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We don't follow sets of hypothetical rules to determine how our pickups sound, we use our hands and our ears. All of our pickups are prototyped and tested in rehearsal, in the studio, on stage, anywhere but on paper and always in the hands of a guitar player. Bare Knuckle stands for a no nonsense, honest approach to genuine hand-crafted guitar pickups and we don't make pickups for anyone else other than you, the guitar player. For us time and price aren't the deciding factors in pickup construction - sound quality and reliability is! |
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Our commitment: 1. Always build the best sounding pickups possible. 2. Only use the finest and most traditionally authentic materials. 3. Wind all our pickups by hand, one at a time here in the UK. 4. Manufacture or source all our components in the UK. 5. Warranty all our pickups for life to the original purchaser. 6. Supply the best customer service and backup available. 7. All pickups made specially to order with a fast turnaround time. 8. Listen to you the guitar player and what you want. 9. Never compromise on creating the best so we can all have more time playing the guitar. Amen. |
1957/2008 Paul Reed Smith Pickups
Paul Reed Smith acquired exclusive rights to the original pickup wire from the original machine used to make the most revered ‘50s era pickups in 2008, and 1957 was the year the humbucker was first commercially available, giving rise to PRS Guitars’ newest and most exclusive pickup, the 1957/2008.



