Bare Knuckle Pickups

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Bare Knuckle Pickups
TypePrivate
IndustryPickups
Founded2003; 19 years ago (2003)
FounderTim Mills
HeadquartersEngland, UK
Productspickups
Number of employees
18
Websitewww.bareknucklepickups.co.uk

Bare Knuckle Pickups (Bare Knuckle), founded in 2003 by former Elkie Brooks and Iced Earth guitarist Tim Mills, is a privately owned business based in the South West of England, UK, specialising in hand-wound electric guitar pickups. The pickups are wound and made entirely by hand from high quality parts which are made in-house, and come with a lifetime warranty.[1]

Pickups[]

Bare Knuckle produce a complete range of humbuckers, single coils and pickups ranging from original vintage models through to contemporary pickups such as the award winning 'The Mule' humbucker, 'Nailbomb' humbucker, 'Mississippi Queen' humbucker-size P90 and 'Apache' single coils.

Awards[]

  • Gold award to 'The Mule' and 'Apache' [1]
  • Guitarist Choice award to 'PG Blues Set' [2]
  • Golden M award to the 'Nailbomb' [3]
  • Best Buy to the 'Warpig' [4]

Artists[]

Artists such as

Misha Mansoor of Periphery (band) - Signature Pickups - Juggernaut & Ragnarok

Steve Stevens of Billy Idol - Signature Pickups - Rebel Yell

Josh Smith of Northlane- Signature Pickups - Impulse

Rabea Massaad of Toska and Dorje (band) - Signature Pickups - Silo

Propagandhi, Johnny Marr, Matt Bellamy, Gary Moore, Claudio Sanchez, Jon Schaffer, Gabe Mangold, Rabea Massaad, Misha Mansoor, and Steve Stevens all use or have used BKPs in their guitars, the latter three having their own signature models (Mansoor with the "Juggernaut" and "Ragnarok" models; Stevens with the "Rebel Yell" model). Bare Knuckle Pickups are also fitted by guitar manufacturers, such as Fender Custom Shop, Ibanez Guitars, Manson Guitars, Blackmachine, and Peerless guitars.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Guitarist Magazine, May 2005
  2. ^ Guitarist Magazine, June 2008
  3. ^ Musician's Hotline, [Date Needed]
  4. ^ Total Guitar, March 2004
  5. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-12-25. Retrieved 2014-11-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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