Death Metal: BK Miracle Man vs Painkillers

[ChaoticMess]

Hello, I'm in a Death Metal band that is tuned Drop A, and we play stuff inspired by the likes of Dying Fetus, Nile, Cryptopsy, Skinless etc. So a lot of low end, but with some high end of cutting solo's etc. Which pickup would you suggest for the job? I will be putting into an Ibanez GRG170DX if that helps.

I'm thinking BK Miracle Man/Painkillers, but any other suggestions are welcome, I just can't find valid demo's for the pickups in the genre I'm looking for.

Thanks a lot.

[Modular1]

My fave death metal band is Autopsy. I have an Ibanez rga42 tund to C standard with A5 Warpig Neck and Ceramic Warpig bridge. It gets me the Autopsy tone I want played with an Orange Dark Terror. I don't know if this helps you at all. Autopsy are a bit more organic sounding than other death metal I always think. You might want something tighter.

[adamj]

my MM's in my ibanez works a treat for death metal.

all of these were recorded with it:

http://soundcloud.com/adamjowens/sets/metal-tracks/

[ChaoticMess]

Thanks for the input guys! As you probably know, picking the right pickup is hard work. Got to make it right.

Awesome work on those songs by the way!  :lol:

[ericsabbath]

c-bomb

[Slartibartfarst42]

A Nailbomb (alnico or ceramic) is very tight and very aggressive so will do what you want very well. The Warpig is darker and fatter for a really huge low end. The Painkiller is also a very tight pickup and is sometimes referred to as ice-picky while the Miracle Man is also tight but with a thicker and more organic tone.

[TheyCallMeVolume]

Between MM and PK, I'd go MM. Also consider a Nailbomb, probably Ceramic for this.