More brown sound

[Vilches3]

Im still here, trying to narrow down my telecaster summer warmoth project down. At first i was thinking VHII set or a VHII/ manhattan set.........At the same time, I had some interest in the Ceramic Nailbombs and the Cold Sweat because I really like to just rip. Its been sort of tough choosing because I like to play everything I can on one guitar. I enjoy playing alot of Pantera type stuff, Van Halen, AC/DC to Sludge to metalcore all the way to Red Hot Chili peppers or hendrix to sometimes Spanish guitar or Jazz. So I'm looking for something clear and also diverse. I was thinking VHII with some boosts since I've really really loved the clips and a Manhattan for extremely crystal clear cleans. At the same time I was reading about how diverse the nailbombs are and how nice and liquidy the Cold sweats are. I'm in a tight narrow spot because I would like to get some sort of browness to my tone no matter that pickup I get but still be able to go extreme and go down to mellow suff as well.

Thanks for putting up with the questions  :lol:
Rob

[Vilches3]

ok, my post sounded complictated and rediculous so let me break it down lol

How do these compare for shreddage: VHII, Cold Sweat, Nailbomb

How do thses neck pickups compare?: Manhattan, Coldsweat (i know theres a huge difference but i dont know what exactly)

Can a Nailbomb or Coldsweat deliver the old Van Halen tones and still deliver THE METAL?  :D

And  How do Nailbombs and Coldsweats compare on cleans in neck and bridge position? (tapped and untapped)

[gwEm]

i have a vh2 bridge and a cold sweat set.

cold sweats can certainly deliver all varieties of THE METAL :) i've used it for maiden and detuned industrial experimentation.

for brown sound, i don't think the VH2 is quite enough on its own to nail it. some sort of modulation pedal is needed into an old marshall. my alder body is pretty close, but i think hard ash would nail it. i was surprised how easy it was to get this sound, or at least really close, considering its meant to be a difficult to get voodoo tone.

i think the cold sweat bridge might get brown-ish. but the nailbomb with the A5 magnet might be a better choice. you don't need much gain i think.

all the pickups you mentioned sound good clean, obviously the VH2 will be more traditional. perhaps i'd suggest the default A5 nailbomb, which i have only tried a few times and not on my rig - so a very guarded suggestion from me

[Vilches3]

Thanks!, i was thinking about using an alder or ash tele body with a maple top. How would a nailbomb sound with a cold sweat neck? (I read the cold sweat neck sounds incredible) and is the cold sweat neck ceramic?

[DimeZakk]

Nailbomb with cold sweat neck is a popular combination and works great. The CS neck is alnico 5, only the bridge Cold sweat has a ceramic

[Vilches3]

hmm i think ill consider nailbomb/ coldsweat................coldsweat set or Ceramic nailbomb/coldsweat A5

[Vilches3]

Ceramic nailbomb is just a little tighter than the A5 nailbomb right?