Bare Knuckle Pickups Official : The Mule (Unpotted) Humbucker by Mike 'Sugar' Cahen

Bare Knuckle Pickups (Official) : The Mule (Unpotted) humbucker pickup.

http://www.bareknucklepickups.co.uk/ZH-themule.html

Guitar: Les Paul R9 Historic Collection straight to amp, no pick.
Amp: Cornford 18 w Hurricane,
Typical EL84 response.
Max gain,
Master approx 2 o'clock.
Treble, Medium & Bass at max.

Lots of guitar volume/tone pot fiddling...
BKP users Mike 'Sugar' Cahen (Guitar) & Roger Inniss (Shuker Bass),
Drums: Enzo Todesco.

'The Mule' Humbucker
Note: This is the 'unpotted' version of the pickup.

The very first humbuckers from the '50s were not wax potted and the practice of immersing coils in wax to prevent microphonic squealing didn't become common place with humbuckers until later in the '70s and '80s(single coils have always been wax potted). Unpotted coils have a very dynamic and touch sensitive feel with a brighter edge which is well suited to low gain playing while potted coils are much more practical for any playing style where high amounts of preamp gain and loud volume are used.

Technical Specifications
DC: Bridge 8.4K, Neck 7.3K *
Magnet: Alnico IV
Wiring: Braided Two Conductor
Covers: Gold, Nickel Silver or Raw Nickel Silver as standard
Options: Also available in calibrated sets as Black or Zebra Coils

'Montebello Blues' @Speegra Publishing, London.

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[jacquesledick]

Unpotted!?!! Fantastic! I'm trying a set in the next LHD.

[BKPickups]

@jacquesledick Yes the unpotted 'Mules'...They add more 'air' to the notes which mixes nicely with the amps reverb.Great for bluesy playing...

[MELLSBAD]

@BKPickups Sound great any downside to not potting them. More feedback?

[BKPickups]

@MELLSBAD Hi, it's the opposite really concerning potential microphonic feedback (not talking about CONTROLLED feedback). If your playing high gain style with pedals through cascading gain pre-amps you MIGHT be asking for trouble going unpotted. The reason we put this demo up is to demonstrate unpotted pushing the OUTPUT valves and the drivers. By pushing the output valves hard and with a good reverb in the amp it can add a very subtle 'tail' to long sustained notes.

[anmolatwal]

@BKPickups But if i play heavy blues and very rarely use a fuzz, only cascade overdrives in the vein of tube screamers stuff. Shalli go potted or unpotted. Because even though i cant really identify the air, it does sound nice to say..lol!!!

[BKPickups]

@anmolatwal Hi, the 'air', 'resonance' is pretty subtle, you can hear it on the repeated A note around 1.17. Could be described as a 'tingle' which mixes with the amps reverb on a note's tail end. The amp used here has a simple circuit but pushed hard. If in doubt go potted !

[rarch1968]

I really dig the tone of these Mule humbuckers. Extremely articulate...the bridge pickup is almost like a really nice fat sounding tele pickup as strange as that may seem!

[martymcfly002]

Wow perfect tone!

[stpwaddell]

How come you don't have video shwoing off you popular Irish Tours?

[asianaxeman]

that's THE tone

[imatube2]

Great playing. I love unpotted pickups; more airy and vocal sounding.

[louiedovey]

Just having my set fitted, can't wait.