Bare Knuckle PolyPaf Pickups - Evaluation/Review

Thanks for checking out my reviewand review of these incredible new pickups from Bare Knuckle Pickups. These were designed in collaboration with the immensely talented, Adam 'Nolly' Getgood.

Taking the past into the future: PolyPaf

Adam ‘Nolly’ Getgood signature humbucker set

The PolyPafs are a pickup set that cherish the tradition of classic humbucker design, whilst delivering the versatility, energy and feel that modern players require.

The exceptional dynamics, clarity and three-dimensionality of an authentic PAF-style set has been harnessed and paired with beautiful midrange and effortless playability to create a truly special set of pickups for both old - and new - school players.

Built on the foundations of The Mule and Stormy Monday humbuckers with 100% vintage correct parts, PolyPafs feature a custom wind offset of 42AWG plain enamel wire, unoriented Alnico V rough cast magnets and a unique combination of high carbon steel slugs under the wound strings.

PolyPafs are judicious in their output, perfectly balancing dynamic headroom with midrange drive so you can express every nuance and emotion. The open voice, trim bass and string separation brings everything you play into sharp focus even when using super low tunings and thick string gauges.

“I wanted the PolyPafs to be true players’ pickups. The bridge is ready to go anywhere your picking hand takes it - all manner of stunning tones from plaintive cleans, vocal jazz-fusion leads and raunchy open chords to gnarly, aggressive riffing can be had at your slightest command. Where some PAF-style bridge pickups can feel weak and even harsh when driven, the PolyPaf bridge stands up to even the gainiest of tones with its rich midrange and firm low end.
Switch to the neck position and you’ll find the most addictively responsive gem of a humbucker - breathtakingly sensitive and expressive, articulate, syrupy, turning to woody and percussive when played hard, all the while with an easy playing feel that keeps you connected to the music at all times. As a bonus, it also matches wonderfully with the Polymath bridge too!”

From heartbreakingly tender clean tones, rasping vocal blues lines and stadium-filling ‘KERRANG!’, through to neo- soul lines and chomping down-tuned high gain destruction, the PolyPafs will excel in all classic and modern applications, effectively taking the original PAF tone into present day playing context.
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A huge shoutout to Bareknuckle Pickups for their support through the years.

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