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Published on 10/26/08 at 02:09
Bare knuckle mule in the neck position on a Gibs LP Classic Premium Plus:

Having tried a lot of microphones on the shovel, I finally found my neck pickup.
Fat without drooling all over, vintage, trs sensible attack, it sounds (on my gear) as a Duncan Alnico Slash (I had installed on this guitar), in richer, denser, hotter, also pais. The sound took a lot of relief.
I will not say that Duncan aph is not good (I thought he was excellent a few months ago, but have tried the APRS Mule is definitely something else.

It is right on the Slash, Gary Moore, Santana etc ... A micro rock trs, trs Les Paul, but in fact typ trs, and the whole complexity and richness of this microphone, trs versatile. With a view vintage, it is nuanced, trs dynamic trsmdium, treble and bass flute Paisses but not tight, flexible trs. We will work with a good sound amp lamp crunch with the volume, tone and attack. Les Paul is the sound, I do not see it on another guitar, so even if it is typical, although sr, it should sound on other config.

A micro exxxxxxxxxcellent; far the best neck pickup I've ever jou. I'm excited!

Yes, Bare knuckle is expensive, yes Duncan, DiMarzio and EMG are good products, but I do not my n'changerais Mule against a pair of microphones, as good as they are.

APRS, the ratio Q / P, as everyone Defines the Manir. I think 80 in a micro dpenss found a lot without addition, it is a bad ratio Q / P.

And dernire thing, Mule does not play better. He flatters, he pleased (raaaaaah, the GAS is cool even when ..) but does not make the game more fluid, more music etc ... In addition to the fingers, he dpend sr good for that in which it is installed and is branch.

edit from 26.10.2008:
Some impressions APRS 6 months of use: I am excited.

The handle: Round trs, trs hot, big bass that drool a little, big big mdiums trs that dbordent full, treble down. Vintage trs microphone dynamic output level not bin up, all in relief, full of nuances, not acute trs, it's really the sound of Slash live on November rain or THEME The Godfather.
Trs's big sound.
I handed the duncan alnico aph (I love yet ...) to compare now that I'm used to the Mule, and sd is trs dig lack of bass and prsence ct ...

His buddy Mule acute: a little more level, but even when typ vintage, treble sharper, mdiums solid bass a little behind. Trs dynamic, saturated or not by the attack of mdiator. I love it. An excellent microphone, trs versatile jazz, BLUS, rock and hard rock. No more. Submitted trs, trs clear. Excellent!

For me, this pair is the pair of microphones vintage LP. The gibson, Duncan etc. lack a little something like when you enlve ct loudness his stereo.

Warning: I have shot and guitar on the advice of Doc Toulouse, redid the wiring of my guitars with knobs CTS, good cables, condos quality (and Sprague Vitamin Q), trying diff values annuities. With these pickups, the entire chain is important. Means really the difference.
To exploit them, and I think APRS testing is essential.

Edict of 05/23/11: I bought another mule to install it on a PRS McCarty in handle. A killing is most excellent, I do not see better. I bluff by microphone. And thank you to Tim at BKP rpond all emails, trs nicely, always available. This is the class!!