BKH Pickups

[Aceman]

So I was sorting through my pickups, and taking stock of what I had.

The Good: A Double Cream Duncan 59/Custom neck made by Odie! (RIP), A Zebra PGn, A DD 103n, and a JB8

And then there were a BUNCH of these: BKH pickups. I investigated a little and couldn't find much on them, other than I think it must stand for Black Korean Humbucker, as they are all black, from Korean guitars, and humbuckers.

What DO we really know about these? Other than I apparently hate them and remove them wherever I find them.

 

[Masta' C]

First, they are BHK, not BKH

Second, it stands for "Boo Heung Korea"

They were stock in a ton of guitars through the '90s and 2000's, especially Epiphone, Fender/Squier, Dean, Guild, Gretsch, B.C. Rich...pretty much every mfr used their pickups at some point in their lower and lower-mid-level guitars.

 

[Ashurbanipal]

^^ What he said. Most of the pickups on the Burns guitars of the same period are also BHK; current MIK Brian May sigs also have them.

 

[Aceman]

OK - Black Humbucker from Korea.

Looking at that list I bought a tone of those crap brands! Hahahahaha.

 

[Masta' C]

Unfortunately, they could be nearly anything spec-wise. Sometimes they have identifiers that indicate the model. Many times, however, they were non-specific and made to very low-cost specs. Some sound good, but there's probably a reason why you changed them all out

 

[Aceman]

RAndom specs - ha! Love it....Meh, I guess they work, don't they? And a good amp makes almost anything sound decent.

 

[JamesPaul]

Actually, those BHK's look, and probably sound, more like real pickups than the SAMSHIN's that came out of my '93 and '96 Les Pauls.

 

[beaubrummels]

They might actually work in different guitars and different positions than they originally came in. But then, they were in the parts drawer for a reason.

 

[Aceman]

They might actually work in different guitars and different positions than they originally came in. But then, they were in the parts drawer for a reason.

It doesn't matter what guitar or position they were in. They got removed....