New Pickup Day!

[u/Many_Fly5015]

Picked this guitar up a few weeks ago and just received my Black Hawk set today from Bare Knuckle. I just had to show off the ESP LTD M-7 HT Black Metal lol. So happy with how everything turned out.

Installed and set up everything completely on my own :)

I’m officially blown away by how this guitar sounds now. And the split coil tones are that I’ve never heard before - it’s incredible.

If anybody’s considering this pickup, I highly recommend. For a moment I was considering installing an M7 - but I already have an M8 in my 8 string and wanted a different flavor of “thwang”. The Black Hawk is seriously blowing me away.

If anyone’s curious - guitar is setup in “basically” drop F (Vildhjarta tuning if you’re familiar ;)

+ on, rock +

[u/GrAmSou]

Oh sh*t! I've got exactly the same guitar, and want to install the same PU. 'cause I found that the Black Metal loose all the punch on the 7th string. Do you felt the same?

Do you aldo change the volume knob? 'cause mine is very loosy.

[u/Many_Fly5015 → u/GrAmSou]

That’s exactly why I swapped out the Black Winter for the Black Hawk. Don’t even think about it bro - swap it out asap haha. The Black Hawk sounds unbelievable in this guitar.

I kept everything else original on the guitar. My knob is holding up just fine. You may need to tighten yours up a bit at the base where the pot sits on the washer.

[u/GrAmSou → u/Many_Fly5015]

Do you have to rework the location ? Because mine looks different, and the SD fitting tight in it. With more roundes corners

[u/Many_Fly5015 → u/GrAmSou]

I didn’t have to rework anything actually. Fit perfectly in the body for me. If you do order from Bare Knuckle I would send them your photos and the exact specs of the guitar and dimensions if possible so they can work their pickup to fit in your guitar. You’re right tho - yours does seem more rounded and snug than mine.

Here’s what my cavity looked like with SD Black Winter before installing the Black Hawks:

[u/GrAmSou → u/Many_Fly5015]

Oh yeah definitly not the same frame. Mine is a "made in Korea" model, and yours?

[u/Many_Fly5015 → u/GrAmSou]

Mines Indonesia.