Warmoth Super Strat; w/one single humbucker. Which pickup?

[itamar101]

Interesting responses.  Out of the A5 Nailbomb, and the Holydiver, which one is a tighter sounding pickup?

The nailbomb is reasonably tighter and more aggressive.
That said, the holy diver doesnt lack in tightness at all, the nailbomb in an extremely tight pickup. You can similar result with a holy diver going into a tubescreamer but only in terms of tightness and aggression, it wont sound much like a nailbomb because it's simply not the same pickup and vise-versa.

[Slartibartfarst42]

In terms of which is tighter; the Nailbomb without a shadow of a doubt. I found the A-Bomb to be VERY tight and aggressive and while there are times when I could certainly use the tone and love it, I felt it would be better suited to something with more mahogany in it. Personally I didn't find it particularly versatile at all but it seems to be a pickup that either works or doesn't. From what I've read and experienced, it can be a bit fussy as to which guitar it works in. The Holydiver is tight enough but I'd describe it as highly articulate because its tightness doesn't dominate in the way it does on the Nailbomb. The Holydiver is an extremely versatile pickup. It can work in either mahogany or alder and has enough aggression for Rock/Metal while also being able to roll back into other material. I play some Blues on mine too and can use it for every song in our set, running from 'Bad Moon Rising' to 'Paranoid' and modern stuff like COB.