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The first major components for my Kamikaze came in today: the Bare Knuckle Pickups I had ordered!!!

The pickups I ordered are a Miracle Man bridge pickup with Nailbomb cover and an Irish Tour single coil neck with green cover.

A brief word about these pickups:
You can tell immediately that these are built my fanatics. The build quality is amazing, as is the attention to fine detail. A couple of facts about the Miracle Man and the lengths Tim Mills goes through for his tone quest:

gt; The baseplate on the humbucker pickup, other than the wide spacing, is an exact replica of a '58 PAF-21AWG nickel silver, same tooling marks, even the grain in the nickel silver is going in the right way-not even Gibson have got this right in their reissue stuff ...

gt;The braid on the humbucker pickup is made by the original manufacturer to Gibson in the '50s, even the strands in the jacket were counted to assure that this is an exact recreation ...

The ancillary stuff that came with the pickups was great, too: a decal, wiring diagram, lifetime warranty (non-transferable), heavy pick with the BK logo on it, and even a set of strings!!

Of course, the proof is in the pudding, and it's what the pickups sound like that matter the most.

Here is what the Kamikaze is starting to shape up into now

Note: The moment I dropped the pups and the bridge onto the body, I could feel the increase in weight; I had forgotten how much the solid maple guitars weighed! Once I add the neck, this guitar will weigh a ton!!

More ...

Ok, the Miracle Man looks WAAAAAAAY too cool :afro:

Last pic ...

I was kinda hoping to see cool graphics.
I mean sweet looking pick-ups,but I wanna see pretty pictures,(yes I'm aware of Rombola's latest thread).


Originally Posted by JB_From_HellOk, the Miracle Man looks WAAAAAAAY too cool :afro:

LOL, agreed! It's quite a process to get the nickel to look like that; Tim told me the process over the phone, but I wish I had it in writing, then I would include it here ...

Awsome!

I can't wait to get some BKP's.

The green cover on the Irish Tour is badass.

Hope you enjoy them and I can't wait for your review of the pups.


Originally Posted by wixomwhatAwsome!
I can't wait to get some BKP's.
The green cover on the Irish Tour is badass.
Hope you enjoy them and I can't wait for your review of the pups.

Once I get the neck from the infamous Brit, Laz Gajic (aka Kammo1 to you Jackson Forum bros), I can get the guitar strung up and do a proper review/sound clips.
Tim and I had a couple of conversations over what the acceptable shade of green would be, as well as what I wanted in the Miracle Man cover; since each one is unique, Tim selected the cover that best matched the Kami's sedate paint scheme

That's shaping up to be one helluvanaxe man. Can't wait to see the finished product!


Originally Posted by FretFireThat's shaping up to be one helluvanaxe man. Can't wait to see the finished product!

Thanx, man ... can't wait to see it myself!

that miracle man cover looks killer...this should turn out great!

-Mike

The green cover on the Irish Tour looked horrible imo on it's own, but with the pup in the guitar it just look's right

Hopefully they'll sound as good as they look mate

Nice. Will this guitar be on the next album/tour?

Man this guitar looks so cool


Originally Posted by Closed EyeNice. Will this guitar be on the next album/tour?

The Kamikaze will debut when we play the LHF Fest in Allentown, PA, on June 3rd. Until that time I'm going to spend the intervening weeks getting used to the guitar. The neck was thrown into the post this morning (UK time), so I should be seeing it some time next week! The sound of this guitar will have to bury my Wayne Rock Legend, though, in order for it to take the coveted No. 1 spot.


Originally Posted by BrowThe green cover on the Irish Tour looked horrible imo on it's own

!! !!
You're too young to appreciate the true beauty of a neon green guitar!


Originally Posted by TwilightOdysseyThe Kamikaze will debut when we play the LHF Fest in Allentown, PA, on June 3rd. Until that time I'm going to spend the intervening weeks getting used to the guitar. The neck was thrown into the post this morning (UK time), so I should be seeing it some time next week! The sound of this guitar will have to bury my Wayne Rock Legend, though, in order for it to take the coveted No. 1 spot.

Killer. You know I'll want to see pics of the completed project and the show!


Originally Posted by TwilightOdyssey!! !!
You're too young to appreciate the true beauty of a neon green guitar!

That must be it mate Not at all that I'm boring

So all you have to do is makesure that the guitar's all ready and setup for the gig so I can Roadie it for ya'

ahahahhaahahahah
infamous
but i thought the miracle man should BE PINK. to match the greend irish tour.
Q
LET´S SEE SOME ****ING CLIPS when the neck arrive.
Q


Originally Posted by TwilightOdyssey!! !!
You're too young to appreciate the true beauty of a neon green guitar! I'm younger than Brow, and I'd play any neon guitar, even green which I usually dislike!

Looks cool man