Neil Westfall

A Day To Remember

Pickup Used:
Aftermath

Quote: "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:
Ragnarok

Quote: "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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Kyle Sipress

The Devil Wears Prada

Pickups Used:
Black Hawk, Cobra T, Manhattan

Quote: "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 Hawk

Quote: "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."

Aaron Marshall

Intervals

Pickups Used:
VHII, Nailbomb

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

Pickups Used:
VHII, Holydiver

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."

Adam Christianson

Architects

Pickups Used:
Impulse, The Juggernaut, Nailbomb, BRUTE FORCE series humbucker

Quote: "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:
Cold Sweat, Nailbomb

Tom Smith

The Acacia Strain

Pickup Used:
Black Hawk

Quote: "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, Warpig

Quote: '' BKP is the secret and main ingredient of my guitar sound ''

Ryan Siew

Polaris

Pickups Used:
The Juggernaut, Ragnarok

Quote: "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 Sweat

Quote: "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:
Warpig

Quote: "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, Nailbomb

Quote: "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:
Aftermath

Quote: "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 Queen

Quote: 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, Nailbomb

Quote: "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:
Aftermath

Quote: "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, Painkiller

Quote: “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, Silo

Quote: "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:
Nailbomb

Quote: "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 Coil

Quote: "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:
Painkiller

Quote: Roman uses calibrated Painkiller sets in his OD guitars

Mike Shinoda

Linkin Park

Pickups Used:
Abraxas, Brown Sugar

Quote: “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:
Nailbomb

Quote: " 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, Ragnarok

Quote: "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, Warpig

Quote: "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

Pickups Used:
VHII, Silo

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 Coil

Quote: "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 Note

Quote: "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, Nailbomb

Quote: “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:
Nailbomb

Quote: "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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Senna Weeks

Senna Weeks

Pickups Used:
PAT Pend '63 Veneer Board, Irish Tour Single Coil, Piledriver, OLD GUARD series tele, TRUE GRIT series tele

Quote: "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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James Phillips

Pickups Used:
The Juggernaut, Silo

Quote: ''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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Dylan Seidel

The Everyday Losers

Pickups Used:
The Mule, Abraxas, Cold Sweat, OLD GUARD series humbucker

Quote: “Bareknuckle pickups are the best pickups on the market, period! The mules are the best paf pickups I’ve ever heard.”

Simon Grove

Producer, The Helix Nebula, Plini

Pickup Used:
Silo

Quote: “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 Juggernaut

Quote: “The clarity, versatility and overall sound that Bare Knuckle pickups offer is completely unparalleled. Couldn’t ask for anything more!”

Zach Bedsaul

Saul

Pickup Used:
Warpig

Quote: “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:
Polymath

Quote: "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, Ragnarok

Quote: “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!”

Paul Casas

Omnisium

Pickup Used:
Black Hawk

Quote: “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 Juggernaut

Quote: “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, Nailbomb

Quote: "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, Silo

Quote: "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, Polymath

Quote: “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, Silo

Quote: "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 Hawk

Quote: "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 Custom

Quote: "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, Ragnarok

Quote: "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 Coil

Quote: "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, Polymath

Quote: "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 Juggernaut

Quote: "The clarity and the unforgiving side of this pickup made me a better guitar player"

LVT

Out Of My Eyes

Pickup Used:
The Juggernaut

Quote: "Power and precision, that's the only two things I want to perfect my playing. The juggernaut is an incredible pickup"

MattyyyM

YouTuber

Pickups Used:
VHII, Irish Tour Single Coil, Silo

Quote: “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, Yardbird

Quote: “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, Nailbomb

Quote: "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:
Aftermath

Quote: "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 90

Quote: "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:
Painkiller

Quote: "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:
Aftermath

Quote: “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, Nailbomb

Quote: “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 Coil

Quote: "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!"

Ehsan Imani

Pickups Used:
Black Hawk, The Juggernaut

Quote: "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 Juggernaut

Quote: "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 String

Quote: “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

Vëlla

Pickup Used:
Aftermath

Quote: "The Aftermath was an easy choice for me. It's powerful, tight, and accurate. And I love its versatility because it can handle anything thrown its way...

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Mário Lopes

Vëlla

Pickups Used:
Cold Sweat, Nailbomb

Quote: "With Bare Knuckle I found the balance I was looking for in a pickup, very versatile and dynamic. With a lot of power."

Merel Bechtold

Dear Mother

Pickups Used:
The Juggernaut, Ragnarok

Quote: "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 Queen

Quote: "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 Coil

Quote: "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 Coil

Quote: “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 Hawk

Quote: “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 P

Quote: “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:
Aftermath

Quote: "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

TRUE GRIT series strat

Quote: "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 Queen

Quote: "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 Juggernaut

Quote: "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, Warpig

Quote: "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:
Aftermath

Quote: "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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Shawn McGhee

Violent New Breed

Pickups Used:
Aftermath, 'Pig 90

Quote: "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 Juggernaut

Quote: "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 Juggernaut

Quote: "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!!"

Ethan McCann

Thornhill

Pickup Used:
Impulse

Quote: “ 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 Coil

Quote: “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 String

Quote: "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:
Aftermath

Quote: "Bare knuckle aftermath pickups have such a clear and crisp tone, which are essential for producing the contemporary metal sound I strive for!"

Danny Reeves

Lock & Key

Pickup Used:
Black Hawk

Quote: "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:
Emerald

Quote: "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:
Aftermath

Quote: "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:
Aftermath

Quote: "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:
Ragnarok

Quote: "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 Coil

Quote: "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 Hawk

Quote: "I used active pickups for a long time. I never thought anything else would ever top it. Then I heard the Blackhawks..."

Craig Gowans

Bleed From Within

Pickup Used:
Aftermath

Quote: "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:
Warpig

Quote: "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, Painkiller

Quote: "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, Nailbomb

Quote: "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, Nailbomb

Quote: "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, Stockholm

Quote: "For me, the Crawler pickups are perfect for both Metal and Classic Rock."

Stefan Helleblad

Within Temptation

Pickup Used:
Painkiller

Quote: "They arrived and are installed and sound awesome."

Yossi Sassi

Pickup Used:
Rebel Yell

Quote: "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 Mule

Quote: "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 Mule

Quote: "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:
Aftermath

Quote: "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:
Aftermath

Quote: 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, Ragnarok

Quote: 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, Painkiller

Quote: "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, Painkiller

Quote: "I really love Bare Knuckle Pickups, their organics, dynamic, with clear harmonics. I use them in all my guitars. The most balanced metal pickups!"

Joaquin Ardiles

Good Tiger

Pickups Used:
Cold Sweat, Painkiller

Fernando Lima

Kitsune Art

Pickups Used:
Cold Sweat, Aftermath, The Juggernaut, Holydiver, Cobra Single Coil

Quote: “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, Aftermath

Quote: "Bare Knuckle will make you completely change respect to the guitar pickup's sound. Simply amazing"

Mark Briody

Jag Panzer

Pickups Used:
The Mule, Rebel Yell, Aftermath, Painkiller

Quote: "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

Pickup Used:
Nailbomb

Quote: "[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:
Aftermath

Quote: "The pickups arrived and they f*cking rule."

Luke Genders

Wild Lies

Pickups Used:
Aftermath, Nailbomb

Quote: "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:
Painkiller

Quote: "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, Painkiller

Quote: "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:
Painkiller

Quote: "I loaded up my guitar with painkillers and was stunned. Chilling tone but super strong mids and a freezing sustain."

Chris Kelly

Galactic Empire

Pickups Used:
Cold Sweat, Nailbomb

Quote: "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 90

Quote: "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:
Warpig

Quote: "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 T

Quote: "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 Coil

Quote: "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 PE

Quote: "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, Ragnarok

Quote: "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 Juggernaut

Quote: "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, Holydiver

Quote: ''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:
Holydiver

Quote: "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 Juggernaut

Quote: "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 Coil

Quote: "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 P

Quote: "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."

Micky Crystal

Tygers of Pan Tang

Pickup Used:
Trilogy Suite Single Coil

Quote: "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:
Aftermath

Quote: "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, Nailbomb

Quote: "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:
Aftermath

Quote: "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 Coil

Quote: "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, Piledriver

Quote: "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 Juggernaut

Quote: ''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 Coil

Quote: "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 Juggernaut

Quote: " 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, Ragnarok

Quote: “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!”

Jord Otto

VUUR / My Propane

Pickup Used:
Aftermath

Quote: "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, Nailbomb

Quote: "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, Nailbomb

Quote: " I have used Bareknuckle pickups for most of my musical career, they are the signature sound to my tone."

Jesse Cole

VRSTY

Pickups Used:
The Juggernaut, Ragnarok

Quote: “ 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, Warpig

Quote: "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:
Ragnarok

Quote: "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 Hawk

Quote: “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, Ragnarok

Quote: “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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