Hi! I'm from the french-speaking part of Switzerland.
I plan to replace both pickups in my Washburn WI68 US custom shop (mahogany body and neck / maple top)
I think I'll go with the Cold Sweat in the neck for a Steve Morse / Tremonti / Michael Ammott creamy lead sound. Is it a good idea?
But I can't decide which PU will suit my needs the best, bridge-wise.
I play mainly metal, kind of "power-stoner-metal".
I'm still hesiting between the 3 mentionned in the title, and the more reviews I read, the more I'm hesiting! Tone-wise, I love the Killswitch Engage's rythm sound, or the Carcass's Heartwork kind of sound. Very punchy and percussive on the palm-mutes, midrangey, full and organic sounding. I really HATE piercing trebles or nu-metal low end.
I have a rack rig (Engl 570SE preamp + VHT 2/56/2 Black Beauty poweramp) with a VHT 2x12 P50e cab and a Marshall 1960A in a stereo configuration. I don't need a massive output to drive the amp, since the preamp has PLENTY of gain (way too much for my needs, actually, I set the gain knob at 9h on the rythm channel), well I think the Warpig could be overkill. I fear that the Painkiller would be too bright or scooped.
What do you think?
thanx by advance