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Forum Ringside => Pickups => Topic started by: tschelfaut on March 14, 2020, 10:42:51 AM

Title: Warpigs or nailbombs for death metal
Post by: tschelfaut on March 14, 2020, 10:42:51 AM

I’m trying to decide between warpigs and nailbombs for my baritone guitar... we play death metal (more old school style). I need something that’s tight enough for rhythms with good bass response. My guitar has a korina body and i play through an engl savage 120, which is a pretty middy amp... i don’t have a very scooped sound, i like my guitar to cut through while retaining enough low end chunk. I play leads as well once in a while so i’ll need a neck pickup that can do those.. cleans don’t matter much.. also i can’t decide whether to pick ceramic or alnico..

Oh and it’s a baritone tuned to B standard, sometimes A

Title: Re: Warpigs or nailbombs for death metal
Post by: one on March 15, 2020, 08:57:19 AM

Painkiller... followed by Cpig

Title: Re: Warpigs or nailbombs for death metal
Post by: Dave Sloven on March 15, 2020, 04:05:25 PM

Yeah, I don't think Nailbombs are really the best for death metal. 

Painkiller, ceramic Warpig, Ragnarok, Miracle Man are the ones I would be looking at.

Title: Re: Warpigs or nailbombs for death metal
Post by: Yellowjacket on March 17, 2020, 01:42:57 AM

Aftermath is a brilliant pickup.

I can get great death metal tones with Juggernauts in my Ibanez RG BUT that is a very bright guitar with a lot of attack.  The Juggs are not suitable to warmer guitars in my experience.