I'll listen to all those clips, to get an idea of what a are we talking about... is there any "myth topic" talking about the differences between each BKP?
I am afraid not. :(
Tim (BKP's Guru) doesn't even put the B/M/T diagrams on the description sheets of the pickups (like duncan does for instance) because he explains that scoring pickups like that wouldn't be an objective way to understand how they will sound in
your guitar, because BKP are VERY sensitive to the guitar, which sums up why the myth topic you are looking for doesn't exist. (or I never saw it)
The only one thing you can do is having a look to the first sticky thread of this section where Tim explains all the differences between the magnet types. Indeed I think you have to decide first if you want :
- a replacement of your EMG for "
something close in tightness and power but better" (in that case go for a ceramic) or
- to experiment something MORE different (in that case go for an Alnico V)
The Alnico Magnet is also called the musical magnet (as obviously opposed to the ceramic magnet). And as you said you wanted "musical over brutal" I still think an alnico will be better for you, especially with that kind of amp.
Nailbomb was suggested as a versatile pickup going from heavy metal to blues.
The Crawler also suggested here does it reverse way from blues to heavy metal. (in a nutshell)
But the more I think of it the more I believe the hot vintage section suggested before can be a solid choice as well (you'll find here the VHII your friend suggested :))
...And also look at the Riff Raff ! Sorry another one that hasn't been mentioned yet :lol:
ANY of these pickups will make you experiment something really different from you EMG81... and keep in mind the low output pickups are more dynamic and clearer (which means they expose your playing a lot more).
So Good luck ! :good:
