If Tim says Painkiller then get a Painkiller.
He knows the pickups inside out (funnily enough).
I still dont understand why people write threads like this.
Email Tim, then buy what he recommends. Simple.
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but maybe Tim (or us) might have misinterpretated what he really wants based on different descriptions
I've seen a lot of people that start threads on other forums asking about BKP's for some specific tone, then they come here and give a different objective, and then e-mail Tim asking for other stuff and without a detailed description, so they get different, sometimes opposite advices from experient people
also different people have different tastes, including Tim, so he might think that some models sound better in some guitars for some styles, but that's for HIS ears
for example, he usually recommends miracle man or painkiller for pantera
I had both and I say without a doubt that the cold sweat sounded much better and closer to those tones, at least in MY equipment
I'd e-mail Tim again giving more details, being clear about my objectives, and how import is each characteristic for me and asking why exactly he recommends some pickup over the other
if you really felt confident about wanting another model, I guess you wouldn't be asking him or us
