Bare Knuckle Pickups Stormy Monday Humbucker

Covered calibrated humbucker set.

Both positions of a new Warmoth 12-string telecaster.

The output is quite low, but for a 12-string, that's a good thing! Especially coile tapped. Saw Jeff Martin's 12-string doubleneck and the tops almost cut you in half (the sound guy was no great shakes, which didn't help) and vowed to avoid that mistake with my own 12.
The tone of these pickups is absolutely fantastic. I find them not overly bright (another plus for a 12), but in no way muddy. You can get a lovely jangle out of them without it ever becoming brittle or harsh. When I wind up the Plexi, you can get quite a bit of grunt yet it never seems like it is going to take off uncontrolably. I can even wind up the Marshall and bring in a Tube Screamer and it's never out of control, even at excessive volume. But what amazes me the most is how articulate they are. Clean or with a bit of grunt, both sets of strings cut through with bell-like clarity, rich and even toned. The entire spectrum of harmonics shine through with no hint of shrill or the nasty kind of unwanted distortion. Cranked, it's the same deal. I can play metal on this baby that is fat and chunky and soloing is a pleasure (especially when you wind back the tone control - it a really juicy "Woman tone"...and what guitarist doesn't want a juicy woman?). I have also saved money on an Octaver!
These are my favourite pickups hands down.

I intend to get a set of Monday's for a six string in the future, so if my twelecaster got nicked, I'd definitely include the Mondays in it's replacement. I'd also send my drummer after the theif (but that would be his problem). I own a number of different guitars (mostly Warmoth custom jobs) and with the 12 being a bit of a specialist item for the music I play (mostly hard rock), I look forward to trying some Stormy Mondays in a more standard rock axe in the future.
I am extremely happy with the sound of these babies. They are significantly better than anything I have heard in an electric 12 string and better than I had initially hoped. I was truly surprised at the quality - I always thought you couldn't go past a good '59 in the neck...now I am not so sure!

Calibrated Matching set - No Covers - Zebra 7.7 bridge,7.2 neck

I installed these in 2006 Les Paul Standard. It is one of the earliest of those Satin Finish models. I originally found the guitar wandering through a Guitar Center and picking up Pauls by the dozen and putting them back on the hooks in disgust.I knew I had a factory freak as soon as I picked it up. I played it dry for about a half hour just freaking out over how good it played and sounded unplugged. I couldn't justify buying it ( I already owned a number of other guitars including two other Pauls-a handmade '59 Flametop repo with Bareknuckles "Black Dog" pups [ review is on here from 2 years ago] and a 40th Anniversary Model all stock) even knowing that it was one of the 5 best Pauls -regardless of year - I had ever played.Being a former full time luthier at the one time biggest custom shop in Seattle,I have had boatloads go through my hands). I told a close bud about the guitar and he went up and bought it. Unfortunately,my dear friend passed suddenly some months back,but he willed the guitar to me. Everything about the guitar is fantastic- I didn't need to do a level and crown of the frets or even adjust the intonation.However,the Burstbucker's left a great deal to be desired. After already having had the Bare Knuckles experience, I knew right where to go. I wanted to get as close as possible tone-wise to the earliest Seth Lover 1954 Alnico II humbuckers as this guitar was just screaming for pups that would deliver that tone. The Stormy Monday does this incredibly well ( not that I am surprised).I have had the pups in the guitar for a month now and have used them both playing live and recording. I wanted to wait until I was really used to hearing them before writing this review.

The output level is low.I want this as the higher the output of a pup,the narrower the frequency range is received by the amp.I generally go for a more "vintage" tone in all my amps and instruments and let boxes do the talking for differing "flavors" of distortion.The Stormy Monday has a beautiful open and airy tone.The bridge pup is crisp,clean and very even in it's frequency output...it does not have the mid-range bump and "krang" of the AlnicoV BlackDogs. The neck pup is clear and neutral with a gorgeous violin like quality to it. The only recorded tone I can relate the set to is that by Gary Moore on the BBM album or the title track to "Still Got The Blues For You". I know that he has more vintage Les Pauls than just "Greeny" (btw-Tim Mills makes a set of pups modeled directly on the pups in that fabled guitar) and Gary is using various BKP pups in his guitars now. I'm presently running my guitars through a hand made point to point Marshall clone made for me by Manny at Circuitrix.com. It has two distinct pre amps-one is an exact repo of Jimi's 1968 1959 Plexi Super Lead,the other an exact repo of the first year (1975) 2203 JCM 800. These are footswitchable and feed an exact repo of Jimi's '68 Plexi power amp stage including the swapped out/beefed up transformers ( I opted for Merc Mag )that were needed to run the KT88 tubes the Jimi used.It also has the Kevin O'Conner/ London Power Power Scaling circuit in it. I run a variety of pedals from very mild to heavy distortion (Fulltone,EMMA,B.K.Butler,Prescription,Circuitrix,Hartman Electronic,Morley [ B.H.Wah] )into the front end and a Lexicon MPX-1 through the all tube F/X loop. This rig allows me to achieve tones from the mid-'60's to the mid-'90's. The Stormy Monday set in this Paul allows me to capture a bit more of that than I could prior to having them...just the thing if you get involved in a good long Allman Bro's type jam. Running into a good Marshall type amp with a Paul loaded with these pups and you'll sound every bit as good if not better than if you playing Dickie's real '54 Goldtop. As the previous reviewer put it - Organic.

I would hope to never lose this guitar as it has great sentimental meaning to me. It could never be replaced as my friend could not will me another Paul. The pups were the only thing this axe needed. This is the second set of Bare Knuckles pups I have put into a guitar and believe Tim's stuff is the best on the planet.

Calibrated set, Alnico 2 magnets, Bridge 7.8k, Neck 7.2k, nickle covers.

Installed in a Epiphone Dot semi-hollowbody, neck and bridge replacing the stock Epiphone pickups. Other mods include a new bone nut, new 500k volume and tone pots, modified electrics so I can blend the pickups when the pickup switch is in the middle position. The orginal Epiphone pickups were ok - just dull and with no 'life'.

While the output is not overwhelming, it is perfect for blues and jazz. I am playing through a Roland Cube 30 with a MI Audio Blues Pro pedal. As for the sound, one word: AWESOME!!!! The guitar just opens up and sings when on a clean channel. Add a bit of dirt and it howls. every nuance of the notes can be heard clearly.

Being able to blend the bridge and neck pickup opens up a whole world of tonal options (a recommended mod for Dot owners). These pickups do not sound like you mass produced SD's, EMGs etc - they sound orginal and fresh. This may not suit everyone, but it was what I was after and I could not be happier with the tone I now get out of my Dot.

Tim at Bareknuckle was a great source of advice for the right pickups for my instrument and the sound I was after. I ordered the pickups on-line and they arrived in about 2 weeks. 10 for service.

I have been playing guitar for about 5 years (before that Bass and drums) and have owned a couple of guitars in my time. If destroyed or lost I would, without hesitation, buy another set. I also have a Fender Highway One Strat (and a Maton Acoustic) and will be purchasing a set of Bareknuckle Irish Tours as soon as possible. These pickups sound better than anything I have heard in the past on my mates guitars (Ibanez, Gibson). While they are not cheap, the sound/tone is well worth the price.

Alnico II, calibrated, covered humbuckers. 4 conductor wiring for coil split. Lowish output for humbuckers.

Gordon Smith GS2.60, mahogany body singlecut guitar. Replacing stock pickups.
I wanted a sweeter sound and read the good reviews of BKP so took the plunge.

Output level is around 7k, low for a humbucker but to their credit. The sound is sweet, articulate, round....they even have an acoustic quality, especially with new strings. I love them! Thy are great for Jazz, blues and rock. Not really a metal pickup and no midrange hump like some HB's. They are very balanced pickups with excellent clarity.

They have made my guitar come alive and are sweet. Think BB king or Peter Green, these pickups have the tone (even if the fingers don't).
I'm now looking for some BKP's for my strat.

Calibrated humbucker set with uncovered black bridge pickup and raw nickel covered neck pickup.
Alnico II magnets.

Installed into a Gibson Les Paul Classic Premium Plus.
I have gone from the stock ceramic magnet pickups to a pair of SD humbuckers (Alnico II pro bridge and Jazz neck) to these beauties.
The aim was for the Jimmy Page look of the half covered set and the Slash sound from the alnico II magnets.
Could've gone SD for this project but fancied the look of the raw nickel and the handmade aspect.

These are low to medium output pickups.
I plug the LP straight into a Marshall Jubilee and crank the master volume up with the gain at about 3 o'clock to achieve my sound.
(Can be as loud as sin so have bought a Marshall Powerbreak to lower the volume!)
The tone is very nicely balanced from bass to treble giving a lovely traditional Les Paul sound.
I play a lot of blues based rock and these things exactly fit the bill for me.
Would defo recommend these for a LP type guitar.

If they got destroyed I would be custom ordering another set from Tim at Bare Knuckle in a flash!
I have been playing for 16 years and have had a good selection of guitars over the years so know what I'm after and these wonderful pickups are it for this guitar.
To get the option of a custom ordered and hand made set of pickups exactly how you want them is just the best.
I would urge you too look at the fabulous Bare Knuckle pickups if you want some new pickups.

Passive neck position Humbucker
6.9 k DC resistance
Alnico II magnet

Ibanez S series DXQM
Neck position
Ibanez INF 2 humbucker
Bare Knuckle Miracle Man
None
Neck pickup didnt have enough PAF character and tone in it.

6.9 k, low output, no favours for playing there. dig in hard
Boss GT8 through a vintage fender blues deville
Airy, the perfect classic PAF. Like Slash in your guitar
metal and heavy rock. Beautiful clean sounds for break, great liquid shred sounds and a wonderful bluesy tone when the gain is rolled back
Not so hot at higher gain musical styles but a great all rounder with tone to spare

if destroyed i would have no reservations about buying again.
ive been playing for 3 years and i own 3 guitars, 2 valve amps, 3 practice amps and a Boss GT8 multieffects unit
I love the sound it gives, it is quite low output but BKP makes other higher output models with the same characteristics.
i searched for a year through all the different brands and decided on BKP they are amazing. it sounds exactly how i imagined it.
this pickup has THE sound for old rock and blues enthusiasts, perfect for guns and roses.
The customer service at BKP is worth a 10 on its own, thanks to tim for his help and for everyone else for their commitment and craftsmanship

Calibrated Set of Humbucker
aprox. 7,4 KOhm

Wonderful sounding D??senberg Carl Carlton
neck and bridge
neck: Gibson P490R,bridge: Stock D??esenberg

I changed the pickups to upgrade the sound snd performance of the guitar

The output of the pickups is probabbly a little less than the stock pickups. My lineup is: D??senberg - decent cable - orange rocker 30 with 4x12 box. Simple but very effectiv.
To be honest I cound??t believe my ears when I first tested the Bare Knuckles in my D??senberg. It was like the guitar had just become alive - and that does not at all mean that it has been bad before. The Bare Knuckles Stormy Mondays sound very balanced over all frequencies, tight bass response, nice mids and shining but never shrill treble. Unbelievable balanced also between the two pickups, bluesy on the neck pickup with a lot of timber, pure Rockabilly on the mid position with both pickups and the bridge pickup really rocks.
I play Blues and Classic Hard Rock, B.B. King, Alvin Lee, AC/DC - just to give you the idea - and these pickups sute that kind of music perfectly.
The Bare Knuckles took a very good guitar beyond a point where word sdon??t describe it anymore - it??s like:
Let there be sound - and there was sound TONE !!!

I??ve just heard about Bare Knuckles from a friend so I sent an email to them, because I wasn??t sure which pickups would fit best. Tim wrote back within a few hours on a sunday afternoon (!) and suggested the Stormy Mondays - he was write.
The price is more than okay for that quality. Over the 34 years I??ve playing guitar, I??ve owned and played a lot of different guitars and pickups including some boutique stuff. This D??senberg with the Stormy Mondays is the very best guitar I??ve ever played.
The bad thing is that my yearlong rearch for THE tone is over.

Calibrated Set of Humbuckers

Duesenberg Carl Carlton
Bridge and Neck
Stock
No
I don??t know
Upgrade the guitar

The output is probably a little lower than the stock bridge pickup and at least the same on the neck pickup. My setup is simple and straight: Duesenberg - cable - orange rocker 30 with 4x12 box.

The sound of the pickups is absolutely super, very balanced over all frequencies, and fits the semi acoustic perfectly. The neck pickup is very bluesy and round, the bridge pickup really rocks. Both are extremely dynamic and you can get out a huge number of tones just by varying your picking.

My music is Rock and Roll, Blues and Classic Hard Rock and Tim from Bare Knuckle suggested the Stormy Mondays Set for this type music and my Guitar. I mostly play the amp set to a lite crunch, so you really can hear every dynamic chance very well.

The Bare Knuckles took a very good guitar to a level where there are no words anymore - just TONE !!!

I??ve already owned and played a lot of different guitars and pickups over the 34 years of playing, different Strats, a few Les Pauls,a PRS and all kinds of pickups from Fender, Gibson, Lindy Fralin, Van Zandt ..., so I probably have some experience with equipment. This is the first time I??m totally satisfied with the results.

Looks like my search for THE tone is over because I finally got.

Calibrated pair of custom ordered F-Spaced Stormy Monday humbuckers.
Nickel covers.
7.4k, and original PAF-esq Alnico II magnets.

This pair was custom ordered for a doubleneck guitar I've had made for me by Bob Johnson of Legra guitars in the UK.
They're in both the bridge and neck positions of the 12 string half of the guitar.
I was going to have Gibson 57 Classics in both positions on the 12 string side, but the slightly wider than normal 12 saddle ABM Tune-O-Matic bridge necessitated a change to an F-Spaced humbucker. Gibson don't make an F-Spaced 57 Classic, so Bob recommended that I talk to Tim at Bareknuckle pickups to get a feel for what he can do.

Boy am I glad I listened to my luthier!

The sound from the 12 string is positively philharmonic........it's trully gobsmacking how well these Stormy Mondays pick out each and every one of those 12 strings, and transmit what they're doing perfectly back through my Marshall.
The 12 string is mainly played fairly clean, but the Stormy Mondays can be provoked, and even though they're low output humbuckers, they can still turn up to do classic rock better than most things on the market today!

I'd heard of Bareknuckle pickups before I got started on this doubleneck project, but not having well off guitar playing friends I haven't had the chance to play a Bareknuckle equipped guitar before now.
Tims wonderful helpful demeanour, and the growing reputation of Bareknuckle pickups made it an easy choice to go with when we realised we needed F-Spaced humbuckers.

DiMarzio, Seymour Duncan, and even Gibson may be cheaper (not at their RRP's - but most places won't charge RRP on pickups), but they're not better than these phenomenal hand-wound pickups from Falmouth.

The best thing I can say about these pickups, is the fact that I've just ordered another pair of Bareknuckles for my Shaftesbury Les Paul...........it's getting a Bareknuckle heart transplant, and I can't wait to hear it rock!

Pickup features: Humbucker
Impedence or other specs: 7.1

Model of guitar or bass: Gibson Les Paul Classic 1960
Position: neck
Pickup being replaced: Seth Lover
Other pickups on guitar: Seth Lover Bridge
Artists using this pickup:
You musical style(s): Blues/Rock
Reason for pickup change: Lack of definition and clarity

Perceived output level: Clear, Well defined, Warm and Toneful
Tone: Well balanced wide tone array
Sonic evaluation: Vintage Fender Valve amps, Pro Reverb, Bassman, Champ

For which styles and positions is this pickup (un)suitable: Blues/Rock/Country/Jazz

Comments: The definition from this pickup is no less than remarkable. The clarity and tonal seperation is unlike any neck pickup I've used, and that includes most high priced hand wound models as well as stock pickups.
After contacting Tim Mills of Bareknuckle it was obvious that he takes the job of custom winding very seriously. He suggested the best choice of magnetic material, winding method and DC resistance. Whatever his advice was based on it worked out perfectly for my needs. This pickup has just about the most soulful tone I could want. If you are serious about having the best pickups money can buy in your guitar you have to give this guy a try.
I've awarded a 9 just in case Tim upgrades the design in any way. In reality I can't imagine getting better tone in a neck humbucker.

Pickup features: Humbucker, passive
Impedence or other specs: 7.2K, alnico 4 magnet

Model of guitar or bass: Yamaha SG500
Position: neck
Pickup being replaced: Stock Yamaha neck humbucker
Other pickups on guitar: Seymor Duncan JB bridge humbucker
Artists using this pickup: Don't know of any.
You musical style(s): All kinds, mostly blues and rock.
Reason for pickup change: The stock pickup was muddy, virtually unusable.

Perceived output level: Slightly more than the stock pickup.
Tone: Beautifully balanced across all strings. Clear, even at high gain.
Sonic evaluation: Played through my Laney LC15R valve amp into a custom made 2 x 12 with Jensens. Also used a Big Muff and a Danelectro Black Paisley Liquid Metal, both excellent pedals with this amp. The pickup change has transformed this guitar. Before it was good only for rock/metal on the bridge pickup, now it's a great all-rounder. The Stormy Monday is the better of the two pups and I could see myself using this almost exclusively (not that there's anything wrong with the JB). These pickups make the SG500 comparable in tone to the SG1000 I also have (which have legendary tone), at half the price.

For which styles and positions is this pickup (un)suitable: Good for all the standard PAF sounds, clean or dirty. Nails that Moore/Santana neck position tone.

Comments: I wanted a good PAF style pickup to open up the neck position on this guitar. Tim at Bare Knuckle was very helpfull and recommended the Stormy Monday. He said it would be 'sweet as a nut' and it is.
If lost or stolen I would buy it again in a flash.
I have been playing for 3 years. I'm not very good but I know when something sounds good, and these pickups sound great. I have 2 strats (Mexican 60s and American HSS) and 2 Yamaha SGs (a 500 and a 1000)
I will certainly buy Bare Knuckle pickups for all my guitars in future. Great service and great products. I cannot speak highly enough of them.

Pickup features: humbuckers
Impedence or other specs:

Model of guitar or bass: Epiphone Les Paul
Position: neck
Pickup being replaced: Standard Epiphone
Other pickups on guitar: Bridge/standard Epihone
Artists using this pickup: ?
You musical style(s): Blues/old fashioned R&B
Reason for pickup change: Dead sound, not enough power in sound

Perceived output level: Absolutely beatiful to play and to hear.
Tone: Exactly however you want it.
Sonic evaluation: Line 6 Spider 212 amp

For which styles and positions is this pickup (un)suitable: 1. Blues wonderful match 2. Nothing unsuitable.

Comments: These pick ups-Stormy monday at the neck & Emerald at the bridge-deliver along with the line 6 amp every possible combination that I want. It would even be worth swapping the gibson standard issue for them. They are truly beautiful pickups and worth every penny.

Pickup features: Humbucker
Impedence or other specs: 8.K

Model of guitar or bass: Gibson Les Paul Standard
Position: neck
Pickup being replaced: Gibson Burst Bucker Pro
Other pickups on guitar: Gibson Burst Bucker Pro Bridge
Artists using this pickup: Dont Know
You musical style(s): Blues Rock
Reason for pickup change: The Burst Bucker Pro lacked clarity at the bottom end.

Perceived output level: Lower than the Burst Bucker
Tone: Balanced and clear
Sonic evaluation: I play a Les Paul Standard Through a crowther hot cake Bluesberry into a Peavy classic 50 combo.My initial reaction was a happy one. The clarity and balance in comparison to my Burst Bucker were apparent and the pickup performed exactly as Tim (from Bare Knuckle) said it would. I now have a pickup which sounds smooth and open and affords me more versatility than I was usexd to with the Burst Bucker.The bottom line is that the Stormy Monday sounds exactly as a quality hand made pickup should. Amazing.

For which styles and positions is this pickup (un)suitable: I play Blues Rock and find the Stormy Monday is a perfect match for this style of music

Comments: Tim combines excellent custmer service with a quality product. I would urge anyone interested to speak to tim first. (I used E-mail)I am not that technical on pickups but with Tims sound advice, I managed to choose the right pick up for me. I now want to try more pickups and have already placed my order for a Mule Humbucker in the bridge position (Tims guide-line here again) and will post a review at a later date. I beleive that a hand made product with a hands on approach from the people in charge is going to give better results, more often than not, over the big companies such as Seymour Duncan, which is why I have taken the time to post this review. I used to have a Seymour Duncan 59 set in another guitar which worked well, but wouls fail to reach the same standard as the Stormy Monday.
I hope this dosen't sound too over the top, but based on my experience I cant falt this product.

Pickup features: Humbuckers,passive
Impedence or other specs: 7.4-7

Model of guitar or bass: Les Paul Supreme
Position: all positions
Pickup being replaced: 490R&498T
Other pickups on guitar: None
Artists using this pickup: Do not know
You musical style(s): Country&Jazz
Reason for pickup change: Great guitar no voice

Perceived output level: A tad more than stock pickups
Tone: Heavenly and haunting
Sonic evaluation: Recording,VS-2480DVD

For which styles and positions is this pickup (un)suitable: Country,Jazz.None

Comments: I have a Les Paul Supreme,it look's great but sounded like any other LP.After reading the review's of other player's,I decieded to try BAREKNUCKLES.The service and information was GREAT.Their Tech Tim speak's guitar better than I speak english.Now my LP has a set of Stormy Monday's and it sing's.I've been playing a lot of years and have tried a lot of pickups.These are the best.What can I say but KUDOS&THANK'S to Tim. JplaidninjaJ

Pickup features: passive h/b
Impedence or other specs: 7.5 alnico 3

Model of guitar or bass: homebuilt job-swamp ash body/graphite neck-tele style
Position: bridge
Pickup being replaced: 'super 70' initially, then a 'mule' which i put in my epi. les paul hollowbody.
Other pickups on guitar: none
Artists using this pickup: ?
You musical style(s): country/rock/blues
Reason for pickup change: i bought a gibson spaced pickup for a fender type guitar...duh!

Perceived output level: i had a mule in there before, but i prefer this one for the type of stuff we're playing... country ballads, 'harder' country, some j.j.cale stuff......
Tone: sounds great...no mud. do they make a muddy sounding pickup? if so, why would you want one? each to their own, i suppose.
Sonic evaluation: i play through a yamaha dg stomp into either a marshall 15- watter, or into the mac. it sounds great, warmer, smoother than the mule did in the same guitar. still rings out though. it just sounds great! i don't know the words to describe it, sorry!

For which styles and positions is this pickup (un)suitable: it does everything i want it to, and probably much more besides!

Comments: i had a good look around before choosing bareknuckles, i then phoned tim, who was great, really helpful explaining the different options.......i now have bare knuckles on all my guitars.
i would have to replace this pickup with the same. it's my main guitar, and i absolutely love it. one day i will get round to wiring it up for a coil-tap option, just because i can, but at the moment, i'm so happy with it, i just can't be arsed...anyway, i'm too busy playing!

Pickup features: Scatter-Wound Passive Humbucker (Nickel Covered) Calibrated Set
Impedence or other specs: 7.4K, Alnico 4 Magnets

Model of guitar or bass: Gibson 333 (2004)
Position: all positions
Pickup being replaced: Gibson Stock PU's (490R/neck and 498T/bridge)
Other pickups on guitar: N/A
Artists using this pickup: N/A
You musical style(s): Although I play various musical styles I bought the 333 specifically to play Jazz / Blues / 60's etc.
Reason for pickup change: Stock units are far too harsh for a semi. I was looking for that sweet vintage 335 sound and had originally considered retro fitting Gibson Classic 57's before I heard of Bare Knuckle.

Perceived output level: Lower than stock units.
Tone: I'll start with the neck PU - Good bass response, warm, punchy, sweet sustain, very smooth. The bridge PU - Tight bottom end with good mid-range and a lot more treble than the neck unit but still very warm. Both PU's retain the instruments character well unlike the stock units.
Sonic evaluation: 333 ? Tech 21 TRIAC ? Tech 21 Power Engine 60.
The neck unit on a clean Amp setting sounds really warm and fat, which is great for clean melodic rhythms, back off the tone about half way though and you're in Jazz territory. Add a bit of drive and the Stormy Mondays dirty up surprisingly well delivering that whole BRMC wall of sound thing. The bridge unit on the other hand does that whole sixties jingle jangle thing really well when you put it through a clean Amp, but add a bit of drive and you get that Gritty ACDC tone. I've also had some great Cream sounding tones when in the mixed position.

For which styles and positions is this pickup (un)suitable: I play Grunge, Punk, Rock, Blues, Jazz, and Funk etc but as I said at the beginning of the review I use the 333 specifically for Jazz/Blues and clean melodic stuff. I think that the Stormy Mondays are best suited to these forms of music but with a Big Muff at the front end you could probably use them for Punk or Grunge.

Comments: The Stormy Mondays are exactly what I was looking for. I now have a 333 that sounds comparable to a vintage 335 but with a bit more poke. These are incredibly versatile PU's and they have made the 333 one of my favourite guitars. I definitely made the right choice fitting Stormy Mondays over Seymour's or Gibson Classic 57's!
Quality PU's scatter-wound by hand in the UK with an affordable price tag and excellent customer service. What are you waiting for? Don't take my word for it, go check them out at your nearest dealer and let your ears decide!

Pickup features: Humbucking
Impedence or other specs:

Model of guitar or bass: Gibson Les Paul Classic
Position: all positions
Pickup being replaced: Both
Other pickups on guitar:
Artists using this pickup:
You musical style(s): Rock, jazz, blues
Reason for pickup change: Wasn't happy with the standard Gibson ceramic pickups.

Perceived output level: Normal
Tone: Balanced
Sonic evaluation: Pickups installed on a Les Paul classic played through a Line 6 Flextone. The pickups sound astoundingly good: like proper 1950s PAFs.

For which styles and positions is this pickup (un)suitable: Pickups suitable for any musical style you might normally use a 1959 Les Paul Standard for!

Comments: I cannot recommend these pickups highly enough to truly do them justice. They have made what was a very good guitar sound like one that would cost five times as much, or more. If you are after that original Les Paul sound, seriously look no further. On top of that, the serice received from the company has been second to none, and the pickups come with a lifetime guarantee, as well as the option to tailor how they are made to your personal satisfaction. Could you ask for any more? I now intend to buy a set of bareknucles for my strat.

Pickup features: Passive humbuckers
Impedence or other specs: 7.3k (from memory)

Model of guitar or bass: Epiphone Les Paul
Position: all positions
Pickup being replaced: Standard
Other pickups on guitar:
Artists using this pickup: Unknown
You musical style(s): Terrible bluesy
Reason for pickup change: I wanted something with a bit more depth than the original pickups, although the originals were fine.

Perceived output level: Bit higher than the originals.
Tone: Much more definition in sound across the strings, well balanced.
Sonic evaluation: The pickups are in an Epiphone Les Paul played through a WEM Dominator bass Combo fitted with an enormous Tannoy speaker, a Fender 15w (Frontman?) and small Drive bass combo. They are not quite as warm as the 57 humbuckers in my ES-135.

For which styles and positions is this pickup (un)suitable: I attempt to play in a traditional bluesy/rock non-screaming style and opted for these pickups because I thought they would fit the bill better than some of the more powerful ones.

Comments: Anyone looking at serious pickup replacements should consider Brass Knuckle. I would certainly look at buying more if these were lost. The beauty of brass Knuckle is that you can ring the man who makes them and sort out what you want to achieve. The service has been exemplary, especially after one pickup developed a fault.I like the idea of a good British product combined with personal service. EMG passives had been on the list, but went for the Brass Knuckles after talking to the staff on their stall at a guitar show in London. The pickups are impressing me more and more - I originally thought they were a touch on the bright side for what I wanted, but their character is continuing to grow the more I use them. I have been playing badly on and off for 30 odd years, but have taken it up more seriously over the last year, using the Epiphone, Gibson ES-135 (bought in preference to a proper Les Paul) and a cheap Crafter Tele-alike which works really well. They make an almost hi-fi like sound through the WEM.

Pickup features: Passive Humbucker
Impedence or other specs: Approx 7.4K (off spec, not measured when put in)

Model of guitar or bass: Gibson Les Paul Standard 2002
Position: all positions
Pickup being replaced: Burstbucker Pros
Other pickups on guitar: none now!
Artists using this pickup: just wait and see - these are sleeping giants!
You musical style(s): Classic Rock/Blues - Stones, Skynnrd, Free, Allmans, Zep, Cream etc.
Reason for pickup change: No matter wat I did to the BBs - CTS pots, NOS caps, LW Tail Piece, they always sounded unbalanced and the neck lacked definition and the bridge was too harsh.

Perceived output level: Alnico 4 mags and a few extra winds courtesy of Tim makes these around the same as the BBs but more 'vintage'.
Tone: VERY balanced and quickly perceived an improvment to tone within 1 min of fitting
Sonic evaluation: Unsing a Cornford Harlequin, everything at 1pm.
These pickups are brilliant and brought the exact improvements I was expecting - warm and cleqar nexk and a bridge that still cutrs through but is not harsh or shrill.
Before these I could never settle on my pup height or amp tone settings, now I am one happy man.
Handwound pups for the price of some mass produced aternative - no choice.

For which styles and positions is this pickup (un)suitable: Great match for my style and breaking out my best impression of duane, koss and keith.

Comments: I will problably repalce both my strat and my tele pups with some of Tim's creations - you can't really compare the tone from the BBs to the Stormys - the sound I was looking for is finally in my guitar.
I know many changes result in a perceived improvment, but these really are a lot more balanced and clearer than my BBs, clean up nice at 7 and give that 'over the hills and far away tone' form How the West Was Won!
Neck pickup is a lot more useable now, hell, I was even consdiering a new guitar at one point.
Hell, even got some free picks and 2 sets of strings thrown in - nice one Tim!

Pickup features: Humbucker
Impedence or other specs: 7.5k ish, special with an alnico IV magnet and asymmetrical coils.

Model of guitar or bass: PRS CE24
Position: neck
Pickup being replaced: Vintage Bass
Other pickups on guitar: Bare Knuckle Black Dog
Artists using this pickup: ???
You musical style(s): Rock/blues/jazz...
Reason for pickup change: Vintage bass can be a bit muddy, the note attack used to get lost when playing at volume with a band.

Perceived output level: Typical vintage PAF output. Balances very well with the Black Dog in the bridge. Not noisy despite the asymmetrical coils.
Tone: Nice balance between lows and mids, very open treble. Not as much midrange as the Black Dog, but I wasn't looking for loads of midrange bite in the neck.
Sonic evaluation: PRS Maple Top CE24 from 1990 into usually a JCM800 and a Super Reverb through various Keeley, Fulltone and Analogman effects via Loooper and Lehle switching. The lowish output means your amp never gets mushy and effects like teh Fulltone Choral Flange stay nice and clean. I like hot bridge pickups but hot neck pickups all to often get mushy when gain is added. It's a great balance against the Black DOg. Coil splits sound more convincingly Strat and Tele like. It's increased the versatility of my guitar - great stuff!

For which styles and positions is this pickup (un)suitable: Great all rounder for anyone into the classic PAF sound. It never gets muddy, allways sings, is never peircing, just enough bite to cut through. Some great warm jazz tones are available, warm clean blues sounds - think Peter Green, through to Slash style lead riffing - it's all there!

Comments: This is where the TONE is!!
There must be something in this hand scatterwinding process. I've got at least one Bare Knuckle on each of my guitars now. Tim is allways very helpful and takes teh time to talk to you - try and get any other company owners to help like this!! Customer care is excellent! It's getting to the point that I need some more guitars to try out the rest of the range!! They really are the dogs...musch more open and tonefull than Lindy Fralins that I had on the PRS a while back, and completely destroy the tone from Duncans and Dimarzios...Cheaper than some of them to...Yep I'd buy it again!

Pickup features: Humbucker, passive
Impedence or other specs: 7.2K Alnico 2 engraved nickel cover, braided cloth wire

Model of guitar or bass: Les Paul Standard
Position: bridge
Pickup being replaced: Stock
Other pickups on guitar: Stock
Artists using this pickup: None that I know of....YET!
You musical style(s): Rock/blues
Reason for pickup change: Stock pickup was too harsh and brittle.

Perceived output level: Vintage, very similar to to stock '60s PAFs I have on another Les Paul but still enough power to drive the amp.
Tone: Bright but no harshness as with the stock Gibson.Lovely vintage warmth but no mud.Need to replace the neck pickup now as it sounds even worse in comparison to my Stormy monday.
Sonic evaluation: Late '70s Marshall master volume 50w combo, couple of pedals,usual suspects-overdrive,chorus, wah etc.If I can I'll just use a good lead(George Ls), the guitar and amp.Less is definately more.

For which styles and positions is this pickup (un)suitable: Everything from Peter Green,Clapton style blues to Gary Moore rock. This is the first time I've really heard this guitar performing properly. It's like having a blanket taken off your amp. The whole impression is of more volume across all the frequencies. There's no nasty midrange spike as with Seth Lovers and the Stormy monday easily sounds as good as the Fralins I've got in my PRS-dare I say, better!

Comments: Everything right down to the beautifully engraved cover exudes class. I did wonder with yet another 'boutique' pickup winder if there'd be any difference.Put simply ,yes! I've tried them all, Seymours, Van Zandts, Fralins and Rio Grande and this pickup wipes the floor with all of them. The others were all made very well(as far as I could tell) but never really seemed to let me hear the guitar AND myself.
When I read the Stormy Monday spec I was a little dubious that a pickup with a DC of 7.2K would have enough poke for me but after my first gig with this baby not only was I rewarded with the most open tone I've ever had but plenty of grunt too. The amp responded well and I could feel more than enough response from the guitat too. I certainly wasn't looking for any more.
Those looking for all out gain would need another model but Bare Knuckle seem to have all the bases covered and things like braide or four conductor are all no cost options.They'll even remove a cover from a Bare Knuckle pickup at no charge just so you don't void the warranty.Oh and the warranty is for life too, if that's not standing by their pickups I don't know what is.
As far as I can tell Bare Knuckle is a very small business with only two people winding by hand, something they seem committed to and from what I can hear from my guitar, makes all the difference.
A couple of days after I got my pickup( which was the day after I ordered it!!)they even phoned me up to check I was happy with the pickup and Had it installed alright. Great service and there was even a pack of strings included in the price-fantastic.
As for price,?99 isn't the cheapest but also nothing like as expensive as some.It's on a par with Gibson's classic '57(tried it and the plus too-nothing like as goodas my Stormy monday) and Seymour's Seth lovers price wise and IMHO you get a whole lot more.Handwound, handmade, lovely engraving on the cover(subtle not tacky), great service and THAT sound. It really does put a smile on your face.
I'm looking at all my other guitars now as they just sound lifeless in comparison to my Stormy Monday loaded standard and they're all going to get the Bare Knuckle treatment.It's gone from the guitar I played least to my main giging guitar.
If it were stolen...I'd show no mercy.
Yes I know it's another 10 rating but I just couldn't give it anything else.