Need advice for pickups for Jackson

[ikke_998]

Hi, (first post here)
I'm going to replace the pickups in my jackson dk2M,
They have a seymour JB/JZ in it wich is OK but its not the sound i want.
It's even harder to pull off pinched harmonics with the JB then with stock epiphone humbuckers.
I'm into vai, lynch type off leads with 80's metal kinda rythm... think off eat-'em-and-smile-album tone :)
so what is a BKP set of nailbomb's, miracle man like?Or maybe dimarzio evo's?
I would like to know the strong points and downfalls of every pickup...
Oh and i also have a jcm 900/roland cube and a DS-1 that i use as main gear...

[Crazy_Joe]

For pinched harmonics Miracle Man is number one, the kind of Zakk Wylde thing.

Nailbomb is a more natural sounding humbucker (i think that's right) still has great harmonics, good for thrash/80's kind of playing.

[Twinfan]

I'd say Nailbomb for a thicker, heavier tone or a VH2 for old school rock.

[TwilightOdyssey]

Assuming your guitar is HH, I would definitely go with either a calibrated Miracle Man set or a Miracle Man bridge + VH2 neck.

[ikke_998]

hmm i was more fond off the nailbomb soundclip's... I'snt the miracle man a bit of a one trick "zack wylde" pony? I'm a big fan of ozzy but maybe I might be better off putting an mm set in my epiphone if I save some more money? I Haven't heard much versatility with the MM?
But you might convince me wrong there...
oh and is the VH2 good for legato, sweep type off playing?
Maybe I'm asking a bit much from a pickup to sound smooth and aggressive, but it is a lotta money

[JamesHealey]

the VHII is low DC but it's gota helluva lot of power for the DC rating imo, it's ace for pinch harmonics, leggato and fast playing... and you can sound like a great Hot Paf and still absolutly wail at the same time, just gotta dig in that little bit harder..It really is the best humbucker I think i've ever played, although I do like the Nailbomb and Miracle Man for the extreme metal side of things and they're a bit easier to play but not by much.

I dunno what is about the VHII, but it sounds like something is actually cooking and burning like a raging fireball in your midrange and overtones.. it's just absolutly sexual.