Dirty Fingers Addict

[JSHRED]

I had noticed that the BKP pickups that pay tribute to particular players seem to emulate the tone of the player, and not so much the specific pickup that they play.
As Dr. Evil says, I think it's what the French call a certain "I-Don't-Know-What."

I do tend to like metal pickups that push certain parts of the midrange, so even if you scoop the amp's mids out just a little bit, the guitar's source tone still has the midrange to be heard through a mix, and mids are also cool for bringing out harmonic character.

By the way Sir Gareth, what the heck is the axe in your picture. With the very single cutaway. Looks very familiar.

[gwEm]

I had noticed that the BKP pickups that pay tribute to particular players seem to emulate the tone of the player, and not so much the specific pickup that they play.
As Dr. Evil says, I think it's what the French call a certain "I-Don't-Know-What."

I do tend to like metal pickups that push certain parts of the midrange, so even if you scoop the amp's mids out just a little bit, the guitar's source tone still has the midrange to be heard through a mix, and mids are also cool for bringing out harmonic character.

By the way Sir Gareth, what the heck is the axe in your picture. With the very single cutaway. Looks very familiar.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=3JXaz78hD6w

its the sky guitar of Uli Jon Roth, was having a joke with Philly Q and Feline on another thread, so I thought its time to show my alligance a bit ;) i found out about uli a few months ago, and i really like his style. the guitar has 36 frets, and 6/7 strings. the neck pup is mounted under the fret board... its modelled on the shape of a tear.

[JSHRED]

You know, the occasions I've had to work with Yngwie, he's pretty much been the pompous ass that most people talk about. Which I found unfortunate since he was a bigtime icon to me when I was just starting to pursue the art of shred. But anyway, I always liked his version of Sails.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=YyPMTPEt_Z8&feature=related

No doubt about it though, Uli for the win. Hats off. I knew I'd seen that axe before. I owned a Washburn custom 29 fret for a very long time, I still regret when I put EMG's in it. Thing became a sterile robot.

[gwEm]

You know, the occasions I've had to work with Yngwie, he's pretty much been the pompous ass that most people talk about. Which I found unfortunate since he was a bigtime icon to me when I was just starting to pursue the art of shred. But anyway, I always liked his version of Sails.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=YyPMTPEt_Z8&feature=related

No doubt about it though, Uli for the win. Hats off. I knew I'd seen that axe before. I owned a Washburn custom 29 fret for a very long time, I still regret when I put EMG's in it. Thing became a sterile robot.

You know, I'm not to sure about the Yngwie version of Sails Of Charon... well to be honest - I don't like it at all (sorry to disagree man) considering I can hear the original as easily. Uli has some weird or alternative ideas maybe - but damn he plays *everything* with such a passion! I hope he'll be a nice guy if I ever get the chance to meet him, a real artist. I listened to the Yngwie version of Sails Of Charon a couple of times, but he plays it so clean and technical, and I think he kind of misses the point. When I listen to the Uli version I'm transported to those distant lands, with the Yngwie one I just hear a gifted guitar player.

[ericsabbath]

the cold sweat is not scooped at all
I had this concern too, as people never mention its midrange character
it's just not as middy as the bkp/duncan/dimarzio medium/high output standards
but it has a lot more mids than PAF style pickups and the miracle man
it's not like a bill lawrence or screamin' demon, for example
it's a very flat pickup in the bass and midrange areas
if you put it in a strat, you'll probably get a twangy scooped tone, but in a les paul or explorer, it will reflect the strong midrange of the guitar
it has a VERY present midrange crunch going on, but not the mid hump of a duncan distortion or gibson 500t
I had several pickups and other bkp's in my guitar and the cold sweat is now my favorite bridge pup, along with the holy diver (that has a completely different flavor)