Two parcels of joy arrived this weekend, a Painkiller Bridge and a Blackguard flat '50 set :)
Both are installed, but I ended up tinkering with the PK most of the weekend so a report on the BG set to follow.
The Painkiller has gone into the bridge of my PRS SE Singlecut. Initially it was wired into the existing electrics, and although great sounding, was lacking a bit of the top end cut I was after. So its now wired straight to the Jack.
This is a superb pickup. It pushes my amp harder than my Warpig (I guess due to the amount of mids), and its clarity is simply amazing, even under high gain - sometimes it almost sounds like two guitars are playing: one uber tight bass tracking monster and one well defined mid crunching beast. Cleans are good too - although less so since it got wired straight into the Jack
Harmonics leap off the thing as you would expect, so even with my limited technique I can get pich-harmonics! Never had a ceramic pickup before and am loving this one, the PK has given me THE definitive metal tone (IMHO, ear of the beholder and all that)!
I was after (and have been for some considerable time) Mustaines tone on Rust in Peace as it was the first Metal album I ever bought, and now I have it (and soooo much more) - thanks to Tim et al at BKP for Delivering the Goods! :twisted:
