2014 Gibson Les Paul - Bare Knuckle Peter Green (PG) Blues humbuckers - includes original case

Description

Totally stunning 2014 Gibson Les Paul upgraded Bare Knuckle PG Blues Double Cream Humbucker pickups (£318) and Bare Knuckle Jenson 0.022uF paper/oil capacitors (45), as used by Peter Green, Gary Moore, John Skyes and many other famous guitarists.

120th Anniversary Classic edition.

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BARE KNUCKLE - PG BLUES HUMBUCKER

Our PG Blues humbucker is designed to replicate the tones of Peter Green's famous '59 Les Paul (hence the name!) complete with the legendary “out of phase” tone achieved when both pickups are on.

The PG Blues humbucker set features Alnico II sand cast magnets, scatterwound bridge coils of 42AWG plain enamel wire and uniquely wound Heavy Formvar neck coils for the famous “out of phase” mid-position, when both humbuckers are on together. Vintage-correct solid nickel silver baseplates and covers, along with totally unpotted coils, all add to the vowel-like vocal delivery, bright yet sweet highs, warm bass and trademark “out of phase” tone.

Individually, the bridge humbucker is pure '59 PAF in tone with all the touch sensitive response you would expect from unpotted coils. The PG Blues neck humbucker, although wound out of phase with the bridge, retains a wonderful pure and fat tone of its own both, clean and with overdrive.

From haunting ambient lead lines and delicate chording to all-out blues rock, the PG Blues humbuckers are for players looking for authentic vintage tone with a unique edge.

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PG BLUES GUITAR WORLD REVIEW
Review by Will Wallner

28th October 2013

I recently installed a set of Bare Knuckle PG Blues pickups into one of my Les Pauls.

I've always been somewhat fascinated by this pickup company because their pickups are produced close to where I grew up in Devon, England. The company was founded in 2003, which was around the time I started playing guitar.

I've never really had the opportunity own a set of these pickups because I've always played vintage instruments and preferred to keep them stock. That was until recently, when I bought a 1991 Les Paul Studio as a touring guitar. Although this guitar sounded good with the stock pickups, I couldn't resist the opportunity to install a set of Bare Knuckles and find out how good they sounded.

There was no doubt in my mind this was the brand I wanted, especially after reading on their website that Gary Moore and John Sykes (two of my favorite guitar players) used these pickups. All I had to decide was which model I should go for.

I emailed the guys at the company, who told me Moore used the PG Blues model in two of his live guitars. Moore fans will know Peter Green was a huge influence on his playing. According to their website, the PG Blues pickups are designed to replicate the tones of Peter Green's famous '59 Les Paul; This is the same Les Paul he gave to Moore in 1972. Even though I'm more of a hard rock/heavy metal player, I liked the idea of a 59 PAF-sounding pickup set for my touring guitar.

I prefer lower, vintage-output pickups because they are much more sensitive to my pick attack and dynamics. This is further complimented by my choice of amplifiers — early '80s JCM 800 2204's. These amps are very sensitive to your picking dynamics. With the gain on max, you can produce clean notes by picking gently. At the same time, if you dig in hard with the pick you will sound aggressive and powerful. I've incorporated these sounds into my playing and now heavily rely on them when soloing.

So last week, I installed the pickups and the improvement in tone was instantly noticeable. They are very touch sensitive, even with a highly saturated signal from an overdrive pedal. They also have a very nice bright high end that never sounds shrill. Another great feature is they don't lose much of their brightness when you roll down your volume knob.

To demonstrate, I've recorded a quick demo to try and highlight the pickups' tonal qualities. I should point out that while they are great for hard rock, they are probably best suited for cleaner, blues-style players.

For this demo, I'm going through a Marshall JCM 800 with an Ibenez Tube Screamer. The beginning is the neck pickup through the amp without the pedal. Then for main riff I use the bridge pickup with the Tube Screamer on low. For the solo, I increase the gain on the pedal for full saturation. Cheers!

Watch the video!

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