Rebel Yell humbucker
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The Rebel Yell pickup was created with Billy Idol guitarist Steve Stevens, who wanted metal and impact but with a tone that cleans up well when backing off the volume.
“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!”
Steve Stevens.
When Steve first came to Bare Knuckle he was adamant that the signature pickups he wanted were not just 'another metal pickup'. They had to be capable of a whole lot more. This kicked off a year of development and road testing while Steve was on a Billy Idol tour. Five of Steve’s Les Pauls were used as the vehicles for the design, and Steve also spent many hours in the studio testing the pickups. This extensive testing culminated in the Rebel Yell humbucker signature set.
Closer offset coils of 43 AWG plain enamel wire retain the mid range punch of the hotter Nailbomb but produce a tighter bass response with cleaner highs and more presence. This gives the pickup an organic voice with plenty of impact, perfect for any player wanting a progressive humbucker rich in harmonic overtones and wide pick dynamics. Steve uses his volume pot a lot when he plays, so it was important that the Rebel Yell cleans up well when backing off the volume, on top of being able to push a tube amp hard for a fully saturated overdrive.
The optional custom Ray Gun graphic on the cover adds a further unique touch to an already classic sounding humbucker.
Available in all our open coil and covered custom finishes.
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APPLICATIONS
Hard Rock, Garage, Punk, Progressive Rock, Fusion, Shred and '80s Metal.SUITABILITY
Any solid body guitar particularly single cut/glued neck guitars.Specification
Position: Bridge DC Resistance: 14.4 kΩ Magnet: Alnico 5
Position: Neck DC Resistance: 8.1 kΩ Magnet: Alnico 5
FREQUENCY RESPONSE
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SAMPLE THE TONE!
Bridge - Clean
Bridge - Lead
Bridge - Rhythm
Middle - Clean
Middle - Clean 2
Middle - Crunch
Hair Metal
Middle - Heavy
Middle - Out of Phase
Neck - Clean
Neck - Lead
Neck - Rhythm
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The Musician’s Hotline review of the Rebel Yell Humbucker
Published on 1 Aug 2016
“This pickup set is a tone connoisseur’s dream, since it so easily..."
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Indeed Your RY’s are awesome, perfect in every matter. Their best feature is cutting in the band mix and that they are tight and articulate. No cons at all Mate, thanks that You developed them as my search for the perfect pickups is definitely over :). It will be my 4th set, I use them exclusively in my gigging guitars.
I recently purchased a rebel yell. It came it yesterday and I spent the morning wiring it up. This thing is sick!!! I love it.
