need help choosing pickups

[guitardude]

i need help choosing a pickup. my guitar has an alder body with maple neck and rosewood fretboard. i am looking to replace the bridge humbucker. i am looking for warm low end and fat highs and mids. i mainly play hard  rock like van halen and ozzy. i hope you guys can help?

[syr2012]

Maybe a VHII or Black Dogs?

[guitardude]

looking around on this forum i seen some people say the VHII was on the bright side. is that true?

[guitardude]

i dont often like really high output pickups but what about the HolyDiver and Nailbomb?

[IntenseJim]

looking around on this forum i seen some people say the VHII was on the bright side. is that true?

IMHO a tad brighter than a PAF or Black Dog (which I looooooove) but I'd describe it as more 'open' sounding with stronger mids. 

...to my ears.

[syr2012]

I have a Holydiver, it's quite warm and middy, and very thick. I think the nailbomb's a bit sweeter, but both should be able to amply cover your needs. The Diver, however, is known to be at home in alder, though, so I'd suggest that.

[guitardude]

at second look with the HolyDiver what is all the stuff about transparent highs? not sure that is what i want as for i am looking fat highs.

[guitardude]

i looking for something along the lines of dare i say a dimarzio super distortion but a less output and better. will the holydiver be like that?

[syr2012]

i looking for something along the lines of dare i say a dimarzio super distortion but a less output and better. will the holydiver be like that?

It'll definitely be better than the super distortion and since it's AV instead of ceramic, it's most likely a bit cooler and the cleans will definitely be much, much better.

[kevinr]

I have both Holydivers and Nailbombs, and I would say without doubt that the highs are thicker and sweeter with the Nailbombs.

[LMCollard]

i mainly play hard  rock like van halen and ozzy. i hope you guys can help?

If you like the current ozzy sound ( so with Zakk Wylde ), the MM is far away better, with a sound like EMG's
but for "cleaner distortion" like van halen, i can't help you and i let the pros answer you

[syr2012]

i mainly play hard  rock like van halen and ozzy. i hope you guys can help?

If you like the current ozzy sound ( so with Zakk Wylde ), the MM is far away better, with a sound like EMG's
but for "cleaner distortion" like van halen, i can't help you and i let the pros answer you

Unless your guitar is dark, stay away from the MM. It would be entirely too bright and may make you miserable. If you want a ceramic, consider a cold sweat or painkiller, though the cleans on the latter are not very clean.

[LMCollard]

Yes, i heard some CS, they are f****** amazing :p

[ericsabbath]

i mainly play hard  rock like van halen and ozzy. i hope you guys can help?

If you like the current ozzy sound ( so with Zakk Wylde ), the MM is far away better, with a sound like EMG's
but for "cleaner distortion" like van halen, i can't help you and i let the pros answer you

Unless your guitar is dark, stay away from the MM. It would be entirely too bright and may make you miserable. If you want a ceramic, consider a cold sweat or painkiller, though the cleans on the latter are not very clean.

the cold sweat is brighter than the miracle man
the miracle man has a higher treble peak in the high strings, but it's not brighter than the cs

[syr2012]

i mainly play hard  rock like van halen and ozzy. i hope you guys can help?

If you like the current ozzy sound ( so with Zakk Wylde ), the MM is far away better, with a sound like EMG's
but for "cleaner distortion" like van halen, i can't help you and i let the pros answer you

Unless your guitar is dark, stay away from the MM. It would be entirely too bright and may make you miserable. If you want a ceramic, consider a cold sweat or painkiller, though the cleans on the latter are not very clean.

the cold sweat is brighter than the miracle man
the miracle man has a higher treble peak in the high strings, but it's not brighter than the cs

I thought the painkiller was the brightest, then the miracle man... Well, my mistake. I think the only way for me to provide an accurate evaluation of the ceramic line is to TRY THEM ALL! If only my wallet allowed...