Pickup choosing for shred/metal

[KevinMarchesini]

I play all kind of music but mostly metal and shred kind of stuff.
I like mid focused amps with el34 so I think that will affect in the quest for the pickups. I play only Ibanez guitar so the wood will be almost always the same, basswood (maybe mahogany) body, bolt on maple neck and rosewood (or maple) fretboard. I'm looking for modern sounding pickups I'm not into vintage stuff.

-For the bridge I want a ceramic magnet, balanced mid (not too much high or low mids), crisp highs but not harsh top end or high mids,  tight bottom end (maybe not too tight, I'm not sure about this yet) and overall warmth but still cutting through the mix. I think the C bomb would be right but I'm open to other options. I like the Dimarzio Steve's Special but I don't feel happy with it and i don't what's missing.

-For the neck I want an alnico V magnet, almost matching the output of the bridge pickup or the same, with lots of mid, good for fast runs, legato,  sweep picking and tapping. I like the Dimarzio Liquifire but for me it lacks of power and warmth and the Tone Zone which I like better than the Liquifire.

Excuse me if something is grammatically wrong or something like that because my English is not perfect, yet.

[ericsabbath]

definitely a miracle man calibrated set
works well with both basswood and mahogany
bridge pup has controlled mids, bottom end is tight but big, cutting highs with no harshness, cuts through really well
neck pup output is pretty high like the bridge model, but has fatter mids and warmer top

coincidentally, they're actually the closest models to the stevie's special and tone zone voicing and specs

[Alex]

I would rather recommend the Nailbomb (there's a ceramic version as well) instead of the Miracle Man. The mids of the Nailbomb should work better with an Ibanez RG, I feel.

For shred, the Holy Diver is also very popular, although there's no ceramic version of that.

[TheyCallMeVolume]

C-Bomb

[AnnunakiMassacr]

Miracle Man in bridge (fantastic in Basswood) and Cold Sweat in the neck. A C-Bomb coming in a close second.

[ericsabbath]

Miracle Man in bridge (fantastic in Basswood) and Cold Sweat in the neck. A C-Bomb coming in a close second.

the neck cold sweat is great, but isn't precisely warm or powerful
that would be the neck miracle man or warpig

[KevinMarchesini]

The Miracle Man bridge had too much low mids in the demos. So, for the bridge I think I'll choose the C bomb and for the neck I'm thinking of putting a Holy Diver bridge in the neck position, for me it sounded more fluid than the Miracle Man neck but I'm not sure yet.

[ericsabbath]

The Miracle Man bridge had too much low mids in the demos. So, for the bridge I think I'll choose the C bomb and for the neck I'm thinking of putting a Holy Diver bridge in the neck position, for me it sounded more fluid than the Miracle Man neck but I'm not sure yet.

demos were recorded with an 80's les paul custom
it can't be nearly as low mid heavy in an ibanez
its bass can get pretty strong in les pauls and prs, but not overkill at all
the alnico nailbomb has even more low mids, maybe just a hair less bass
didn't try the ceramic version, though

the neck mm is a little fatter, more fluid and darker voiced... a lot like the tone zone, but not as compressed