Bareknuckle guitar and bass Pickups are handwound in the U.K

Bare Knuckle Pickups are proud to present some pictures of the master built Fender Custom Shop guitars equipped with BKP pickups.

A limited series of these Fender guitars will be available in the U.K

http://www.high-gain.com/blog/BK_GaryMoore/ Fri, 05 Nov 2010 13:30 +0200 http://www.high-gain.com/blog/BK_GaryMoore/ Bare Knuckle Pickups : Gary Moore

The PG Blues set is a replica of Peter Green's famous Les Paul humbucker
set also used extensively by Gary Moore.
The set has been made based on research from the time the guitar was in
Peter and Gary's possesion and with the help of Sam Lee who did the original
repair on the neck pickup and Charlie Chandler who has subsequently looked
after the guitar for Gary.
The PG Blues set is completely unpotted, features vintage length rough cast
Alnico II magnets and the neck pickup is wired so that it is permenantly out
of phase with the bridge when in the middle position(not magnetically out of
phase as often incorrectly quoted).

Here's a great photo of Gary with the Bare Knuckle Pickups PG blues humbuckers
set:

Gus G. (Ozzy Osbourne/Firewind) endorses the Morpheus DropTune pedal
Salt Lake City, Utah – MORPHEUS announced today that Gus G. (Ozzy Osbourne/Firewind) has joined Morpheus as an endorser of the DropTune pedal. Gus stated; “I actually recorded one full track on the new Ozzy album with it! I was amazed by how clean all the notes sound together on the riffs!” Gus will also use the DropTune live onstage during the upcoming OzzFest tour.

Rick Bos, Chief Marketing Officer for XP Audio, Inc., of which Morpheus is a brand, stated, “We are very excited that Gus G. has joined us as an endorser of our Morpheus DropTune pedal. That Gus, with his extraordinary talent, has chosen to endorse the DropTune pedal and use it during the recording of Ozzy’s new album is a tribute to its quality and performance.”
The DropTune pedal’s patent-pending and proprietary technologies allow guitarists to drop tune all six strings simultaneously up to 3 ½ steps in half-step decrements, plus a full octave drop or use the built in Octaver. For example, a guitarist playing an E chord in standard tuning can use the DropTune pedal to drop tune his guitar so the chord changes to an Eb, D, Db, C, B, Bb or A, or drop a full octave.

http://www.high-gain.com/blog/TaurusWes/ Fri, 05 Nov 2010 12:57 +0200 http://www.high-gain.com/blog/TaurusWes/ Taurus Players - Wes Borland (Limp Bizkit)

Wes Borland, Limp Bizkit guitarist uses Taurus Silver Line effect pedals. Now his sound gets an extra flavour from Vechoor and Zebu effects..

The full list of Taurus users includes:

Nathan East - Eric Clapton, Phil Collins
Sam Rivers - Limp Bizkit
Wes Borland - Limp Bizkit
Marcus Miller - Solo
Wojtek Pilichowski - Pilichowski band
Mark Egan - Sting, David Sanborn
Richard Bona - Herbie Hancock, Pat Metheny
Felton Crews - Miles Davis, Carlos Santana
Kristoffer Gildenlow - Pain of Salvation
Lars Lehmann - Solo
Mark Brekelmans - Edge of Serenity
Pawel Maciwoda - The Scorpions
Per Schelander - Pain of Salvation
Reggie Worthy - Ike & Tina Turner
Ruud Jolie - Within Temptation
Samy Saemann - Freedom Call
Vasti Jackson - Solo
Alex Ments - Solo

You can also view the new Taurus Class-D ploducts on the brand new Taurus website at www.taurus-amp.pl

http://www.high-gain.com/blog/bareknuckle/ Tue, 08 Jun 2010 00:17 +0200 http://www.high-gain.com/blog/bareknuckle/ Bare Knuckle PU's dealership

We are proud to announce that High-Gain is now a dealer for Bare Knuckle pickups.

Bare Knuckle pickups are hand-wound in the UK, using only the highest-quality materials and made with unique attention to detail, thus only positive comments  can be made for their quality and performance.

Bare Knuckle are also used by some of the greatest guitarists worldwide, and their range of products includes many signature models.

The first batch of PU's will be arriving to High-Gain headquarters shortly, don't miss out on these great PU's for your guitar!

We can propose the right PU for your guitar, and also offer an installation service.

http://www.high-gain.com/blog/morpheus-drop-tune/ Tue, 08 Jun 2010 00:03 +0200 http://www.high-gain.com/blog/morpheus-drop-tune/ Morpheus EFX distribution - DropTune on their way!

We are proud to announce that High-Gain are the distributors for the unique Morpheus EFX pedals.

The first batch of DropTune pedals are on their way, will be arriving soon and we await them with great interest!

The DropTune is a polyphonic drop tuner that allows you to drop the sound of your guitar in  ½-step decrements up to 3½ steps — plus full Octave and Octaver, without having to re-tune your guitar.

It is used by many world-renowned guitarists such as Gus G.,   Brent Hinds & Bill Kelliher of Mastodon, Anders Nyström of Katatonia, Uli Jon Roth, Jonathan Montoya (Saliva) and hundreds others!!!

Morpheus Drop Tune gives your guitar instant polyphonic drop tuning in ½-step decrements up to 3½ steps — plus full Octave and Octaver.
Now you can go from one pitch for a particular song to a different pitch on the next without having to retune your guitar or owning two, three or more guitars for various step-down de-tunings.
For example, play an E chord in standard tuning, then use this unique pedal to drop tune your guitar so the chord is changed to an Eb, D, Db, C, B, Bb or A.
This lets guitarists get that heavy drop-tuned tone at different pitches without dealing with floppy string buzz, extra-heavy-gauge strings or expensive extra guitars. The same goes for foam-deadened acoustic guitars or electric violins.
If your singer has a bad throat night, you can drop-tune your guitar to accommodate him without having to change neck position or retune.
The Morpheus DROPTUNE™pedal also features effect-toggling so you can instantly toggle back and forth between the dropped pitch and the EFFECT OFF for a cool up/ down pitch-shift effect during solos or power chord rhythm patterns.

In addition, the DROPTUNE pedal has Full Octave Drop and a great-sounding Octaver.

Don’t mistake this for a mere pitch shift stompbox. The DROPTUNE uses proprietary polyphonic pitch drop algorithms that maintain perfect harmonic accuracy and tonally-correct overtones — you have to hear this pedal to believe how real it sounds! Not surprising considering the DROPTUNE has been developed by a team of guitar effects pros with over fifty years of experience at other companies where they created some of today’s most famous pedals.

With a cast metal chassis, solid positive feeling steel step switches and non-skid rubber feet, the DROPTUNE is solidly built for years of use and abuse. LED indicators are bright and easy to see. If you’re ready for instant, hassle-free droptuning, listen to the demos on our website…or better yet, try out the DROPTUNE in person at your local High-Gain dealer.