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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, Ragnarok

    Quote: 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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  • Steve Stevens
    Billy Idol, Vince Neil, Michael Jackson

    Pickup Used:
    Rebel Yell

    Quote: 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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  • Rabea Massaad
    Toska, Dorje, Frogleap

    Pickups Used:
    Aftermath, Crawler, Warpig, Silo

    Quote: "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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  • 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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  • Josh Smith
    Northlane

    Pickups Used:
    Emerald, Impulse, Rebel Yell, Cold Sweat, Aftermath, Painkiller, Nailbomb

    Quote: 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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  • 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 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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  • Simon McBride
    Solo Artist, Don Airey, Ian Gillan, Snakecharmer

    Pickups Used:
    Abraxas, Aftermath, PAT Pend '63 Veneer Board

    Quote: '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, 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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  • Geoff Whitehorn
    Backstreet Crawler, Elkie Brooks, Bad Company, Paul Rodgers, Procol Harum

    Pickup Used:
    Crawler

    Quote: 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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  • 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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  • 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 Blues

    Quote: "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."

  • 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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  • Sam Coulson
    Asia

    Pickups Used:
    VHII, Abraxas, Holydiver, Nailbomb, Cobra Single Coil

    Quote: "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:
    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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  • Dave Barbee
    U.S. Bombs

    Pickup Used:
    The Mule

    Quote: "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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  • Senna Weeks
    Senna Weeks

    Pickups Used:
    PAT Pend '63 Veneer Board, Irish Tour Single Coil, Piledriver

    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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  • Laurence Jones

    Pickup Used:
    PAT Pend '63 Veneer Board

    Quote: “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 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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  • Kris Barras
    Kris Barras Band

    Pickups Used:
    Stormy Monday, Riff Raff, Cobra Single Coil

  • 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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  • Quentin Roelandt
    Izzy Thomas

    Pickups Used:
    The Mule, Trilogy Suite Single Coil

    Quote: “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 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • Andrew Stanton
    Disciple

    Pickup Used:
    Aftermath

    Quote: “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 p90

    Quote: 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 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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  • Dan Stevens
    Inglorious

    Pickups Used:
    Black Dog, Emerald, Nailbomb

    Quote: "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 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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  • 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 Coil

    Quote: "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 Coil

    Quote: "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 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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  • Brian Molko
    Placebo

    Pickup Used:
    Riff Raff

    Quote: 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 Coil

    Quote: "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 Queen

    Quote: "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 Board

    Quote: "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 90

    Quote: "The Bare Knuckle sounds like the musical equivalent of a building falling down."

  • 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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  • Bobby Harrison
    Cliff Richard, Brit Floyd

    Pickups Used:
    The Mule, Riff Raff, Apache Single Coil, Blackguard Tele® Series - Flat '50, Mississippi Queen

    Quote: "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 Single

    Quote: 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, 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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  • Dave Bronze
    Eric Clapton, Tom Jones

    Pickup Used:
    J Bass - '60 PE

    Quote: "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, 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."

  • Ron Sayer

    Pickup Used:
    Piledriver

    Quote: "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:
    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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  • Fred Fairbrass
    Right Said Fred

    Pickup Used:
    Blue Note 90

    Quote: "The Blue Note P90s in the Duesenberg and the vintage Jag pick-ups sound wonderful."

  • 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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  • Vicky Beeching

    Pickup Used:
    Nailbomb

    Quote: "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, Nantucket

    Quote: "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 90

    Quote: "I am using the Bare Knuckle [P90] installed in my Gibson Les Paul Junior! The Supermassive 90 really screams when I play lead breaks."

  • 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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  • Chris Bookstaver
    Chevonne & The Fuzz

    Pickup Used:
    The Mule

    Quote: "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, 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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  • Alan Nimmo
    King King

    Pickup Used:
    Slow Hand Single Coil

    Quote: King King create rocky blues that works a treat with our BKPs.

  • 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!"

  • Harry Todd
    Rat Boy

    Pickups Used:
    Black Dog, Piledriver

    Quote: "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 P

    Quote: "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:
    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"

  • Milton McDonald
    Take That, ELO.

    Pickups Used:
    Abraxas, PAT Pend '63 Veneer Board

    Quote: Milton has worked as a session musician for Take That and Jeff Lynne's ELO for many years, playing his BKPs.

  • 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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  • 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 '50

    Quote: "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:
    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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  • Adam Holt
    Hair of the Dog

    Pickups Used:
    Stormy Monday, Riff Raff

    Quote: "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:
    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

  • Jai Kaminoff
    NIHILITY0

    Pickups Used:
    VHII, Cold Sweat, Nantucket

    Quote: "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 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • Hans Platz
    Feuerschwanz

    Pickups Used:
    The Mule, Riff Raff, VHII, Holydiver, Nailbomb, Irish Tour Single Coil

    Quote: "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, 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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  • Jas Morris
    Firekind

    Pickups Used:
    Emerald, Black Hawk, Rebel Yell, Mississippi Queen

    Quote: 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 Coil

    Quote: 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:
    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."

  • Gustavo Rondon
    A Distancia

    Pickup Used:
    The Mule

    Quote: "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 Monday

    Quote: "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 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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  • Zac Ware
    The Proclaimers

    Pickup Used:
    Blackguard Tele® Series - 55 Stagger

    Quote: "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 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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  • Oli Brown
    Raveneye

    Pickups Used:
    VHII, Holydiver

  • 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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  • Chris Jones
    Scarlet Rebels

    Pickup Used:
    Black Dog

    Quote: "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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Vintage
  • Laurence Jones

    Pickup Used:
    PAT Pend '63 Veneer Board

    Quote: “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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  • 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 Coil

    Quote: "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 Coil

    Quote: "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 Board

    Quote: "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 Single

    Quote: 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 PE

    Quote: "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:
    Piledriver

    Quote: "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, Nantucket

    Quote: "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 Mule

    Quote: "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 ...

    Read more
  • Alan Nimmo
    King King

    Pickup Used:
    Slow Hand Single Coil

    Quote: King King create rocky blues that works a treat with our BKPs.

  • Josh Ballantyne
    Fahran

    Pickups Used:
    J Bass - '60 PE, P Bass - '58 Split Coil P

    Quote: "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...

    Read more
  • 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 '50

    Quote: "I'm using these amazing pickups in all of my guitars. Simply amazing tone, absolutely perfect frequency response and an overall dynamics that astonis...

    Read more
  • Adam Holt
    Hair of the Dog

    Pickups Used:
    Stormy Monday, Riff Raff

    Quote: "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 Coil

    Quote: 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 Mule

    Quote: "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 Monday

    Quote: "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 Stagger

    Quote: "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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Vintage Hot
  • Simon McBride
    Solo Artist, Don Airey, Ian Gillan, Snakecharmer

    Pickups Used:
    Abraxas, Aftermath, PAT Pend '63 Veneer Board

    Quote: '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 Blues

    Quote: "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."

  • Sam Coulson
    Asia

    Pickups Used:
    VHII, Abraxas, Holydiver, Nailbomb, Cobra Single Coil

    Quote: "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 Mule

    Quote: "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 Coil

    Quote: “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:
    Aftermath

    Quote: “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 p90

    Quote: 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, Nailbomb

    Quote: "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 Coil

    Quote: "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 Raff

    Quote: 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 Queen

    Quote: "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 90

    Quote: "The Bare Knuckle sounds like the musical equivalent of a building falling down."

  • Bobby Harrison
    Cliff Richard, Brit Floyd

    Pickups Used:
    The Mule, Riff Raff, Apache Single Coil, Blackguard Tele® Series - Flat '50, Mississippi Queen

    Quote: "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 90

    Quote: "The Blue Note P90s in the Duesenberg and the vintage Jag pick-ups sound wonderful."

  • Vicky Beeching

    Pickup Used:
    Nailbomb

    Quote: "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 90

    Quote: "I am using the Bare Knuckle [P90] installed in my Gibson Les Paul Junior! The Supermassive 90 really screams when I play lead breaks."

  • Harry Todd
    Rat Boy

    Pickups Used:
    Black Dog, Piledriver

    Quote: "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 Board

    Quote: Milton has worked as a session musician for Take That and Jeff Lynne's ELO for many years, playing his BKPs.

  • Jai Kaminoff
    NIHILITY0

    Pickups Used:
    VHII, Cold Sweat, Nantucket

    Quote: "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...

    Read more
  • Hans Platz
    Feuerschwanz

    Pickups Used:
    The Mule, Riff Raff, VHII, Holydiver, Nailbomb, Irish Tour Single Coil

    Quote: "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...

    Read more
  • Jas Morris
    Firekind

    Pickups Used:
    Emerald, Black Hawk, Rebel Yell, Mississippi Queen

    Quote: 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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  • Oli Brown
    Raveneye

    Pickups Used:
    VHII, Holydiver

  • Chris Jones
    Scarlet Rebels

    Pickup Used:
    Black Dog

    Quote: "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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Contemporary
  • 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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  • 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 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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  • Senna Weeks
    Senna Weeks

    Pickups Used:
    PAT Pend '63 Veneer Board, Irish Tour Single Coil, Piledriver

    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 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • Misha Mansoor
    Periphery

    Pickups Used:
    The Juggernaut, Ragnarok

    Quote: 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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  • Steve Stevens
    Billy Idol, Vince Neil, Michael Jackson

    Pickup Used:
    Rebel Yell

    Quote: 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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  • Rabea Massaad
    Toska, Dorje, Frogleap

    Pickups Used:
    Aftermath, Crawler, Warpig, Silo

    Quote: "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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  • Josh Smith
    Northlane

    Pickups Used:
    Emerald, Impulse, Rebel Yell, Cold Sweat, Aftermath, Painkiller, Nailbomb

    Quote: 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:
    Crawler

    Quote: 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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Misha Mansoor Periphery

Pickups Used:
The Juggernaut, Ragnarok

Quote: Misha Mansoor's signature pickup is the bestselling Juggernaut: "The Bare Knuckle Juggernaut encapsulates everything that I look for in a pickup in a groundbreaking way. I can finally have the tightness and attack of a ceramic with the dynamics and musical nature of an Alnico. I can proudly call the Bare Knuckle 'Juggernaut' my signature pickup set." - Misha Mansoor

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Steve Stevens Billy Idol, Vince Neil, Michael Jackson

Pickup Used:
Rebel Yell

Quote: 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's so full of clear bottom and perfect pick attack. These pickups are in a whole other league - they're the real deal!"

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Rabea Massaad Toska, Dorje, Frogleap

Pickups Used:
Aftermath, Crawler, Warpig, Silo

Quote: "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 aggressive. The Silo humbuckers give me everything I need and more. I couldn’t be happier."

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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 precise. Is has a great dynamic range. It can handle anything and everything I throw it’s way. "

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Josh Smith Northlane

Pickups Used:
Emerald, Impulse, Rebel Yell, Cold Sweat, Aftermath, Painkiller, Nailbomb

Quote: 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 designed for me, they don't sway towards any particular genre of music. Just about anyone can buy these pickups and get a lot out of them in most applications. Whether you're a lead player with red-hot chops, or the rhythm player holding down the meat and potatoes, Strat or Les Paul, or baritone 7 string like me, the Impulse set has something to offer to you."

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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 Prada since the first time I tried them. They’re powerful, aggressive, transparent and most importantly, dynamic."

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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."

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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. Amongst others, Aaron has installed a ceramic Nailbomb/VHII combo in his 6 and 7 string guitars.

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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."

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Adam Christianson Architects

Pickups Used:
Impulse, The Juggernaut, Nailbomb, Brute Force 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 drawn to. Pickups should sound like the player!”

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John Browne Monuments

Pickups Used:
Cold Sweat, Nailbomb

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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 tried just about every 7 string pickup on the market. The second I threw a set of Black Hawks in one of my guitars I knew my search for MY perfect 7 string pickup was over. It was the exact tone and feel I had been after for years, and from the very first note I knew I had found it. Now all of my touring 7 string guitars have Black Hawks in them, and they're a huge piece of the puzzle for my 7 string tone in The Acacia Strain."

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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 ''

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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 clarity and dynamics, cleaning up brilliantly for those etherial cleans. British hand wound greatness!"

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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 one day represent these pick ups, and play the best humbuckers for aggressive music that the market has to offer. I started finally loading my fender stratocasters with BKP in 2016-17, starting with an Impulse set, then later added a Cold Sweat pickup (what I used on Make Your Own History album) and for Trade Wind, which requires a less aggressive, more warm tone, I added a Stormy Monday pickup. Impulse is my go-to, and has featured on the 2017 Stray From The Path album "Only Death Is Real". By far these are the best pickups I know, and will be playing BKP for the rest of my career"

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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 winning combo!"

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Simon McBride Solo Artist, Don Airey, Ian Gillan, Snakecharmer

Pickups Used:
Abraxas, Aftermath, PAT Pend '63 Veneer Board

Quote: '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 country. I need pickups that give me different variances in sound for different styles but still retain the superior quality, BKP pickups are one of the best around!'

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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 tones to modern metal blows me away to this day."

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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. However its true-standout quality for me is its ability to make low single string notes cut through the mix like a grand piano in a concert hall."

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Geoff Whitehorn Backstreet Crawler, Elkie Brooks, Bad Company, Paul Rodgers, Procol Harum

Pickup Used:
Crawler

Quote: 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 Geoff said had: "Tone AND power - all I ever wanted!"

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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 guitars.

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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 clang of the Clash", trying not to get too esoteric, but Tim has such expertise and we got there." - Johnny Marr on the development of his Bare Knuckle Jaguar Coils.

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Gary Moore

Pickup Used:
PG Blues

Quote: "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, 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 output pickup they are right there. When I want to dial it back they capture all the nuances of subtle playing."

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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 pickups in my 'live' guitars replaced by Bare Knuckles before we go on tour."

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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 tunings and still retain chord clarity.”

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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, perfect for modern metal and rock sounds. I could not be happier with what it brings to my mixes and how consistent it is in a live and studio setting."

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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 have my custom for a long time to come!"

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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 now have Aristides Bare Knuckle Customs in all my main 6, 7 and 8 strings. I love how they allow for string definition and pick attack while still delivering a very full-bodied sound. In my 060 and 070 I have them set up with no tone control but with a coil split and find them extremely versatile. Very transparent to technique but definitely with an underlying attitude. Lately I've also had the privilege to discuss tones and pickups directly with Tim Mills and believe I might be exploring some Cobra single coils in the near future."

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Sam Coulson Asia

Pickups Used:
VHII, Abraxas, Holydiver, Nailbomb, Cobra Single Coil

Quote: "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 which totally transformed it. Every guitar that I have a Bare Knuckle installed in becomes a favourite instrument. Amazing pickups, amazing company."

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Roman Ibramkhalilov Jinjer

Pickup Used:
Painkiller

Quote: Roman uses calibrated Painkiller sets in his OD guitars

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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, Ethan Mates, recommended them, and I think they’ve worked out great.”

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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 right before recording the first Employed To Serve album and I haven’t looked back since. Every ETS album and gig from then on has been with a Nailbomb behind the tone. This pick up has all the hi-gain output needed for playing in a heavy band whilst maintaining a super focused attack. This pick up is Perfect for Metal, Rock, Blues and everything in between."

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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 Juggernauts, which became the only pickup I used live until only recently, where I have now introduced the Ragnarok as my bridge pickup of choice. The clarity in both of these pickups is just unmatched in anything else I've played through, and the Ragnarok has given me a much greater appreciation for how a difference in playing can result in a difference in tone. I've only scratched the surface of what Bareknuckle has to offer, but it's a process of discovery that I find myself continually impressed and inspired to go through."

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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 currently using a set of Impulses. Every single one of these pickups have always been built to a standard that I consider unparalleled, and produced their own incredibly unique sound that I've never been let down by. The versatility you get with these pickups blows my mind frequently and I'm so excited to try more."

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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 great clarity with an almost single coil-like attack. The Silos have just gone in but I am already blown away by their overall versatility. The bridge in particular has an amazing percussiveness to it, but its full of character with a great midrange and pleasant top end and doesn’t come across as a standard high output pickup. The split tones are also great and they have a wonderful snap to them."

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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 great at all levels, from super high gain lead tones, good old crunchy rhythms and crisp clean tones too. It has a great growl and bite but with clarity and warmth. I love it! And oh yeah, lets not forget how cool BKPs look! "

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Dave Barbee U.S. Bombs

Pickup Used:
The Mule

Quote: "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 showed that there is something out there a cut above the rest."

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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, well rounded multi personality piece of machinery. We have gotten more compliments than ever since plugging those bad boys into our Gibsons!"

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Senna Weeks Senna Weeks

Pickups Used:
PAT Pend '63 Veneer Board, Irish Tour Single Coil, Piledriver

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 without any of them. My Bare Knuckle Pickups give me a huge range of sounds across all my guitars and have allowed tone that before Bare Knuckle, I could only have dreamed of, totally mind-blowing! Incredible quality, construction & finish with service second to none."

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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 never need anything else other than Bare Knuckle Pickups in my guitars. Amazing company and amazing people to work alongside.''

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Laurence Jones

Pickup Used:
PAT Pend '63 Veneer Board

Quote: “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 BKP for re capturing and creating the classic sounds that I grew up listening to. The build quality on them are incredible. I’ve beat up my guitar on tour around the world and never had any issues. There’s something to be said in them being hand wound and British. My favourite BKP are the 63 pickups. I have them in both my fender 1964 custom Stratocaster & my hand made Probett Stratocaster”

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Dylan Seidel The Everyday Losers

Pickups Used:
The Mule, Abraxas, Cold Sweat, Old Guard humbucker

Quote: “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:
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 compromises.”

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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!”

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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 an unbelievable volume output and the exact bite I need.”

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Kris Barras Kris Barras Band

Pickups Used:
Stormy Monday, Riff Raff, Cobra Single Coil

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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 guitar tech and I have managed to find a specific set that has brought each of my working guitars to it’s full potential. Bare Knuckle’s tone is second to none. I feel at home with these pickups, more than I ever felt before.”

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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 nothing beats Bare Knuckle \m/\m/ With BKP, the quest for the best guitar sound, is over."

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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 using a split coil which i really love . Since I've joined the band we've been recording 4 guitars tracks on our albums.. 2 with humbuckers + 2 with split coils and AFTERMATH is always the first choice !"

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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, and we found our love with the Painkiller model, the sharp Attack, the fast response in the bass… it’s a beast ! Nico also chose to equip his Jazzmaster with a HSP90 Stockholm set, a richer midrange, a more vintage tone but still super aggressive and modern sounding."

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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, and we found our love with the Painkiller model, the sharp Attack, the fast response in the bass… it’s a beast !"

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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 leaving the dynamics on this pick up ready to do their job. Once you dial in your tone you won’t want to use anything else.”

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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 clear for sparkling cleans. Something that can keep up with the dynamics of my playing, remaining tight and articulate throughout. Bare Knuckle Pickups achieve all this and more, and I couldn’t be happier with my sound.”

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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!"

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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 and diverse that enable me to make a variety of different music styles!"

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Quentin Roelandt Izzy Thomas

Pickups Used:
The Mule, Trilogy Suite Single Coil

Quote: “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 clarity, warmth, attack response and versatility of BKP make them the best pickups ever. You know you have great pickups when guitar nerds come to check your guitar instead of your pedalboard at shows ahah ! It's an honour for me to be in BKP Family.”

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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'll handle anything. It is very versatile."

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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 passive pickups on the market and they just don’t compare. The accuracy and response helps me to achieve the aggressive tone that I feel like I’ve always been searching for. BKP delivers in all areas and make pickups suitable for all styles of playing. Highly recommend for all players seeking to expand their sonic capabilities”

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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 articulation, they handle it all. BKP definitely understands the needs of the 21st century guitar player!"

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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 brilliantly.”

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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 naturally that sometimes I forget they even exist.

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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 the sound and the versatility in tone makes for the best companion I could ask for when recording or playing my music. Ranging from heavy djenty riffs and low/high gain leads to jazzy rhythm sections - this setup has everything a prog-metal artist could ask for."

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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 tranquility of a field of sunflowers."

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Andrew Stanton Disciple

Pickup Used:
Aftermath

Quote: “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 my playing.”

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Danny Dela Cruz Inglorious

Pickups Used:
The Mule, Riff Raff, True Grit p90

Quote: 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 the unpotted ‘Mule & Riff Raff’ combo really help my guitar cut through the mix in both live and studio environments... You can really hear the attention to detail that goes into making these pickups...

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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….That’s how I describe the Aftermaths. My other favorite aggressors are the Pig 90’s in my baritone. They really bring out the purity of the guitar, but don’t get me wrong they can get really nasty when you need them to. I hope you like Pork, cuz here comes the Hog!!!"

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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 doesn’t disappoint. The Juggernaut is incredibly versatile and I love the clarity it produces to elevate our tone."

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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!!"

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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. Given that we play in such a low tuning it’s pretty easy for everything to sound quite muddy and for the low end to bloom however the dynamics and clarity these are able to deliver through a saturated tone is honestly unparalleled. Given that half of our material is softer and more melodic, I needed something that could handle both distorted and clean tones. From super chunky and clear rhythms to sparkly and ethereal cleans, these pickups really smash the ball out of the park in both departments. I’m keen to see what BKP come up with in the future!”

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Dan Stevens Inglorious

Pickups Used:
Black Dog, Emerald, Nailbomb

Quote: "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 leads feel easier somehow! I can’t recommend BKP enough!"

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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 beyond honored to represent such a great brand that I believe makes the best pickups out there.”

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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 the sonic duties of two or three people means I rely heavily on my gear. BKP make the only pickups that I’ve found that can get the job done. They sound crushing through both my heavily distorted guitar rig and my bass rig which is dialed for a cleaner, low-end tone."

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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!"

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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 anything else."

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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 bridge pickup really screams and has a lot more bass than I was expecting; it gives the tone a lot of meat without losing any clarity. The neck pickup has a beautiful roundness that is very characteristic of the PAF sound I love. Also the split coil tones are beyond incredible. They're very glassy and have a lot of chime without being abrasive or losing warmth. The Emeralds sound awesome clean or with lots of gain. I highly recommend checking them out."

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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 Coil

Quote: "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, the VHII's have got the fat vintage tone, dynamic sensitivity and versatility for all contemporary styles. With the volume and tone controls coming into play, the pickups remain engaging throughout the whole range of classic blues, rock and metal sounds. I'm also using a Holy Diver bridge and Emerald neck in my RG550, and a set of Black Hawks in my Ian Allerton custom 7-string, and across the whole range of available tones, the recognisable characteristic for me is the absolute clarity of these pickups. Bare Knuckles rule!"

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Bruce Dickinson The Little Angels, Colour of Noise

Pickups Used:
PG Blues, Riff Raff, VHII, Black Dog, Slow Hand Single Coil

Quote: "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 it comes to pickups, tending to stick with what was in the guitar. But I had an issue with a 70's Strat which sounded good acoustically but was a right dog when plugged in. I knew what I wanted tone wise, but had no idea which pickup would deliver it. I called BKP, was looked after right away and had a long phone conversation on what I wanted. I bought the Slow Hands. When I dropped them in the guitar I was blown away, they were the absolute embodiment of what I had described - they were magic and made my Strat come to life. The detail and weight in the tone was a truly beautiful thing. I am now working with BKP to replace the Pups in all my Les Pauls. We take care, work slowly replacing one at a time and they have helped me realise the sounds in my head. BK pickups have an organic quality and a 'soul' that I have not heard anywhere else.

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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, the mids are fat, and the lows are warm without ever sounding muddy. I am blown away."

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Brian Molko Placebo

Pickup Used:
Riff Raff

Quote: 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 playing perfectly.

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Alex Kapranos Franz Ferdinand

Pickup Used:
Apache Single Coil

Quote: "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 playing, but never sounded that great, and it has been completely transformed. I'm using it on an LP we are currently recording at RAK. I fancy buying another set to try soon too - maybe something a little heavier. Anyway, this is one very happy customer."

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Neil Fallon Clutch

Pickup Used:
Mississippi Queen

Quote: "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 my mouth to everyone I know about how great your pickups are."

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Bernie Torme

Pickups Used:
PAT Pend '59 Slab Board Single, PAT Pend '63 Veneer Board

Quote: "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 beautiful. They leave my original '62 pickups trailing in the dust. I love 'em, there's no doubt about it, BARE KNUCKLES ARE THE BEST!"

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Billy Lunn The Subways

Pickup Used:
Supermassive 90

Quote: "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 Hawk

Quote: "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:
Aftermath