Bare Knuckle Pickups
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| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Pickups |
| Founded | 2003 |
| Founder | Tim Mills |
| Headquarters | England, UK |
| Products | Pickups |
Number of employees | 18 |
| Website | www |
Bare Knuckle Pickups (Bare Knuckle, or BKP) is a privately owned business based in the South West of England, UK, specialising in hand-wound electric guitar pickups.[1] The company was founded in 2003 by Tim Mills, who had previously worked with Elkie Brooks and Iced Earth.[2]
Overview
[edit]Bare Knuckle produce a complete range of humbuckers, single coils, P-90, and other pickup varieties for both guitar and bass. These range from original vintage models to contemporary pickups such as the 'The Mule' humbucker, 'Nailbomb' humbucker, 'Mississippi Queen' humbucker-size P90 and 'Apache' single coils.
Artists who have used the company's products include Propagandhi,[3] Johnny Marr,[4] Claudio Sanchez,[5] Jon Schaffer,[6] and Gabe Mangold.[7] Additionally, several artists have signature pickups customized by BKP, including Misha Mansoor of Periphery's Juggernaut & Ragnarok model; Steve Stevens of Billy Idol's band's Rebel Yell model; Josh Smith of Northlane's Impulse model; Mike Stringer of Spiritbox's Halcyon model; and Rabea Massaad of Toska and Dorje's Silo model.
Bare Knuckle Pickups are also fitted by guitar manufacturers, such as Aristides Instruments, Fender Custom Shop, Ibanez Guitars, Manson Guitars, Blackmachine, and Peerless guitars.[8]
Awards
[edit]- Guitarist Magazine Gold award to 'The Mule' and 'Apache' [1]
- Guitarist Magazine Guitarist Choice award to 'PG Blues Set' [9]
- Musician's Hotline Golden M award to the 'Nailbomb' [10]
- Total Guitar Best Buy to the 'Warpig' [11]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Guitarist Magazine, May 2005
- ^ Davis, Sam (July 22, 2010). "Bare Knuckle Pickups Interview". Guitar Jar. Archived from the original on February 9, 2024. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
- ^ Bean, Perry (March 21, 2018). "Rig Rundown: Propagandhi". Premier Guitar. Archived from the original on February 9, 2024. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
- ^ "In praise of: Bare Knuckle Pickups". Music Radar. December 5, 2013. Archived from the original on February 10, 2024. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
- ^ Kies, Chris (August 3, 2022). "Rig Rundown: Coheed and Cambria [2022]". Premier Guitar. Archived from the original on September 28, 2023. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
- ^ "Gear Talk With ICED EARTH's SCHAFFER: 'I'm A Gear Head But Not A Gear Whore'". Blabbermouth. May 15, 2007. Archived from the original on February 10, 2024. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
- ^ Kies, Chris (September 9, 2020). "Rig Rundown: Enterprise Earth's Gabe Mangold". Premier Guitar. Archived from the original on December 3, 2023. Retrieved February 10, 2024.
- ^ "Bare Knuckle Pickups, UK - Hand Wound Guitar and Bass Pickups". Archived from the original on 2014-12-25. Retrieved 2014-11-20.
- ^ Guitarist Magazine, June 2008
- ^ Musician's Hotline, [Date Needed]
- ^ Total Guitar, March 2004