Humbucker Pickup Comparison | Bare Knuckle/Lollar/Gibson/Seymour Duncan | PAF style | Shootout

Bare knuckles

The same sound,original Gibson better

Excellent!

Did you try adjusting the pickup height of the original pickups first? chuckle.....hate when people post that

If u sit n noodle in your bedroom u might hear a slight difference. In a band just a small tone adjustment and nobody would know the difference. Given the huge difference in original Gibson PU's they all sound like a "PAF". But then "PAF" tone is one of the biggest scams anyway.

I have been pleased with Gibson '57 Classics. Not so fond of Burstbuckers in my guitars, but they sound good here. Jim Rolph pups sound excellent. Tim Shaws in my '83 ES-335 are the sweetest pups. So many excellent choices...we are spoiled!

This video is OUTSTANDING!!! Wow, keep up the great work. Excellent playing and such consistent execution!
To me clean is the most important foundation tone. Dirt can always be adjusted. All the pups sound very good, but to my surprise I liked the BareKnuckles the best in the clean comps.

The Bare Knuckle won.

Lollars sound fuller than the rest, and they shine in clean sounds.
But for overdrives I liked more the sharpness of the BKPs, lollars sound maybe too middy

The Burstbuckers are absolutely awesome. Very pronounced, punchy and clear across the board. Great video!

Lollars

Good comparison video. They. Sound so similar. Tough call for me. Burstbuckers probably my decision. 👍✌️💯

I'm getting the burst buckers. Nice video.

im going Lollar imperials.... but all pretty close

🌌 Gibson 🌌

The Bare Knuckle set is a bit underwound and it sounds clearer and brighter. Better to my taste.

Really interesting and helpful ! Thanks !

I thought about upgrading my Epiphone Les Paul 1959 (the Epiphone / Gibson Custom Shop collab model) with stock Gibson Burstbuckers, but now I see no reason! Thank you for saving my money 🤑

Hi Kaven first of all great video ! Very well produced ! I had to plug in my earphones to hear the difference indeed ! Would you happen to have these guitar licks transcribed ready for download? I would love to use them for daily practice routines, wonderful playing ! Many thanks !

Bare knuckles was more great sound in most pieces for me

i cant tell the diff.

Excellent video. I was not familiar with the Bare Kuckles Stormy Monday pickups. They were my favorites, followed by the SD Seth Lovers.

I tend to like the Knuckles and Duncan's, but that's just my 2 cents.

Hi K, Awesome video really well put together and Nice n Tasty playing! Thanks man

I'm currently looking for an LP pickup for a modern blues type of sound. Versatile, pushed mids, still holding classic tones. I'm going with Lollar. I like the bright articulation that you get with Bare Knuckle. Gibson of course takes the middle road as a very versatile pickup. SD is too hot for my taste. What I like about Lollar is how it keeps the mids that Gibson pickups do. But also cleans it up a little bit. So if you pushed it through a Fender or a bright-sounding amp it would sound balanced. You can get some crunch and soaring leads through a Marshal without too much breakup. I like how they sound on a Blackstar tube. So far I'm not convinced that the Lollar's are not a solid choice for me.

May I ask if the Stormy Monday was wax potted? Thanks

Gibson & lollar

Es 335 please!

It’s a toss up between the
Duncan Seth lover
Bare knuckle.I’d say bare knuckle.But very close between them.

They do all sound great. Let me please add this is one heck of a review. Very very nice job.

Thank you! Great job.

Thank you for taking the time to make such a great comparison video! The short licks cut right after one another make it so much easier to hear the differences.

The burstbuckers sound just fantastic...no need to replace them.

Those Lollars sounded great. My lp standard has the burstbucker pros, just too much output on them.

Neck PU : Bare Knuckle U.K.
Bridge PU : S.D. Seth Lover or Bare Knuckle UK

Great playing, Sir! Thank you very much indeed

Beautiful playing and great comparison. I wouldn't be unhappy with any of these to be honest.

They are all sounding good on that guitar. I find the differencies to be subtlile. The Gibson had a bit more treble in some positions. Seth Lovers are good. I like them.

People like whatever comes first.... very scientific

Bare knuckles / Gibson - then lollar then Seymour

For me best - BK, worst - Lollar. SD - good sounding, but little rude. Gibson too, but not enouth..

I need to find a comparison for high gain & Reverb on a T-screamer pedal picked at 18-21st frets.
I need to replace whatever came stock in this Epi custom because they sound like shit in that area.


Edit: I might try tuning up until it hits a certain clarity...just thought of that now.

I’d pick the cheapest set of the 4 because they all sound great 😊. The Lollar’s have a little more organic vibe to them. Seymour Duncan’s seemed a little compressed or slightly mid scooped, less dynamic, hard to describe, least favorite… the fact that the video was good enough for me to have any opinion especially at that level of detail means it’s an amazing vid. Thank you!

In a recording environment there would be little to no discernible difference in tones for 99% of us. Back to back you can hear some differences but they're so incredibly slight that even a minute change in technique would probably fool the listener in thinking it was a different pickup. Bottom line is they're all just great and the real takeaway here is Kaven makes some Amazing tones and riffs! I think I enjoyed listening to the samples more than I cared about the difference in tones! Brilliant all around. I'm keeping what I've got, thank you!

I can’t believe how close they are, I felt like a dope at first for barely being able to tell then I saw the rest of the comments at least I’m not alone

Bare knuckles win in tone and name

Lollar was the most open sounding, Gibson the most dark. Seymore Duncans & Bare Knuckles were forgettable. Lollars & Gibsons had character like light and shade. Personal opinion only. ")