Alnico Miracle Man/Cold Sweat Neck?

[hhcave]

Hey,

Was just wondering if for the neck, the alnico miracle man and cold sweat are very similar?

I've heard thast they were; if any- what are the differences? (im playing through a les paul)

Thanks

[Tim]

Very different pickups actually.The CS is neck DC8.3K Alnico V and the MM neck DC17.5K Alnico V so vastly different power outputs too.The MM is far smoother with masses of sustain(great clean tone too, extremely fat) whereas the CS is fluid but really articulate.

[MDV]

Very different pickups actually.The CS is neck DC8.3K Alnico V and the MM neck DC17.5K Alnico V so vastly different power outputs too.The MM is far smoother with masses of sustain(great clean tone too, extremely fat) whereas the CS is fluid but really articulate.

Dammit, Tim, now I want a miracle man neck!!

But dont want to sacrifice my CS or painkiller.........bugger.

[gwEm]

17.5k alnico V? sounds marvellous! i should order one to complete the miracle man set in my steinberger which could have better sustain.

[AngusYoung01]

17.5k alnico V? sounds marvellous! i should order one to complete the miracle man set in my steinberger which could have better sustain.

Definitely! They own so hard, and the neck never seems to get the credit it deserves ; beautiful  :D

[ericsabbath]

wow the man is back  :D

well i had them both in the same guitar (a lawsuit les paul)

the miracle man neck is a lot more powerful and smooth
i'd like it better if it had a bit less mids and more treble
for pairing really high output bridge pickups, i'd pick the miracle man
it works fine in the bridge too, especially if you want to darken a bright guitar (something like a dimarzio tone zone)

the cold sweat neck is better IMO
sounds like a modern PAF with more output and sounds a lot more articulated e clearer than the MM neck
the clean is more detailed too

[hhcave]

Ah, okay - thanks! The cold sweat does sond very temptinig though - maybe for another guitar though  :P