Hey guy's, seems like a unamious decision. Are you all suggesting that I go for a cold sweat in the bridge as well? Is it a high output 'bucker with a tight bottom end like an MM?
I swapped the miracle man in my les paul copy for a cold sweat
besides some punch loss (the miracle man is like a sledge hammer), everything got better
it's similar to both miracle man and painkiller (I had the painkiller and miracle man in another lp copy), but less extreme than both
it's a very hot pickup, but very balanced
not too bassy and trebly like the miracle man (yeah, the MM is extremely bassy AND trebly :lol:) and not extremely middy like the painkiller
it's as tight as the miracle man, a hair less than the painkiller and warmer on the top than both
it's a bit brighter than both, though
it has a beautiful crunch in the midrange, similar to the miracle man grind, but the whole miracle man midrange is focused on the low mid frequencies, while the cold sweat is very even voiced
I wouldn't say it is a fat sounding pickup, but will sound fat in fat sounding guitars (lol)
it's a perfect match for mahogany, since it doesn't boost the bass and mids, neither scoop them out, but adds a nice bright top without any kind of harshness or getting spikey in the higher strings
the miracle man is not harsh at all, but it reacts weird for each string... gets very dark on bottom strings and very bright in the higher strings (the bill lawrence l500xl has this characteristic too, but the miracle man has like 5x more low end, so it's more noticeable)
comparing to famous pickups, I'd say it's voiced between duncan custom sh-5 and duncan distortion sh-6, with bill lawrence kind of clarity without the mid scoop and sterile thin treble, and it has that huge gibson 500t grainy crunch without the mushy bass and muddy mids, definitely hotter than dimarzio super distortion, but brighter and not as middy
it definitely sounds very ceramic, but it is the most organic, warmest and clearest sounding ceramic pickup I've heard
