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Kent Armstrong or Bare Knuckles?
I'm having an archtop custom made and while I have specified that I mostly play unplugged, it's going to have a single pickup for those times I need to change the pace a bit. My luthier has suggested either a Kent Armstrong resin PAF-style 12 pole humbucker or a Bare Knuckles PAF. His comments suggest the KA is a pretty straight-laced jazz pickup, flat and neutral, and that the BA has more "character" to it. I am not familiar with either, and I'm leaning toward the Bare Knuckles, but I'd like to hear from anyone who has experience with one or both.
Thanks!
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Something I want to look into and was mentioned in the Ken Parker video, is Dunelandlabs Bronzeville pickup designed to be used with bronze strings on an archtop - https://www.dunelandlabs.com. Something els you might think about is James May’s Ultratonic for Archtop (sound transducer) so you get a more acoustic sound, or if you already have a magnetic pickup you can get a version that allows you to blend the magnetic and sound transducer pickups … http://jamesmayengineering.com/products/
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Bare Knuckles targets rockers and KA targets jazzers. Need I say more?
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I bought a pickup directly from Kent for my L4C. It's perfect for the guitar. He's one of the good guys and I'm pretty sure he'll custom wind whatever you desire. This is his website.
http://kentarmstrong.com |
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I have a guitar with Bare Knuckle Stormy Monday humbuckers and they sound fantastic. Very clear and dynamic, they're very versatile pickups. If your archtop is a laminate with set pickups, I think they'd be an excellent choice. I also have a jazz archtop with a Kent Armstrong Handwound PAF Style 12 Pole humbucker pickup which attaches to the pickguard and is great for a carved top guitar. Speak to you luthier again.
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I have a Kent Armstrong pickup on my archtop and I absolutely love the sound! To me it's the perfect jazz guitar sound.
- Glenn
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