, my guitars sound more responsive and dynamic, whilst retaining ...
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Jesse Zuretti
Binary Code
Pickups Used:
The Juggernaut, Slow Hand Single CoilQuote: "HSS are pretty uncommon in the 7 string world; the Slow Hand Single Coils + Juggernaut Humbucker in my main guitar made it The Swiss-Army Knife of to...
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Joel Sastry
Selfmachine / Session Artist
Pickup Used:
The JuggernautQuote: " The Bare Knuckles are so organic sounding with a great build quality, I chose the Juggernauts and I am amazed, how clear these pickups sound. Being ...
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Jamie Slays
Jamie Slays
Pickups Used:
Cold Sweat, Aftermath, Warpig, RagnarokQuote: “Bare Knuckle Pickups are the best pickups I have ever had the pleasure of playing. I’ve never found such a high output passive pickup until now!”
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Jord Otto
VUUR / My Propane
Pickup Used:
AftermathQuote: "First time I got to test and play bareknuckles was in the studio and I was sold immediately. Ended up recording the entire album with them as the bas...
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Jacob Devinder
Abandoned By Bears
Pickups Used:
Black Hawk, The Juggernaut, NailbombQuote: "This pickup (The Black Hawk) is an absolute monster while playing tight riffs on a dirty channel and it responds so well with the palm muting of my h...
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Ashley Currie
Sworn Amongst
Pickups Used:
Aftermath, NailbombQuote: " I have used Bareknuckle pickups for most of my musical career, they are the signature sound to my tone."
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Jesse Cole
VRSTY
Pickups Used:
The Juggernaut, RagnarokQuote: “ After tone searching for a long time, discovering BKP was a blessing. I’ve never had such an aggressive tone capable of equally beautiful cleans. No...
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Chris Gustavsson
Bleeding Utopia
Pickups Used:
Cold Sweat, WarpigQuote: "When I tried Fluff's BKP equipped guitar I was flabbergasted; I had to get a set of these pickups myself! And since then nothing else has sounded qui...
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Craig Radford
Jonestown
Pickup Used:
RagnarokQuote: "I couldn't believe how much of a difference they made to my overall tone so when I had my recent custom build made by Dennison Guitars I just knew I ...
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Alex Freeman
Acres
Pickup Used:
Black HawkQuote: “Ever since I started using a Black Hawk in my main guitar I haven’t looked back. It’s clear yet aggressive, super dynamic and makes playing live feel...
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James Matthews
Ursus
Pickups Used:
The Mule, Cobra T, Blue Note 90, RagnarokQuote: “Bareknuckle Pickups are simply the best pickups on the market. I’ve never found anything else that provides me with the clarity and transparency of B...
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Aurélien Jacob
Protogonos
Pickups Used:
The Mule, Aftermath, NailbombQuote: "As far I can remember, maybe for 15 years now, I’ve putting a set of Bare Knuckle pickups in all my guitars, doing all the tests and comparing them...
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Misha Mansoor
Periphery
Pickups Used:
The Juggernaut, RagnarokQuote: Misha Mansoor's signature pickup is the bestselling Juggernaut: "The Bare Knuckle Juggernaut encapsulates everything that I look for in a pickup in a...
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Rabea Massaad
Frogleap, The Totemist
Pickups Used:
Warpig, Silo, Triptych Single CoilQuote: "I need a pickup with the ability to create glassy, ambient leads and warm, clear chord tones. Equally I need it to sound crushingly heavy and aggress...
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Steve Stevens
Billy Idol, Vince Neil, Michael Jackson
Pickup Used:
Rebel YellQuote: Steve Stevens' signature pickup is the Rebel Yell: "The Rebel Yell just growls with an even harmonic richness that I never hear in other pickups. It'...
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Josh Smith
Northlane
Pickups Used:
Emerald, Impulse, Rebel Yell, Cold Sweat, Aftermath, Painkiller, NailbombQuote: Josh Smith's signature pickup is the Impulse: "The thing about the Impulse set that I like the most is that they're real players pickups and although...
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Geoff Whitehorn
Backstreet Crawler, Elkie Brooks, Bad Company, Paul Rodgers, Procol Harum
Pickup Used:
CrawlerQuote: Geoff's signature pickup, the Crawler, was the first signature model that Bare Knuckle made. Geoff and Tim worked together to create a pickup which Ge...
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Johnny Marr
The Smiths, The Cribs, Modest Mouse
Quote: "Tim's as good as anyone I've come across, he's able to understand what you're trying to say in terms of sound. I'd be saying things such as, "the cla...
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