Humbucker Recommendation

[Jrstewart173]

Thanks guys. I shall take your advice and get the HD bridge. Any other thoughts on neck pickup? Would everyone agree the emerald?

[Kiichi]

Emerald is great fit and extension of the bridge feel. Perfectly between vintage and modern, smooth, singing, warm in the vintage sense, yet with a more modern attack and cut.
Alternativly the HD neck is also awesome, though more bright and vintage.

[Slartibartfarst42]

Emerald is great fit and extension of the bridge feel. Perfectly between vintage and modern, smooth, singing, warm in the vintage sense, yet with a more modern attack and cut.
Alternativly the HD neck is also awesome, though more bright and vintage.

Agree 100%. The Emerald and Holydiver neck models are easily my favourites in the whole BKP range. Both are so fantastic that I really struggled to choose between them. The Emerald is thicker, smoother, hotter and very fluid whereas the Holydiver has more of a PAF feel but much more articulate thanks to the magnet. If you want the emphasis to be on 'modern' with a vintage feel, go Emerald and if you'd like it the other way around, go Holydiver. If I was buying another BKP neck humbucker I wouldn't even consider looking at anything but these two.

[fdesalvo]

I love the Abraxas for power metal.  Don't laugh - it gets pretty heavy.

Here's a track showing off how tight the Abraxas can be on the low E for rhythm and it's lead voice.  I never tune down below D, so if that's your bag, you need a contemporary hb.

https://soundcloud.com/frankdesalvo/the-burning-hill

On the HD side, I found that it was a fun, albeit one dimensional pickup for my taste - at least, in the context of my rig.