Ceramic nailbomb

[Vilches3]

What are those like? what are they like compared to standard nailbombs? and uhhh which body woods are nailbombs typically the strongest in?

[ericsabbath]

I believe it should sound very close to the painkiller
can somebody confirm that?  :?

[Nolly]

Nah, it's not really like the Painkiller at all.
A ceramic Nailbomb is basically an overwound Cold Sweat. It's fairly balanced, but darker and girthier than the CS. It's more brutal, and is very clear, though not as much so as the CS. Very tight too.

[Vilches3]

so its a tighter nailbomb thats tonally similar to a coldsweat, just not AS clear and more brutal?....is it more harmonically sensitive than the coldsweat?......and what woods are ceramic nailbombs and coldsweats most reccommended for?

thanks

[ericsabbath]

Nah, it's not really like the Painkiller at all.
A ceramic Nailbomb is basically an overwound Cold Sweat. It's fairly balanced, but darker and girthier than the CS. It's more brutal, and is very clear, though not as much so as the CS. Very tight too.

I always thought that an overwound, darker, girthier and more brutal cold sweat would sound very close to the painkiller  :lol:

[Vilches3]

i have no idea lol..........but um......yeah what woods are coldsweats and ceramic nailbombs most suited for?

[AdamB]

Well, Nolly has coldsweats in both his blackmachines, both different woods. Both sound great :D

[MDV]

Nah, it's not really like the Painkiller at all.
A ceramic Nailbomb is basically an overwound Cold Sweat. It's fairly balanced, but darker and girthier than the CS. It's more brutal, and is very clear, though not as much so as the CS. Very tight too.

I always thought that an overwound, darker, girthier and more brutal cold sweat would sound very close to the painkiller  :lol:

Spoken Obi ka-Nolly has! (and know any different I do not)  :lol:

[Vilches3]

Well, Nolly has coldsweats in both his blackmachines, both different woods. Both sound great :D

hmm..........well i like alot of harmonic sensitivity..brutality.....uhhhh.....clarity..........like a Vai or Dimebag thing goin on in the shreddage..........crunchy riffage too.........i was thinking alder or ash with a maple top maybe?

[Nolly]

so its a tighter nailbomb thats tonally similar to a coldsweat, just not AS clear and more brutal?....is it more harmonically sensitive than the coldsweat?......and what woods are ceramic nailbombs and coldsweats most reccommended for?

thanks

With the same settings, you can probably squeeze pinches out of the c-bomb a little more easily, but when I switch to the CS I generally tweak the gain up a tad to compensate for the lower output, and I'd say there wasn't much in it.

I always thought that an overwound, darker, girthier and more brutal cold sweat would sound very close to the painkiller  :lol:

Haha, well, perhaps there isn't thaaat much in it. The Painkiller has the crazy upper-mid thing going though, which gives it a pretty unique sound to my ears.

Well, Nolly has coldsweats in both his blackmachines, both different woods. Both sound great :D

hmm..........well i like alot of harmonic sensitivity..brutality.....uhhhh.....clarity..........like a Vai or Dimebag thing goin on in the shreddage..........crunchy riffage too.........i was thinking alder or ash with a maple top maybe?

I'd probably do it the other way round, choose the woods then consider the pickup. I'd bring it down to versatility really. The c-bomb lacks the extreme refinement and versatility of the CS, it's slightly rawer, more compressed and evil sounding.
I did wonder out loud to Tim what a Cold Sweat over-wound halfway to being a c-bomb would be like, but he advised me to try the standard CS first, and I've been too happy with it to pursue the idea further.

(Cheers Adam :) )

[Vilches3]

so its a tighter nailbomb thats tonally similar to a coldsweat, just not AS clear and more brutal?....is it more harmonically sensitive than the coldsweat?......and what woods are ceramic nailbombs and coldsweats most reccommended for?

thanks

With the same settings, you can probably squeeze pinches out of the c-bomb a little more easily, but when I switch to the CS I generally tweak the gain up a tad to compensate for the lower output, and I'd say there wasn't much in it.

I always thought that an overwound, darker, girthier and more brutal cold sweat would sound very close to the painkiller  :lol:

Haha, well, perhaps there isn't thaaat much in it. The Painkiller has the crazy upper-mid thing going though, which gives it a pretty unique sound to my ears.

Well, Nolly has coldsweats in both his blackmachines, both different woods. Both sound great :D

hmm..........well i like alot of harmonic sensitivity..brutality.....uhhhh.....clarity..........like a Vai or Dimebag thing goin on in the shreddage..........crunchy riffage too.........i was thinking alder or ash with a maple top maybe?

I'd probably do it the other way round, choose the woods then consider the pickup. I'd bring it down to versatility really. The c-bomb lacks the extreme refinement and versatility of the CS, it's slightly rawer, more compressed and evil sounding.
I did wonder out loud to Tim what a Cold Sweat over-wound halfway to being a c-bomb would be like, but he advised me to try the standard CS first, and I've been too happy with it to pursue the idea further.

(Cheers Adam :) )

thanks man, responses were a real help.....i just saw harmonically rich assault on the nailbomb description, and I love ripping out those high pitch wammy squeals. Im just trying to narrow down the options till the time comes months from now to do the project. As far as wood goes, I definately want a maple top and probably an alder or swamp ash body. Something strong in the harmonics and not TOO bright and I don't wanna lose clarity when I go to low tunings. But yeah man, thanks

Rob

[Vilches3]

would a painkiller be a better option than a C.nailbomb for what ive been describing?

[Nolly]

would a painkiller be a better option than a C.nailbomb for what ive been describing?

The Painkiller could definitely work, but with your description you could probably go with any of the contemporary BKPs and be happy  :lol:
The PK is certainly an amazing pickup for use with low tunings.

[Vilches3]

would a painkiller be a better option than a C.nailbomb for what ive been describing?

The Painkiller could definitely work, but with your description you could probably go with any of the contemporary BKPs and be happy  :lol:
The PK is certainly an amazing pickup for use with low tunings.

lol well.......im definately bent on C.Nailbomb or Painkiller since those might be similarly voiced.....with a coldsweat neck

[Nolly]

The Cold Sweat neck is a beautiful pickup, but I do think that the matching neck pickups make for better pairings in both cases. The Painkiller neck especially is a work of art.