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Nolly signature "Polymath" BKPs
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lost_horizon
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lost_horizon
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Yes, sound quote rock-like and open, not special and I have 5 different BKP's!Finally something interesting! And I don't mean the pickups
thebeesknees22
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that dudes a killer guitar player. I found his youtube channel a year or two ago. Just smooth effortless playing. Kinda weird stuff sometimes though lol
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bpMEBa085CE
good new demo. @-Nolly- you like parallel over split coil for the polymath?
good new demo. @-Nolly- you like parallel over split coil for the polymath?
spudmunkey
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Yes. He had the fretboard made, sent it to Kiesel to have it installed (he's a Kiesel endorsed/endorsing artist). A "never again" situation from Jeff.
That said, they've said the same thing about quilted redwood tops, black bursts on white...
jvms
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Yes. He had the fretboard made, sent it to Kiesel to have it installed (he's a Kiesel endorsed/endorsing artist). A "never again" situation from Jeff.
Aparently True Temperament had sokme kind of contest where people on Instagram or wherever chose a few brands TT would send some samples to and see if they could come up with some deal for future guitars. I'm hoping this will work. TT and Evertune are the best combo ever. Everyone should try!
LotsOfGrease
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What do you like/dislike about the silos vs the rags? I'm looking into one these pickups. I love the upper mid range grind of the polymaths but want a pickup that can do that with a little more bass and output. As Nolly said the silo shares that mid forwardness with the polymath for the bridge, but is it the same kind of mid sound as the polymath or more lower mid sounds? I know the silo has some more bass which is perfect and if it can get that upper mid grind the polymath has I'm sold. If the silo can't I was curious if the rags could.
A.JohnHayes
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Hey! I've just seen this now, so my apologies for the late response. I have since solld both the guitars with the Silos and Ragnaroks in them due to an unexpected illness, and the Silos were in a 7 string, but I'll do my best to give you my perspective. For reference, I have the Polymaths in a Mayones Duvell, and I actually cannot get ernough of them; when I got the guitar I didn't even use the humbucker tones for a day or so because I enjoyed the feel and sound of the split coils that much.
I loved the Ragnaroks for anything aggressive, and even for very cold, ambient tones, but I wasn't the biggest fan of them for mid-gain, Andy Timmons attempts. They were always just a little bit too hot or compressed, and, while I didn't mind because I use a modeller and it's easy to make a patch just for that guitar, it was still the one thing that I was just a bit frustrating.
To be honest, I never got to grips with the Silos as much as I'd like to - they were in a guitar that was always problematic, and I only had it for a couple of months after a luthier got it the point where I could play it consistently. I will say, they had significantly better split coil tones than the Ragnarok; probably around the same as the Polymaths.
For your case, I'd say the best bet would be the Silos. The Ragnaroks don't have what I'd call a upper midrange grind. They were very inoffensive the high mids and treble, which I was very happy with since I practice through headphones. They're great, don't get me wrong, but I don't know if they have what you're looking for. The Silos are definitely fatter, and the high end isn't quite as rolled off as athe Ragnaroks.
I hope that was helpful!
aWoodenShip
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I think I'm actually gonna pull the trigger on a polymath bridge pickup for an RGA here in a week. After not ordering BKPs in quite a few years, is Axe Palace still the way to go if I'm in the US?
katsumura78
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Music Store Live for BKP’s. Ask for Ben. Got silos for a baritone and polymaths for a cu24. Send him a screenshot of the build on the BKP website and he’ll send you the cart to pay the tab. 12 weeks later BKP’s in your mailbox.
aWoodenShip
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Nice thanks for the recommendation. They've honestly got some different pickups in the same configuration I would buy in if they only had tri-tab bases.
landmvrks
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I'm trying to figure out what to put in my 70s Explorer. Aiming to play mostly a mix of pop-punk and more classic rock/metal. Think the Polymaths are a good option? BKP said themselves a VH II or Polymath set would be good, but just wanting some more opinions on which way to go.
CanserDYI
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The words "punk" and "what pickups should I pick" should not be in the same sentence!
Edit: I realize that they weren't in the same sentence but you get what I mean!
landmvrks
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Pop-punk is hardly punk lol
