BATTLE of the PAFS! Lollar Imperial vs. Bare Knuckle Pickups Stormy Monday in the Eastman SB59!
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We received a batch of limited Eastman SB59's with Bare Knuckle Stormy Monday humbuckers. Luckily we also had the SB59 with Lollar Imperials. Time to compare some pickups!
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BKP Lollar
Neck
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Middle
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Bridge
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Eastman's vintage antique sunburst finish, to me, is one of the best recreations of actual vintage Les Pauls. So beautiful
I prefer the Lollar pickups personally, not that the Bare Knuckles sound bad .The difference being the Bare Knuckles sound like the highs are a little rounded off. What I like from a PAF type pickup is for them to be clear , almost like and overwound single coil .
Neck pickup Bareknuckle - Bridge pickup Lollar
I really do like the fact that you used two similar guitars and played roughly the same thing in the same order. Made it really easy to go back and forth between the tones for comparison. I'd have to say that I favor the Imperials as they have a more full midrange that makes them a bit smoother and fatter then the Stormy Mondays. Clicking the sub button now. Thanks.
Literally impossible for me to say which sounds "better". They both sound amazing. And they do there own thing. That would be a hard choice.
No need for a choice: take all of them!
They're both sound very similar and they both sound absolutely fantastic. The Lollars seem to be a little fuller sound and possibly more responsive to your picking attack, but if you increased the treble a little bit on the Lollars and lowered the lows just a touch slightly they'd sound even closer.
Bareknuckles for the win, to my ears
They sound so close to my ear I cannot choose which one is better. They both sound amazing.
Best side to side demo of two different pickup models I've ever heard. Well done, brother! I can clearly hear woody sweetness on the upper mids and highs, and a rounding off of the bass..tighter in the low end, and overall more vibrant dynamic range on the Stormy Mondays..at least that's what my ear is hearing, and it makes me want some! Lol. These sorts of things are always so subjective. Love this so much, bud, and thank you again for the review.
These are both great pickups. The star of this video is the wallet-emptying amp, though. Wow. Just a wonderful round tone.
03:22 loved the “old school” guitar swapping. Glad it ended up being just one take 🙈😂
Maybe... maybe not... 😂
Bare knuckle stormy Monday’s are just wow 😍
I have a set of Stormy Mondays in my LP and find the neck a bit wooly but it’s still is a lovely tone, just not under gain....great video and playing! Need to get my hands on an Eastman and try it out
Hi Max, both pickups sound great and in excellent PAF style... They sound very similar because they probably have the same construction characteristics and responses (7.1 KOhm neck and 7.7 KOhm bridge) and therefore it is difficult to choose between them... Congratulations on running!
The Lollar pickups have a bit more sustain and are a little cleaner at lower to mid volume levels. Each pickup has comparatively the same audible tamer, the Lollar pickups have a little more sustain in the fade and seem to sing as they fade in sound volume....
Those are lollar custom wound imperial pickups made EXCLUSIVELY for Eastman... not your run of the mill off the shelf lollar imperial pickups that just anyone can go get.
That’s interesting. Love to know more. About to buy an Eastman. Whats different about these Eastman vs off the shelf lollars?
came for the pickups, stayed for the playing.
Both offer excellent tone. Hard to choose one over the other
Firstly, some lovely playing there, both options sounds so warm and full although Lollar gets my vote here. I had Stormy Mondays in an early PRS Standard 22, they sounded amazing but the guitar weighed a ton. Eastman is. a brand I've not really looked up before, maybe this will prompt me to check some out
Went in thinking I’d prefer the Imperials, but surprisingly, I loved the Bks and it wasn’t even close. They were more articulate overall and had better more balanced mids.
Bare Knuckles would be my choice if I played mostly aggressive overdrive sounds, as they certainly live up to their name. But my default is mostly clean, and the Lollars sound more balanced and detailed for cleans. Possibly the difference could be tweaked with a bit of height adjustment and EQ, and they both sound great, and fare better than other PAFs in comparisons I've heard. I lean blues and jazz, so the Lollars will be my choice, but if I leaned rock, the Bare Knuckles would certainly fit the bill.
Lovely playing. The hairs on my back reacted...lol
Great video!!
I love Stormy Monday
I’m looking for sound demos of BK pickups in a Romeo.. I can only find Lollar demos..
Personally preferred the slightly clearer lollar pickups. But both sounded really good. Maybe I am biased with my Lollar-loaded SB57 😏. Loved the playing 👏🏻🙌🏻.
I feel you. Got lollar low winds in my lp burst and I can take it on any gig
Thanks for an incredibly thoughtful comparison vid - absolutely spot on! Both sound great but I'm finding the Lollars just a bit more to my taste on my studio headphones - somehow a little 'fuller / warmer harmonically'. I can't wait to get my hands on an Eastman - HK dealer doesn't carry solid bodies (go figure!) and even now travelling to Korea and/or Japan is only just easing up - China (and by default HK) has been a bit of a pariah throughout the Covid thing. Sigh.
i just bought a player series MIM telle HB HB from japan.. bought lollar imperials and will get them put in soon. i dont even play guitar, i just collect them, the both pickups are amazing. the fender HB,s are made to a price and sound cheap.
Stormy Monday’s are creamier and the Lollars are crisper.
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I don't think shaking the guitar actually helps with vibrato but it looks cool.
The Lollars sound clearer to my ears but both are pretty great
that guitar is amazing
Perfonally I think both sound great but prefer the 1st one. Both really mellow sounding.. Dig it. What settings/pedals are being used? You seem to rock out some amazing tones (of course GREAT Fingers from Sasha) but wondering what settings are being used in the amp or pedals? The mellow tone is so great... Make a Kemper profile Sasha?
Thanks man, glad you like it!! I'm not using any pedals, this is just the amp. Master very high, gain very low. Eq settings are a guess but I believe it was bass around 12, mid around 10 and treble around 1. Might look into that Kemper thing, but might take some time. I don't even know how to turn it on :D - Sasha
@@maxguitarstore is that tone that you use (which I have heard a few times already. Remember the Les paul black one m2m) that also produced this mellow tone. Is it a typical tone for a two rock?
just bought one of these. Gee those lollas are good!
Definitely Lollar imperial , sounds like a trumpet to my ears. Truly a Great demo brother!
Tbh I feel the difference in sound would be the same as having different pickup heights with the same pickup ? Ymmv
To me they have different character.
yo I didn't know two rock did small combos
Lollars!! 🤘✌️
It’s impossible to compare each position when they aren’t next to each other.
Both are above average but Lollars have this extra dimension to them for the lack of a better term. I was expecting to prefer Bareknickle abd yet here I am
they both different but rally worth sounding
Definitely imperials for me
sounds single coil or im crazy
Stormy Monday est plus pensé pour le jazz et blues je pense
How does the SB59 with SD 59s sound compared to these? I am considering one. Thank you.
The high ends and mid scoop on the sd's are comparable and very nice. The low end has a little less punch and more warmth. Definitely still great though
Both sounded a bit muddy.
The Lollar sound most familiar. As in, most like many other high quality PAF's. The Bare Knuckle are more unique to me. A bit like the Evans pickup tones. Deeper and more hollow sounding. If I was buying my first set of PAF's, I'd pick the Lollar's. If I already have PAF equipped guitars, which I do, I'd pick the Bare Knuckle's for a more unique sounding guitar. Think Jeff Healey tone, IMHO.
Tone knobs rolled down or why is it sounding so muffled?
too blurry sound for me
Could have used a better amp set up
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