WHICH PICKUPS ARE RIGHT FOR ME? (you guys get this a lot)

[firstfret]

basically.. im looking for a SUPER SMOOTH neck pickup.. mike keane from the faceless  (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3byhfC9PVXg)  petrucci  like for soloing.. and a super djenty (meshuggah:obzen)  huge sounding bridge.. but also a pickup thatll be tight for death metal riffing (severed savior: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X99eBLldgWg). i'm in a progressive death metal band.. but also apart of a jazz fusion group on the weekends.. and i only have an ibanez s2020 guitar. (Thin Mahogany body * 25.5 inch scale length, bolt on maple neck, rosewood fretboard)my current APC persuader lead bridge pickup sorta broke.. it wont screw up and down and i cant adjust it. and the felony x neck pickup is super bassy.. just dead sounding. when im soloing its a combination of too bassy.. and just breaks up all weird. it's pretty hard to play with. so im thinking bareknuckles are the best/ most versatile thing out there right now. which ones are right for me?
im playing out of a mesa roadster head..modded ts808 tubescreamer.

[MDV]

Painkiller bridge

Cold sweat neck

[firstfret]

coldsweat neck vs painkiller neck?

[Jonny]

coldsweat neck vs painkiller neck?

You want a SUPER SMOOTH neck pickup, which is the Cold Sweat.

[Alex]

Miracle Man would be my choice.

Painkiller seems popular as well.

[JamesHealey]

Cold Sweat in the neck i'd suggest for the smoothest sounding neck pickup.

But the Miracle Man neck pickup is incredibly smooth sounding and plays much easier it's got a certain compression that makes the whole neck soloing thing a lot well smoother.

I personally like the Miracle Man neck with a Ceramic Warpig in the bridge for metal stuff.

Although it's been sometime since i've had pickups like these in my guitars.

[Jonny]

Cold Sweat in the neck i'd suggest for the smoothest sounding neck pickup.

But the Miracle Man neck pickup is incredibly smooth sounding and plays much easier it's got a certain compression that makes the whole neck soloing thing a lot well smoother.

I personally like the Miracle Man neck with a Ceramic Warpig in the bridge for metal stuff.

Although it's been sometime since i've had pickups like these in my guitars.

I would agree, but since he has a mahogany guitar (and the thing with Les Pauls and Colds Sweats, etc.) I suggested Cold Sweats.

I have a Cold Sweat and Ceramic Warpig which is a beast of a combo :)

[Antag]

+1 on Miracle Man neck - it's super smooth, powerful & clear.

Clean & lead clip here, clean only clip here

For the bridge, I agree with the Painkiller suggestion, it's a great metal pickup & powerful enough to balance with the MM neck (FWIW, the PK neck is great for soloing but I wouldn't describe it as "smooth" - it has a much harder, "in your face" sound).  Can't comment on the CWP bridge as I've never had one...

[firstfret]

Cold Sweat in the neck i'd suggest for the smoothest sounding neck pickup.

But the Miracle Man neck pickup is incredibly smooth sounding and plays much easier it's got a certain compression that makes the whole neck soloing thing a lot well smoother.

I personally like the Miracle Man neck with a Ceramic Warpig in the bridge for metal stuff.

Although it's been sometime since i've had pickups like these in my guitars.

I would agree, but since he has a mahogany guitar (and the thing with Les Pauls and Colds Sweats, etc.) I suggested Cold Sweats.

I have a Cold Sweat and Ceramic Warpig which is a beast of a combo :)

just curious.  what difference does it make with coldsweats and a mahogany guitar and the miracle man?

[HairyChris]

The MM will be tighter then the CS.... Less all purpose too.