Bare Knuckle Pickups in US

[Helter]

I finally have some spare cash to grab a BK Black Dog for my les paul, but I can't find anywhere in the US to order them from that is a website I know of, so I was wondering if anyone on here knows any reputable dealers so I don't have to pay/wait for international shipping. I can't snag the one auction on the bay because of silly unpaid item strikes that aren't even my doing. Thanks, dudes!

[Holy Schnikes]

Rainbow Guitars and Music Zoo are both awesome and have decent stock.

Avoid Guitar Asylum AT ALL COSTS! I had such a rough go ordering there last year that BKP had to actually step in and handle both the dealer and my order directly.

After that nightmare, I've ordered only direct from BKP and couldn't be happier. That way you can be sure to order exactly what you're after with a long list of options to choose from. I was hesitant at first cuz direct pricing seemed so much higher but that's the 20% VAT tax you're seeing. It will be removed at checkout and pricing will be equal to US dealer pricing.

They're fast too! Just ordered some Blackguard Flat 50's for my Tele thus Monday and they shipped today.

[Helter]

Awesome thank you! I ended up going with music zoo since I wasn't really interested getting anything but the stock specs it says the black dogs are on the website. I've never put new pickups in a guitar so that's probably going to be a bitch

[Holy Schnikes]

Haha, neither have I, leave the electronics to my tech usually. I need to figure that stuff out one day tho, maybe I'll attempt the Tele install, probably the simplest guitar to start with...

[phantasmagorovich]

Pickups are pretty easy to install if you don't want fancy switching or anything.

[Holy Schnikes]

Yeah, all my guitars have fancy switching so I've never had the nerve to jump right in. The cost of BKPs doesn't inspire confidence either, don't wanna go fucking things up. This Tele should be simple tho, planning a 4-way switch mod but that's nothing too fancy. Think I'll probably give it a shot.

[phantasmagorovich]

You can't break a pickup by wiring it in the wrong way. All that can happen is that you put it in out of phase and it doesn't sound like you want it to. But that's all there is with single coils. Two wires, 50:50 chance of getting it right.

If you aren't used to soldering at all, you might want to leave some extra wire to cut off and start anew if you messed up.

[Helter]

The thing that worries me is Ive never even opened up my les paul and it seems like the switching might be hard to get to. Im sure after a youtube video or to I should hopefully be alright.

[ryan summit]

twas the first electronic project i ever did
extra wire^definately a must
(edit: just read " get TO")
being a sucker for marketing
i want a bkp nailbomb in my shit