JB alternative

[BigB]

You can find a great sounding Nailbomb here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVDLXQ60_oI

Alnico Nailbomb, in a less br00talz context:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86zOVOZUYvU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6AsHu3Q5zM&list=UUa-ath1u_w5CjmjN78i4vhQ


Too much useless shred stuff to my taste but it shows that the Abomb can also do a great job fore more laid back bluesy hard-rock material.

[visitorQ]

Alnico Nailbomb, in a less br00talz context:

Nice, but really not very relevant for a low tuning. This guy I believe is tuned in standard and doesn't even touches once the low E string.
I want an edge to the pickup as I play mostly hardrock, but I want to be able to control the cleans also.
Still, not very sure that Nailbomb has lows tight enough for C in mahogany.
 

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... after hours of researching , I think  the  specs of ceramic Nailbomb or  Miracle Man are the best suited for my guitar/needs. Now, which ones, ...hmmm.... :?

[TheyCallMeVolume]

Out of those two I like Miracle Man.

[photone]

Out of those two I like Miracle Man.

can you give me more arguments?
...
 Initially, my first choice for a improved JB was the Holy Driver. Tim recomended me a set of Nailboms with ceramic one for bridge. At first look I was sceptical to put a C-bomb ( or any ceramic pickup) in my guitar becouse I'm afraid for the over tightness that could deliver the ceramic magnet and I'm not so into the fast shreded rhythm parts. But... comparing the JB  eq specs (B=5,M=6,T=8) wich are close to HolyDrivers' specs and becouse the chambered mahogany  tend to emphasize the mids maybe that was the reason to recomande me a C-Bomb  with a  smoother mids. I know that my guitar will sound more tight like before but  for standard C tune maybe this is a good thing. The  A-Bomb with more mids think  will be to bright  or abrazive for may taste. The Miracle Man  is higher output and the specs looks even better with more compressed mids but  that "surgically tight bass and crisp highs" how the MM is described on BK page still make me to thinking that C-Bomb is little smoother than MM and will fit better in my guitar.
...and if I find the right pickup for me I'm tottaly in the fog regarding to the covered or uncovered choice.
Still trying to find the good decision  :?:

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... Anybody use a  neck Alnico 5 Miracle Man in bridge position? The output is very similar but I think the alnico version have more mids and less trebles.

[ericsabbath]

the alnico miracle man sounds more like a warpig/nailbomb crossover
it's a very low mid heavy pickup and darker sounding than the holy diver
FELINE compares it with the suhr aldrich, but I never played the suhr
it's fatter and more compressed than the ceramic miracle man
reminds me of the dimarzio tone zone, but without sounding like a muddy mess
compared to the warpig, it sounds more modern and less grinding
bit more low mids and less top end than the alnico nailbomb

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ok.. I'm very close to the finish line to choose a set of BK pickups, with 3 very close options:
1. C-Bomb bridge, A-Bomb neck
2. Miracle Man calibrated set
3. Ceramic  Miracle Man bridge, Cold Sweat neck

Of these the Miracle Man set think I like more even if the cleans maybe not the best,and maybe the bass response could be to much loosing tightness with lower tunings in chambered mahogany,but I like the posibility to use even the  alnico neck pickup for bridge. I like the versatility of Nailbomb set,better cleans I think but a bit worry for less output comparing to my actual JB .
So maybe  the night will be a good adviser too... :P