Wondering if anyone can recommend either the CBomb bridge and PK neck or a PK set?
There is a thread on mis-matched pickup combinations, and one user described using the C-Bomb/PK neck combo in his Ibanez (forgot the model number).
Also there should be many members using the PK set - a search should provide many threads on this.
Cheers Stephan
I have a C-Bomb bridge and PK neck in my JEM 77FP (It's the floral pattern one with a copy of Vai's parent's living room drapes wrapped around the body ,yes actual cloth, covered in a sealer). Basswood body, maple neck (3 piece), rosewood fret board. Tim and Nolly agreed that would be a good combo, and heck if I could find a better set for that particular guitar! It retained the dark Evo character, but with the added clarity, grind, and voicing of the BKPs. I'm a fan of the compressed ceramic magnet sound, and I was shooting for an aggressive, compressed tone. It defintely can handle extreme death metal, tech metal, and hard rock. It cleans up pretty well, and I definitely can pull off some distinctly 'Vai-like' tones. The set compliments itself well, and is strickingly balanced, articulate, and harmonically rich. Lots of midrange grind with a snarl on top. The neck has a fat, aggressive tone much like EMG necks, but without the souless, processed sound; very loud. There is no need to push the amp's mids or high end with this set, and I roll the presence back slightly depending on how much gain is involved. There is a slight dryness to the overall character of the tone, but thus is such with ceramic pickups, and it's exactly what I wanted so no complaints here.
I have this guitar in D-Standard right now and there is nothing flubby about it. Minor amp tweaking is all that's needed to cover Death, Decrepit Birth, Decapitated, or whatever you fancy.
