Nailbombs/Cold sweats/both?!

[SaneNoMore]

Hey everyone!

I recently purchased an Ibanez Rg1527, an awesome 7 string, feels great, looks badass, but as everyone knows about these guitars the stock pickups are pretty much terrible.

SO! Armed with the knowledge that BKPs are pretty much badass (got a set of Nailbombs on my 6 string) I decided i'd get some 7 string Nailbombs as well. However, I noticed on the forums that a common setup for 7 strings is a Cold Sweat in the Neck and a Nailbomb in the bridge. So the doubt set in and I've checked out demo's on the site and now I'm asking you guys:

Whats the deal with the Cold Sweat in the Neck and the Nailbomb in the bridge? Is there something wrong with the Nailbomb in the Neck? Or does the Cold Sweat just sound better?

BTW the 1527 has a basswood body, maple neck, and a rosewood fretboard and currently I'm using a Marshall MG250 dfx but am thinking of getting an ENGL soon.

Thanks guys!

[MDV]

The nailbomb neck is great. Its just that the CS neck pairs very well with metal bridge pickups in level while not actually being that hot, and has a really nice high mid hump thing and very fluid lead sound and chimey cleans, both of which also go down well with the metal folk (myself included, I used a CS neck as my main neck for ages).

The NB neck is a bit more even with more top end to it, less of the high mid hump and I believe slightly hotter. Its also a great neck pickup, its just never really taken here as a flavour of the month type thing, where the CS has, repeatedly.

[Antag]

What MDV said.

If you want fluid leads AND good cleans from the neck pickup, the Cold Sweat is a fantastic all-rounder.

Nothing wrong with the Nailbomb neck at all, it's just not gained quite the widespread popularity of the CS...