Bare Knuckle Pickups Sinner

Passive single coil
22.5 K impedence

Fitted to an Ibanez SA1260 Prestige
Neck position
Ibanez S1 single coil
S1 single coil in the middle and not sure about the bridge. Should be a V2 but there are no markings on it apart from MIJ
No idea but they should
Wanted a fuller sound at the neck

Very hot but still retains the single coil sound. Roll off the volume to about 7 and think Lindy Fralin Blues Special or Texas Special but on max it's a full on humbucker with thickness and sustain but still has that single coil openness when you attack it

Marshall 8080 Valvestate, Nobel Delay, Jim Dunlop Crybaby Wah and Digitech RP1

Nice and thick but not too bassy, cleans up really well and combines well with the S1 in position 2

All kinds of rock and a bit of Indie. Lizzy, Free, Sabbath, Greenday, Skynnyrd etc. and it does the lot

None

I'd buy it again in a heartbeat as it's just the absolute definition of single coil punch in my eyes. Had a Patrick Eggle LA with a SD Lil'59 in the bridge and, though a nice sound overall, ask for a bit of raunch and what a wimp in comparison to the Sinner

Been playing 30 years and have bought/sold loads of gear but currently just have the Prestige (amazing guitar! see review) and a Tokai LS75Q with uprated pickups

It gives the guitar all the sounds I could possibly want

I chose it because of the reviews of Bareknuckle pickups in general and I didn't want to put a humbucker in the Strat and spoil the looks

It's perfect and it and the guitar are both keepers

I had it in a USA Strat in the bridge and it totally transformed the usability of the guitar. I could actually play Lizzy et al without changing the guitar mid set for the Tokai. I got the Prestige by accident and as I'd sold the Strat I still had the Sinner so thought why not? Stick it in the neck and see( it already has a humbucker in the bridge) and I'm so glad I did. If you want a humbucker strength for a single coil guitar this is the only way to go! Kudos to Tim

Pickup features: Passive single coil
Impedence or other specs: 15.56k!

Model of guitar or bass: Zion Bent-T (custom Strat-style)
Position: bridge
Pickup being replaced: Lollar Vintage Blonde for Stratocaster
Other pickups on guitar: Lollar Vintage Blonde for Stratocaster
Artists using this pickup:
You musical style(s): Eclectic
Reason for pickup change: I wanted as hot a single coil in the bridge as I could find, basically. The Lollars are awesome pickups, but I wanted a more modern sound.

Perceived output level: Very hot, but balanced all the same.
Tone: Balanced. A touch more middy than a typical single coil, to my ears.
Sonic evaluation: I mostly play through a Vox Tonelab SE, either straight into a PA system, or through a small Vox amp.

For which styles and positions is this pickup (un)suitable: I play all kinds of music, really. This pickup is suitable for pretty much everything. It's a very diverse bridge pickup.

Comments: I've been playing for years and years and I've never come across a single coil pickup quite like this one. Not only is the sound excellent, but it is very diverse. If I turn the drive down I get nice sounding cleans; up a bit and I get a reasonably good SRV sound; up still more and I can bury some humbucking pickups in the distortion I get. And the whole time it still sounds like a single coil pickup! Plus, it doesn't have that brittleness that a lot of bridge pickups have, nor does it spike horribly like many single coils do when they're way distorted; the cleans are smooth and the distortion is as well.
For my kind of playing this pickup rocks. I can't think of a more pleasing bridge single coil for my sound and what I require when I play live. When I play live I want to be able to switch from clean or slightly broken up to a good, smooth diistortion sometimes, without it sounding like I've switched guitars (when you have a humbucker in the bridge it often sounds like that) and this pickup delivers!

Pickup features: Passive single coil Bridge
Impedence or other specs: 22.5 Kohms

Model of guitar or bass: 1995 USA Standard Fender Stratocaster
Position: bridge
Pickup being replaced: Stock Fender
Other pickups on guitar: Stock
Artists using this pickup:
You musical style(s): Classic Rock, Blues
Reason for pickup change: Loved the sound of the stock Fender Neck/Middle but found the Bridge to be a little thin for Lizzy,Free etc. and needed some balls

Perceived output level: Output is considerably higher than stock with bags of tone
Tone: Loads more bottom end but clear as a bell and really punchy and defined. I was a bit sceptical about the claims at first but this pickup is amazing. It sounds like a full on humbucker with bags of sustain and bottom end but it's got the punch and seperation of a single coil. I cannot rate this pup highly enough , it's totally transformed the versatility of the guitar
Sonic evaluation: USA Standard Fender Strat with Marshall 8080 Valvestate amp. Use a Digitech RP1 and Dunlop Crybaby WahWah occasionally to sex it up a bit

For which styles and positions is this pickup (un)suitable: Classic Rock, bit of blues and occasional stabs at Satriani

Comments: I would replace it immediately as the tone/output is exactly what I was looking for. Forget Seymours and the like, this is the real deal and hats off to Bareknuckle and the guys at Steelcage for sorting me out. Trust me,if you want that humbucker sound without sawing your pickguard in half or want more punch without sacrificing that single coil transparancy, you want one of these!

Pickup features: single coil passive
Impedence or other specs: 15,65 K

Model of guitar or bass: Westone Concord 1
Position: bridge
Pickup being replaced: Westone Super Bridge
Other pickups on guitar: Westone Super Neck
Artists using this pickup:
You musical style(s): Rock and Rock
Reason for pickup change: j'ai achet? en occaze une Westone Concord 1, elle date de +/- 1982 et je l'ai pay?e 80? (puisque je vous le dis !); je suis tomb? amoureux de cette guitare, mais le son single-coil du micro chevalet ne me semblait pas assez GRAOUW (sans doute l'habitude de ma Gibson SG Special sur laquelle j'ai mont? un Bare Knuckle Black Dog au chevalet)j'ai alors pens? monter un Hot Rail sur la Westone, mais je craignais de d?naturer le son caract?ristique du simple bobinage...Donc, je suis tout naturellement retourn? voir chez Bare Knuckle!!! Et j'ai trouv? mon bonheur...

Perceived output level: la patate d'un humbucker, la clart? d'un simple... attention ! Chaud devant !
Tone: tout ce qu'il faut l? o? il faut... que dire de plus ?
Sonic evaluation: Westone Concord 1 + Line6 Pod XT Pro + Brunetti 2x60 Watts (4 EL34) + Box 2X12(Celestion V30)de N.O.S (Name of Sound)

For which styles and positions is this pickup (un)suitable:

Comments: D?truit, vol? ? Je rach?te le m?me sans la moindre h?sitation !
D'ailleurs d?s que possible, je vais monter un Irish Tour c?t? manche de ma Westone ! N'h?sitez pas ? contacter Tim Mills chez Bare Knucle et ? lui demander conseil,il r?pond tr?s vite et ses conseils sont d'or !

Pickup features: Single Coil passive
Impedence or other specs: see spec

Model of guitar or bass: Fender 1962 Sunburst Relic
Position: bridge
Pickup being replaced: Seymour Duncan Lil' 59
Other pickups on guitar: Stock middle and neck
Artists using this pickup: Unknown
You musical style(s): Classic Rock
Reason for pickup change: Seymour Duncan didn't have great output.

Perceived output level: Unbelievable Wallop !! What a sound from a single coil !!!
Tone: Thick almost humbucking, but with that top end tickle that you would expect from a single coil
Sonic evaluation: Fender 1962 Relic, Cornford Mk50 into Marshall TSLC212 ext cab. Also Marshall TSL602. Effects are Ibanez tube screamer(Keeley mod),Dunlop Cry Baby, Boss DD3 delay,Boss CE2 chorus.

For which styles and positions is this pickup (un)suitable: Lizzy, W.Ash, Skynyrd, Eagles, Neil Young. Pick up does it for me !

Comments: Got this pick shortly after the Crawler, also after chatting to Tim. To say I was blown away is an understatement ! This thing ROCKS ! Tim also encouraged me to have a go at wiring it up myself, which proved a success. Thanks for that'nudge' Tim. These guys have got it nailed; check out Bareknuckle pickups or be the poorer(tone wise)for it.

Pickup features: Single Coil
Impedence or other specs: 14,64 K

Model of guitar or bass: Fender Stratocaster Custom Shop 60 Closet Classic Daphne blue
Position: bridge
Pickup being replaced: Original custom shop Fender
Other pickups on guitar: 2 Custom shop neck and middle
Artists using this pickup: !!!!!
You musical style(s): Heavy Metal
Reason for pickup change: Obtenir plus de boost

Perceived output level: Tr?s bon niveau de sortie, juste ce qu'il faut!!!
Tone: Bon ?quilibre, basses, m?diums aigus
Sonic evaluation: J'utilise un Peavey 5150 mod?le II avec une wha-wha Vox et un Digitech RP7, rien d'autre!!

For which styles and positions is this pickup (un)suitable: Heavy Metal

Comments: j'ai d?j? install? un CRAWLER dans une Gibson Les Paul Standard et je cherchais la m?me sensation pour une Stratocaster!!! j'ai trouv?!!! :o)))) le SINNER se rapproche un peu du CRAWLER avec ce c?t? tr?s d?li? et chantant, tout en restant un son de Strato!! au d?but j'ai ?t? ?tonn? du fait de l'imp?dance du micro (14 K), je pensais qu'il y aurait trop de saturation, et en fait, pas du tout, le son est tr?s propre et pr?cis, sans buzz suppl?mentaire malgr? l'imp?dance. Par contre, il est n?cessaire de faire tr?s attention au r?glage de la hauteur du micro, je me suis fais pi?g? au d?but, il ?tait trop pr?s des cordes et de ce fait, je ne retrouvais pas le c?t? "Twang" de la Strato, j'ai fini par descendre le micro, et l?, plus de soucis!! remarquable!!! je ne vais bient?t plus avoir assez de guitares pour essayer tous les mod?les Bare Knuckle!!!!

Pickup features: Single Coil
Impedence or other specs: Can't remember - see website

Model of guitar or bass: Fender US series Strat
Position: bridge
Pickup being replaced: Standard bridge single coil
Other pickups on guitar: Standard fender single coils
Artists using this pickup: Not Sure
You musical style(s): bit of everything
Reason for pickup change: The standard pickup was too thin and weedy for my liking

Perceived output level: a fair bit more than standard
Tone: A fair bit more bottom end than standard whilst retaining the single coil glassyness
Sonic evaluation: Fantastic. This pickup really has transformed the guitar. No need for an overdrive pedal to get great tones out of my Laney.
With this baby it really cuts through when playing in my band, previously I was finding that my sound was a bit lost.

For which styles and positions is this pickup (un)suitable: Rock & some blues. Pickup is great for the rock stuff and mellows out for blues with the volume rolled back a bit

Comments: Great pickup, great service. Will be buying more as soon as money allows.

Pickup features: Hot single Coil
Impedence or other specs: see site for details

Model of guitar or bass: Fender US Standard Strat
Position: bridge
Pickup being replaced: Standard single coil
Other pickups on guitar: std single coil
Artists using this pickup: ??
You musical style(s): blues/rock
Reason for pickup change: The guitar plays really well but the bridge was too weak

Perceived output level: a fair bit more than standard!
Tone: Really chunky fat sound - similar low end to my Les Paul DC but clarity and top end of single coil
Sonic evaluation: Fantastic. This pickup has transformed my guitar! The distorted tone is superb and cleans up nicely.
I play through a Laney LC15R at home and a GH50L head + cab when gigging. The sound I now get through the little amp is so good that I'm thinking of just miking it up for live work.

For which styles and positions is this pickup (un)suitable:

Comments: # If it were destroyed or stolen, would you buy it again or get something else?
I WILL be getting the rest to complete the set when I have accrued enough beer tokens
# How long have you been playing? What other gear do you own?
About 7 years. Have also Les Paul DC, various acoustics & amps listed above.
# What do you love about it? What do you hate?
Love sound + service from Tim at bareknuckle
To get that quality at that price is fantastic.
# Did you compare it to other products? Which ones? Why did you choose this one?
I was looking at a hotrails but it didn't really do it for me.
# Anything you wish it had?
No
# Are you satisfied with this pickup or still searching for that sound?
Very much satisfied.