Bare Knuckle Pickups Mothers Milk

Pickup features: Single Coil
Impedence or other specs: About 6.8K

Model of guitar or bass: Ibanez
Position: middle
Pickup being replaced: Stock
Other pickups on guitar: Only Bare Knuckle Pickups
Artists using this pickup: It will not be long before many do
You musical style(s): Anything i can mash out
Reason for pickup change: Muddy unclear stock.

Perceived output level: Medium Hot
Tone: Very Balanced, Open, Clear without being harsh.
Sonic evaluation: Ibanez - RMC3 Wah -BD2 Keeley - Mesa Boogie.

For which styles and positions is this pickup (un)suitable: Anything from Hendrix (played badly) to John 5

Comments: The quality I was looking for was the clean eerie quality that only a good single coil can produce. I spoke to 'Tim' on the phone discussed what types of music I like and he recommended the Mothers Milk for the middle pickup. My guitar has an H-S-H setup. I have installed many, many pickups and the best single coil I have tried is the Mothers Milk. It has great balance across the strings and responds better than any other pickup when the volume knob is turned down.
If you are after a medium/hot single coil replacement then look no further, the Mothers Milk is pure single coil class.

Pickup features: Single Coil
Impedence or other specs: 6.8K calibrated - The neck and middle are around 6K

Model of guitar or bass: 62 Reissue Strat - Lefty
Position: all positions
Pickup being replaced: Stock single coils
Other pickups on guitar:
Artists using this pickup:
You musical style(s): Rock, Funk, Blues....
Reason for pickup change: The stock pickups were quite thin sounding and very 2 dimensional.

Perceived output level: Slightly hotter than stock, vintage output.
Tone: Warm and clear - Like a good strat.
Sonic evaluation: These are being used through a 78 Marshall JMP 2204 combo with greenbacks, CS2 compressor, VL Sparkledrive, Jackhammer, DD# and holy grail.
The pickups are clear, very vintage strat like with a touch more middle and output - not as forward as texas specials but more punch than many vintage styled pickups.
This is the perfect set of pickups for me form vintage glassy strat through to modern rock - and as the name makes clear, these pickups pull off the chili peppers wonderfully.
Sounds incredibly cheesy but these pickups are the sound i could hear for my strat. They are clear and articulate and sound amazing distorted the neck pickup is smoooth and round and the bridge is bright and full with no harshness... Before these pickups i preferred my tele with Fralin Blues specials but now this strat is my main guitar due to the versatility and tone that these pickups bring... it never sounds anything less than brilliant.

For which styles and positions is this pickup (un)suitable: This pickup is extrmely versatile and will pull off most styles with aplomb...

Comments: The service i recieved was second to none, i spoke to the maker on the phone to discuss a custom left handed stagger which they made for me at no extra charge. The provision of pickup covers and a new set of strings was great and the sound was amazing i have recommended these to many ppl on HC already and will continue to do so.... cna't believe i've written such a gushing review but i've had these a month or so now and love them as much as they day i bought them.
Seem better made and the service is far greater than with any other pickups i've bought including fralin, fender, duncan etc
Highly recommended my favourite piece of gear!

Pickup features: Passive single coil set
Impedence or other specs: Approx 6.8K

Model of guitar or bass: Jap reissue Fender Strat
Position: all positions
Pickup being replaced: Stock set
Other pickups on guitar:
Artists using this pickup:
You musical style(s): From Marr to Chillis with Albert Collins thrown in for variety
Reason for pickup change: The Stock pickups were thin, weedy, toneless and generally useless

Perceived output level: Slightly hotter then vintage but still has that 60's AC vibe but bigger and bluesier
Tone: Clear as a bell and very even
Sonic evaluation: These pickups are unbelievable! What a sound. My gear consists of a Laney VC30 with a Keeley compressor, Sparkledrive, EH Chorus and Watkins Copycat. Don't be fooled by the gear I'll try anything from the Beatles to Van Halen with this set up. The difference are these pickups. Hand wound is the way to go

For which styles and positions is this pickup (un)suitable: You have to get the set no point otherwise!

Comments: I have been playing for 20 years the last 5 as a full time muso. Being the typical guitarist I have never been happy with my sound, untill I bought these pickups. My Strat was bought purely on the strength of the bright resonant body and NOT for the rubbish Fender solder to the scratch plate. I have tried several pickups including some horrible examples from seymour duncan (toneless overwound overpriced) to try and bring out that resonance lurking in there. Tim at bareknuckes has nailed THE tone, so much so that I have ordered replacements for all my guitars. The best thing about the whole deal was Tim. You talk to him, tell him what you want and he winds them accordingly. The bloke LOVES the guitar. (If you are an Ozzy fan ring him because he plays in an Ozzy tribute band). If my guitar was stolen I would be on the phone the next day with no qualms at all. The industry needs more people like Tim and bareknuckles.

Pickup features: single coil set
Impedence or other specs: Alnico V, 6.8k, cloth leads, engraved baseplates, reversewound/reverse polarity

Model of guitar or bass: Fender Strat USA standard 1995
Position: all positions
Pickup being replaced: Fender standard set
Other pickups on guitar:
Artists using this pickup:
You musical style(s): blues, rock
Reason for pickup change: This was the first guitar I ever bought and since then I have become increasingly unhappy with the sound, hence never really moved it off position one. Therefore wanted to see what could be achieved with different pickups. Personal recommendation led me to take the plunge at try these pickups.

Perceived output level: Much higher the set they replaced
Tone: All three pickups provide distinct tone unlike the Fende ones and position two is sweet. There is no harshness in the tone whatsoever and whatever you do you can't make them sound muddy or lifeless.
Sonic evaluation: Fender Strat and Mesa Boogie subway rocket.
These pickups have brought the Strat to life. There is a great deal of clarity in the tone without any hint of muddiness that I had before. All positions are usable and distinctly different but blend so well in positions two and four. The pickups respond to the dynamics in your playing and the guitar sounds so good at the 'bedroom' level that I play at.

For which styles and positions is this pickup (un)suitable: blues, rock and yes they are a good match

Comments: Compared the standard strat with Bareknuckles to a Fender relic and I am afraid to say that it blew the relic away. Would have to consider a set for the relic before it would come anywhere near the standard. I am now going to try a set of Humbuckers for my Patrick Eggle. Hope it does for that guitar what it did for the strat.