Painkiller vs Cold Sweat

[OddFutureWolfGang]

I'm curious as to what the differences between these bridge pickups are. I know that they're both supposed to be really tight, bright, defined, and get pinch harmonics easily. They're both supposed to be great for djent and metal music I hear. I want to know what their lead tones are like and in what guitars they fit best. I'm looking to replace the EMGs in a mahogany neck and body rosewood board schecter hell raiser and an alder/maple/ebony dean superstrat with a floyd which I find to be surprisingly dark and I want to know which pickup would fit better in which guitar.

OFWGKTA :x

[DoomBuggi]

Painkiller is hotter, and has more mids.  Depends on your eq preference

[OddFutureWolfGang]

Painkiller is hotter, and has more mids.  Depends on your eq preference

I see, I like to play with my mids at about 12-2 o clock but which one has a better/warmer lead tone?

[Madsakre]

i would recommend the painkiller if you played tech death, grindcore, or downtuned thrash metal.

[darkbluemurder]

For a comparison of the neck pickups please take a look here: https://bareknucklepickups.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=26740.0

Cheers Stephan

[OddFutureWolfGang]

Thanks for the replies and the link guys :).
While I'm here I might as well get another question answered:
Would a C-Pig, Miracle Man or (whatever the hell else I'm a bit stumped) fit best in the bridge of an ash 7 string for Periphery-type riffing and warm, lively lead tones?

[DoomBuggi]

Thanks for the replies and the link guys :).
While I'm here I might as well get another question answered:
Would a C-Pig, Miracle Man or (whatever the hell else I'm a bit stumped) fit best in the bridge of an ash 7 string for Periphery-type riffing and warm, lively lead tones?

Aftermath

Edit;

Actually a lot of people would say the aftermath isn't very warm sounding

[OddFutureWolfGang]

Sorry to bump such an old thread but I've yet to replace the pups in my hell raiser and before I pull the trigger I'd like to know if the Cold Sweat will give me a tight djenty metallic bottom end that's comparable to the aftermath?

[ericsabbath]

had the aftermath installed in my les paul right after a cold sweat
main differences:
cold sweat: brighter top, crunchy but controlled mids, not much low mids, but bigger and punchier bass
aftermath: louder, middy as $%&# (mostly center mids), narrow low end, scratchy sensitive feel on picking and when moving your hands over strings

so I'd say the aftermath delivers a "djentier" metallic sound, but the the cold sweat felt punchier, despite of not having as much output and midrange aggression
like a less bassy, tighter and more organic miracle man
lead tone on the aftermath is thicker, but I like the cold sweats leads and harmonics better... they just sound more focused and organic.. sounds a lot like Ty Tabor (King's X) and Dimebag Darrell lead tones

you should reconsider the painkiller as well

[OddFutureWolfGang]

had the aftermath installed in my les paul right after a cold sweat
main differences:
cold sweat: brighter top, crunchy but controlled mids, not much low mids, but bigger and punchier bass
aftermath: louder, middy as $%&# (mostly center mids), narrow low end, scratchy sensitive feel on picking and when moving your hands over strings

so I'd say the aftermath delivers a "djentier" metallic sound, but the the cold sweat felt punchier, despite of not having as much output and midrange aggression
like a less bassy, tighter and more organic miracle man
lead tone on the aftermath is thicker, but I like the cold sweats leads and harmonics better... they just sound more focused and organic.. sounds a lot like Ty Tabor (King's X) and Dimebag Darrell lead tones

you should reconsider the painkiller as well

Thanks a lot for your reply man. Why do you say I should reconsider the PK though?
I should also mention I'm trying to match the tone of the Aftermath set in an Ash/Maple/Maple Schecter Loomis in my hell raiser.