Bare Knuckle AFTERMATH vs WARPIG Demo & Comparison w/ Solar Guitar | Bridge Pickup Shootout
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- Опубліковано 8 лип 2024
- Bare Knuckle Pickups Comparison Aftermath vs Warpig - Alnico vs Ceramic Bridge Pickup Shootout & Test In a Mix & Isolated
Here's my video comparing 2 high output bridge pickups, a Bare Knuckle Pickups Aftermath (Ceramic) vs Bare Knuckle Pickups Warpig (Alnico V) on my Solar Guitars S1.6PB equipped with an Evertune bridge.
They're both high output humbuckers, however they're very versatile and can do pretty much any genre, specially if you consider their excellent split coil sounds and how good they perform clean or on edge of breakup.
So, if you're looking for a Metal Bridge Humbucker that can also cover the sounds a more traditionally voiced pickup would, these are 2 great choices. As such, besides Metal I tried playing some Rock, hard rock, clean & Solo/Lead stuff.
… making this video made me want to try their other pickups even more, I already own the Bare Knuckle Juggernaut (which I love), so maybe the Bare Knuckle Polymath, Bare Knuckle Unity, Bare Knuckle Peacemaker or Bare Knuckle Triptych Rabea Massaad next?
Hope you enjoy!
✅ Timestamps in the description below!
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In a mix:
0:00 - Intro
0:06 - CLEAN COIL SPLIT - BKP AFTERMATH
0:17 - CLEAN COIL SPLIT - BKP WARPIG
0:28 - METAL RIFF 1 - COIL SPLIT - BKP AFTERMATH
0:38 - METAL RIFF 1 - COIL SPLIT - BKP WARPIG
0:49 - METAL RIFF 2 - BKP AFTERMATH
0:59 - METAL RIFF 2 - BKP WARPIG
1:10 - METAL RIFF 3 - BKP AFTERMATH
1:20 - METAL RIFF 3 - BKP WARPIG
1:31 - METAL LEAD - BKP AFTERMATH
1:33 - METAL LEAD - BKP WARPIG
1:36 - METAL RIFF 4 - BKP AFTERMATH
1:52 - METAL RIFF 4 - BKP WARPIG
2:02 - ROCK RIFF 1 - COIL SPLIT - BKP AFTERMATH
2:13 - ROCK RIFF 1 - COIL SPLIT - BKP WARPIG
2:24 - ROCK RIFF 2 - BKP AFTERMATH
2:34 - ROCK RIFF 2 - BKP WARPIG
2:45 - ROCK RIFF 3 - BKP AFTERMATH
2:55 - ROCK RIFF 3 - BKP WARPIG
3:06 - SOLO - BKP AFTERMATH
3:27 - SOLO - BKP WARPIG
3:48 - CLEAN - BKP AFTERMATH
3:58 - CLEAN - BKP WARPIG
Isolated Guitars:
4:17 - CLEAN COIL SPLIT - BKP AFTERMATH
4:27 - CLEAN COIL SPLIT - BKP WARPIG
4:38 - METAL RIFF 1 - COIL SPLIT - BKP AFTERMATH
4:48 - METAL RIFF 1 - COIL SPLIT - BKP WARPIG
4:59 - METAL RIFF 2 - BKP AFTERMATH
5:10 - METAL RIFF 2 - BKP WARPIG
5:20 - METAL RIFF 3 - BKP AFTERMATH
5:31 - METAL RIFF 3 - BKP WARPIG
5:41 - METAL LEAD - BKP AFTERMATH
5:44 - METAL LEAD - BKP WARPIG
5:47 - METAL RIFF 4 - BKP AFTERMATH
6:02 - METAL RIFF 4 - BKP WARPIG
6:13 - ROCK RIFF 1 - COIL SPLIT - BKP AFTERMATH
6:23 - ROCK RIFF 1 - COIL SPLIT - BKP WARPIG
6:34 - ROCK RIFF 2 - BKP AFTERMATH
6:44 - ROCK RIFF 2 - BKP WARPIG
6:55 - ROCK RIFF 3 - BKP AFTERMATH
7:05 - ROCK RIFF 3 - BKP WARPIG
7:16 - SOLO - BKP AFTERMATH
7:37 - SOLO - BKP WARPIG
7:58 - CLEAN - BKP AFTERMATH
8:09 - CLEAN - BKP WARPIG
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So... Which one do you fine folks prefer? BKP Aftermath or Warpig?! Timestamps 👇
In a mix:
0:00 - Intro
0:06 - CLEAN COIL SPLIT - BKP AFTERMATH
0:17 - CLEAN COIL SPLIT - BKP WARPIG
0:28 - METAL RIFF 1 - COIL SPLIT - BKP AFTERMATH
0:38 - METAL RIFF 1 - COIL SPLIT - BKP WARPIG
0:49 - METAL RIFF 2 - BKP AFTERMATH
0:59 - METAL RIFF 2 - BKP WARPIG
1:10 - METAL RIFF 3 - BKP AFTERMATH
1:20 - METAL RIFF 3 - BKP WARPIG
1:31 - METAL LEAD - BKP AFTERMATH
1:33 - METAL LEAD - BKP WARPIG
1:36 - METAL RIFF 4 - BKP AFTERMATH
1:52 - METAL RIFF 4 - BKP WARPIG
2:02 - ROCK RIFF 1 - COIL SPLIT - BKP AFTERMATH
2:13 - ROCK RIFF 1 - COIL SPLIT - BKP WARPIG
2:24 - ROCK RIFF 2 - BKP AFTERMATH
2:34 - ROCK RIFF 2 - BKP WARPIG
2:45 - ROCK RIFF 3 - BKP AFTERMATH
2:55 - ROCK RIFF 3 - BKP WARPIG
3:06 - SOLO - BKP AFTERMATH
3:27 - SOLO - BKP WARPIG
3:48 - CLEAN - BKP AFTERMATH
3:58 - CLEAN - BKP WARPIG
Isolated Guitars:
4:17 - CLEAN COIL SPLIT - BKP AFTERMATH
4:27 - CLEAN COIL SPLIT - BKP WARPIG
4:38 - METAL RIFF 1 - COIL SPLIT - BKP AFTERMATH
4:48 - METAL RIFF 1 - COIL SPLIT - BKP WARPIG
4:59 - METAL RIFF 2 - BKP AFTERMATH
5:10 - METAL RIFF 2 - BKP WARPIG
5:20 - METAL RIFF 3 - BKP AFTERMATH
5:31 - METAL RIFF 3 - BKP WARPIG
5:41 - METAL LEAD - BKP AFTERMATH
5:44 - METAL LEAD - BKP WARPIG
5:47 - METAL RIFF 4 - BKP AFTERMATH
6:02 - METAL RIFF 4 - BKP WARPIG
6:13 - ROCK RIFF 1 - COIL SPLIT - BKP AFTERMATH
6:23 - ROCK RIFF 1 - COIL SPLIT - BKP WARPIG
6:34 - ROCK RIFF 2 - BKP AFTERMATH
6:44 - ROCK RIFF 2 - BKP WARPIG
6:55 - ROCK RIFF 3 - BKP AFTERMATH
7:05 - ROCK RIFF 3 - BKP WARPIG
7:16 - SOLO - BKP AFTERMATH
7:37 - SOLO - BKP WARPIG
7:58 - CLEAN - BKP AFTERMATH
8:09 - CLEAN - BKP WARPIG
either will get the job done. you can EQ either to sound however you want when they're this close.
Hey, love your videos. I think they do highlight that as a listener, there's not too much difference. It probably matters more when playing them as you might have a specific sound in your head that one or the other is able to get a bit closer to, or feels different. But as a listener they both sound great, you can't go wrong. Thanks for posting these up!
Thank you so much mate, appreciate you checking my videos out and very glad you like them! Indeed, using the same guitar the differences can be quite subtle, there's quite a big difference in feel though, but that's hard to translate, I'd say the Aftermath is tighter and more focused in general, more suited for faster playing with a more immediate feel. But like you said, both are awesome :)! 🍻
The Warpig gets my vote on the riffing, sounds beefier. Less between them on the solo, Aftermath sounds a bit tighter but I couldn't really choose one. Thanks for this one dude, that's as close as possible so far to the kind of distortion I'm looking for 🤘
Hey Simon, awesome! Glad you enjoyed it and thanks for watching my friend. The Warpig is a great pickup, very versatile while always sounding full, the split coil tones are excellent too, I highly recommend it 🤘🏻
I come mostly to listen to the fantastic playing. Excellent riffage! ❤️
Legend! Thank you so much my friend, that's awesome of you ❤
Very cool riffs!🤘
Sounds like one great complete track!
Thank you very much mate, very cool of you 🤘🏻
The articulation on the Aftermath is awesome.. Like the slightly warmer sounding Warpig too.. ✊🏻
Nice one mate, yeah, they're great in slightly different ways 🍻
Big Fan of the aftermath
Indeed, such an awesome pickup 🤘
Great video, as usual! These pickups are kind of opposite ends of the spectrum imo.
The aftermath is tighter, drier, more high mids.
The A Pig is looser, juicier, and more low mids.
Honestly in my experience, the Ceramic Warpig is the perfect middle ground.
It takes the Warpig, tightens it up and adds clarity and cut.
I really do think it’s the best pickup BKP makes.
Thank you mate. I really appreciate it. I've been very keen to try out the Ceramic Warpig for a while now, your comment made me even more curious, very high on the list now! 🍻
@@gabriel_guitar The nice thing is you don’t have to buy a whole new pickup to try it out, if you already have an Alnico Warpig. Magnet swaps are fairly simple to do yourself, or if you prefer you can send it in to BKP and they will do it for you.
Thank you 🙏🏽
My pleasure mate, cheers for checking the video out 🍻
I appreciate the guttural bark the Aftermath seems to have, especially when galloping. The Warpig to me sounds a bit too "controlled" to me, despite its enormous output. However, that seems to suit it during the solo section, very clean! Your playing is excellent, by the way, I'm loving your comparisons!
Thank you Steve, very cool of you, really appreciate it mate! I agree with you regarding the Aftermath, it really shines on the fast metal riffing. During the solo the Warpig seems to have some extra mojo indeed. 🍻
@@gabriel_guitar Aftermath or Open core?
@@JayDoge it depends mate, the open core is more versatile because of the different voicings, but I still prefer the feel and tone of passives, for metal it's hard to go wrong with the Aftermath :)
I really like the extended bass/mids of the warpig although both are good. Just a matter of preference.
As a Aftermath set owner: Yes.
Warpigs sound nice, has good split coil sound but Aftermaths are just perfectly EQ'd to be articulate even high gain, they're cleans and split sounds are just icing on the cake.
great comparison video sir
Thank you mate, really appreciate it! The Aftermaths are great for sure, very "mix-ready" , it doesn't require much work to sit well in the mix. Cheers for checking the video out 🍻
You are doing the world a favor with these BK comparison videos, thank you
Thank you so much mate, that’s very cool of you! Absolutely, I’ve been meaning to compare them for a while, as soon as I manage to get a C-pig you can expect a comparison. Ha, same here, the Warpig is one of my fav pickups, to me it’s a great reference to how a high output pickup should sound like 🍻
I'm torn right now between 4, the juggernaut, the ragnarok, the warpig, or the aftermath. I play mostly modern metal and like to play a ton of pinch harmonics, so a pickup with good warmth, saturation, and growl and pick attack is what I'm after. I usually am a ceramic magnet player but I see the juggs combine alnico and ceramic in the bridge? I like a pickup too that has good growl and like a throaty midrange too it. Like a punchy sound, good bass response tight..lol idk how else to explain haha
Hi mate, cheers for check the video out! I haven’t tried the Ragnarok, but by the description of what you want the Aftermath seems like a good option, the Warpig Alnico may have a bit too much lows and the Juggernaut may not saturate as much. 🍻
Hi, Gabriel. Just found your channel. Loving your videos.. great playing.
I am looking to upgrade pickups on my PRS SE Custom 24 and I'm not able to decide between some BKP pickups. Too many choices. I want a very aggressive pickup for the bridge but without sacrificing the chord clarity or the note separation. For neck, i would like something with great lead tone but not too much warmth. I hope i was able to explain my needs. I would want to play modern metal on the guitar.. with downtuned strings.. please give me some recommendations..
Hi mate, thank you very much for the kind words, and really appreciate you checking my videos out! I'd definitely consider the aftermath for the bridge position considering you'd be down tuning, and for the neck I'd go with the Cold Sweat, possibly their most popular neck pickup for Leads when it comes to metal, hope that helps mate 🍻
@@gabriel_guitar thanks so much for your response man.. I had cold sweat for the neck in my mind. Your recommendation just seals the deal.. cheers!
@@wickedmetalhead awesome, I'm sure it'll sound great mate!
Im team War Pig. I have them in my Duvell 6 and they are awesome. The aftermath is really good too, it just can be a bit too bright (for me anyway).
Nice one Lucas, love the Warpig too, one of my fav pickups. I quite liked the Aftermath on the Solar though, it's a dark sounding guitar so it balances it out, but I can totally imagine it being a big a bit too bright on a bolt-on swamp ash guitar for instance. 🍻
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Do you know what should be great ?
> A comparison between the Aftermath and the Ragnarok.
(And actually will be useful for me to make a choice between both).
I know that one would be better for agressive playing whereas the other one is more appropriate for « picking » or a « cleaner » sound.
Nice one mate, I've been on the look out for a Ragnarok deal for a while, it'd make for an interesting comparison for sure.
Warpig all day long. To my ageing ears they're so much clearer/cleaner in the higher registers
Nice one mate, one my favourite pickups for sure 🍻
Man, I can’t hear the difference at all.