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Bare Knuckle Halcyon pickups
"I’m just gonna warn you – these are the LOUDEST pickups I’ve ever heard in a guitar": Bare Knuckle Halcyon humbucker pickup review

By Paul Riario Published

Could the Halcyon humbucker be the forceful sonic voice you've been seeking?

Guitar Pickups
Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin plays a Gibson Les Paul Standard guitar with a violin bow while performing on stage at Oude Rai on 27th May 1972 in Amsterdam, Netherlands
What's the secret behind the tone of Jimmy Page's legendary “Number One” Les Paul? Bare Knuckle founder Tim Mills had the chance to examine it and found out

By Janelle Borg Published

Mills had the opportunity to analyze the highly-coveted guitar after Page sent the guitar to his workshop just before the 2007 Led Zeppelin reunion

Electric Guitars
Tim Mills of Bare Knuckle pickups sits with his arms folded in his workshop/office.
Bare Knuckle’s Tim Mills on how he built the biggest indie pickup brand in the world

By Amit Sharma Published

The guitarist behind the beloved U.K.-based artisan pickup brand, explains how he got started in the biz, the attention to detail that makes Bare Knuckle so good – and what's coming next

Guitar Pickups
Bare Knuckle Polypaf pickups: designed by Tim Mills for 21st-century guitar hero and producer Adam "Nolly" Getgood, they offer PAF-alike dynamism with extra output for contemporary tones.
“This is no clichéd P.A.F.-repro pickup”: Bare Knuckle PolyPaf humbuckers review

By Paul Riario Published

Adam “Nolly” Getgood's signature humbucker redefines the O.G. classic for the 21st century

Guitar Pickups
Bare Knuckle Rabea Massaad Nomad pickups set
“Anyone with a troublesome Telecaster needs to hear these”: Bare Knuckle Nomads Set review

By Dave Burrluck Published

Tim Mills has done it again. The third collaboration between Bare Knuckle and Rabea Massaad might be the best yet

Guitar Pickups
Bare Knuckle Rabea Massaad Triptych single coil Strat set
“It’s really taken off – Rabea Massaad has introduced players to a new way of delivering tone from a Strat”: How Bare Knuckle redefined the sound of the Stratocaster with its radical new Triptych single coils

By Henry Yates Published

How the tones of Stevie Ray Vaughan, John Mayer and Philip Sayce informed a signature set of single-coil pickups for one of guitar's most progressive players

Electric Guitars
Bare Knuckle Rabea Massaad Triptych single coil Strat set
NAMM 2023: Bare Knuckle unveils the Triptych single coil set, achieving Rabea Massaad’s vision of “the perfect Strat tone”

By Michael Astley-Brown Published

The new signature pickups aim to satisfy fans of John Mayer and Stevie Ray Vaughan as well as players of heavier styles

Events & Trade Shows
Bare Knuckle Pickups' new Chris Robertson signature Peacemaker humbucker
Bare Knuckle's new Chris Robertson signature Peacemaker humbucker aims to clarify and firm up the high end of your tone

By Jackson Maxwell Published

The Black Stone Cherry guitarist's new signature pickup set is PAF-voiced, and looks to deliver vintage and hot tones across the board

Guitar Pickups
Valiant Guitars Jupiter
Valiant Guitars' Oberig Ukraine charity project showcases guitars designed by artists affected by the war

By Matt Owen Published

Each guitar comes loaded with Bare Knuckle Unity humbuckers, stylized to match the Ukrainian flag

Artists
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Review: Bare Knuckle's Boot Camp Brute Force humbuckers and True Grit Strat set deliver all the requisite and classic guitar tones without compromise

By Paul Riario Published

The UK-based boutique company's latest pickup sets kick serious ass

Guitar Pickups
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