Legendary Pickups Zeus vs Bare Knuckle Silo (Comparison)

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- Nikon D5100 (various lenses)
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- Final Cut Pro X

[Benadon]

i like the zeus better for high gain, but less for clean.. although they both sound really good!

[Duckeggmike]

I like the Legendary for high gain but BKP for clean. Also, jealous of the headless. That thing is rad

[ancientalien]

I was going to say, they sound so close it's insane. I waited to hear what you had to say before I commented.

[knizz]

I’m still Jaming the old Soulhenge stuff would like for this Vox to come back to ur music I jam to the instrumentals to

[riffforge-guitar]

I would say Zeus in the bridge and Silo in the neck

[Aalii]

I like both pick ups. While the Zeus sounds great for high gain, I prefer the Silo overall because of the way they separate notes/create clarity. Thank you for the riffages, I enjoy them a lot!

[Planet_music]

Anyone else acknowledging the groove! Loving these riffs man!! Pickups wise I think the fact you're directly comparing a pair of £160 pickups to a £300 set and they're holding their own speaks volumes for me! Thanks for posting this!!

[randoltaveras]

Awesome video!! The Zeus are definitely "thicker", more compressed and seem higher in output, but I hear a loss of low midrange clarity and pushed high mids.
Articulation/note separation is incredible with the overdrive on in the Silo's.. 6:13 vs 6:44 for the low end tightness,
cleans are no contest.. 7:29 vs 8:03....
This video literally convinced me to order the Silo's. Thank you!
Edit - Above being said the Zeus pickups sound pretty damn good under high gain also! May suit some styles

[greersj]

Of course I am extremely biased but I absolutely agree that in this guitar, the Silos are much stronger in the clean and split coil department, however the Zeus takes it for me under gain.

[juanpablovaldez]

While they are both pretty similar, I found the Silos snappier and with a higher clarity even on high gain and the Zeus a lil bit darker for my taste (but I like the look of the Zeus better lol)

[eebskate]

This is such a good video for so many reasons

[AlmostGrewMyHair]

Would like to hear a side by side comparison with the same pickup positions. Switching with this guitar is confusing since the high strings on the bridge are so shrill.

[magnuskiemer]

I have this model in ally guitars and they've never let me down. They are phenomenal I am never going back.

[steveweilhart]

Like you said so very close both are great - I thought the Zeus had some more clarity but still had the growl/bark the silo's do so well.

[jasongreer]

To me, I'm hearing the following.

Zeus is much more low mid focussed than the Silo. It doesn't have the same thick upper mids so has less "cut" but doesn't bring nasty scratchy pick attack, even although it has an extended treble response.

Cleans on the Zeus are not as full sounding or as balanced however it has more air and openness compared to the warmer Silo. In a guitar that has much more weight and thickness to its overall character the Zeus would warm up and cut through over the Silo I feel.

Under heavy gain, I think the attack and tightness of the Zeus, at least with this tone, is preferable. The clarity is there without nasty treble and still retains the tightness but fuller sounding on the heavier chugs due to the lower mid focus.

Clean and individual split, the silo is much warmer in this guitar, however the Zeus has a fantastic middle split position that sadly wasn't shown here. The split tone was designed primarily to be split with both coils on however still had a nice open airyness to it.

Overall, I don't think you can say one is better than the other as they have different traits, albeit very close sounding in this guitar. I think the bottom line is it's a testament to just how fantastic this Markline really is as it's character always comes through regardless of the set used.

My verdict; Yes.

[pops]

To me the Legendary p/u’s are darker. I prefer the Silo, although that copper look is sweet.

[quietberserker]

Considering the "less is more" idea thinking about distortion and overdrive, I definitely like the Silos better, at least for leads. Great chugs on the Zues pickups for rhythm. The silos seem to have a much better dynamic range like you said. Zues doesn't beat Silo with a clean sound for sure.

[hardtobearit]

BKP silos are still my pick, really nice. the note separation on the BKPs are might is say....LEGENDARY

as for the other pickups they sound good but its too dark and muddy for me

[anshumansai]

I personally like the Silos better and when you think about it, a pickup that's not very forgiving when you don't play clean would actually make you a better guitarist. You'd think more about how you play and what you play and then in turn make the best of it ykwim?

[Jay-rdfe]

nice cmparison bud wish they had some info on their website but im guessing their still working on it