Ceramic Nailbomb and "The Aftermath" Custom pickup, remixed old mix removed

[MDV]

Was there a bass on this? When I hear I the solo drum section I think it needs a bass over it or fading out guitars

Yes.

And I like the jarring change there, from chaos and destruction of the preceding riffs to really sparse drums with the tempo drop and quarters and eights with 16th rests tagged on them; changes the dynamic for the next bit in a way that I like.

[JDC]

thought that might be the case, maybe a bit of boost/compression on the solo drums for more beef

[Alex]

Guitars sound great and the riffing is great as well.

The drums and bass could use a bit more beef. At 5:46 you can hear the bass guitar only very subly, almost in the background, and I'm using good studio headphones.

[Tricalibur]

Good tones man, but I cant really hear much of a difference. It sounds like the C-nailbomb is mixed higher anyway. The song is good, but definitely needs some sick vocals to top it off. The drums could definitely be mixed a bit better, with more kick punch preferedly, and a bass guitar would help round things out.

Overall, good job. Heavy tones. So when's this Aftermath gonna be available anyways?

[Bob Johnson]

OK guys, I know this is a pickup forum but what about the guitar; no one mentions the guitar! Gonna go and salsh my wrists.  :lol:

[MDV]

Totally. the pickups are great, but the guitars (both are your work, remember bob :lol:) are utterly instrumental (all puns are most assuredly intentional) in getting the sound tight, punchy and clear in this low tuning. Thats what they were made to do.

In fact, all the pickups I've tried in both (just two in the aurora, but quite a lot in the 602) sounded abnormally tight and clear.

Tri, it has bass on it. Its blended into the low end of the guitars.

[Roobubba]

Bob - blame MDV for NOT INCLUDING PICTURES OF THE AXES.

In fact, I might be tempted to claim that this didn't happen until the pics are here! ;)

[MDV]

Happy now :P

[Roobubba]

Happy now :P

OH YES. :)

[MDV]

Indeed.

The other ones on the legra site, but its trans-black now and has a 456 instead of a 455. And odd pickups (ones black open coil, ones battlescarred, but I dont really care).

[gepetto33]

Wow. Much appreciation goes out for making this clip - as there just aren't enough original, tastefully-minded, extreme metal users in any of these forums (boutique amps, pedals, guitars, all the way to pickups).  The track isn't even necessarily my style, but good lord is it a refreshment to see a pickup demo use something beyond Led Zepplin covers and Dream Theater clones. It's a killer and well done song, Anyways....

I saw that the pickup was designed from the source material of ORIGIN, hence the Preliminary name "The Aftermath". This is a great band, as they are about the only thing in death metal (in my HO) doing anything new and different sounding (aside from Portal).  With some commonality in musical tastes, and high respect for your guitar tones, i'd like to ask if you had ever used anything different from BK, besides the C-bomb and this new "Aftermath"?  Had you tried the regular Nailbomb and decided to change out the the Alnico for a ceramic?

Basically, i'm on a search for a great new bridge pickup and am hard-pressed to find advice from those with even remotely common tastes.  If you'd care to share any information with me it would be greatly appreciated!

[MDV]

Thanks, and welcome.

You'll find us a quite diverse bunch here, so welcome, and stick around. There are other tracks of good-ass metal that are as good as and better than mine on players, too, so keep looking round.

It wasnt really designed to do origin, it was designed to do ultra-tight, fast metal rhythm playing. I gave it the name 'Aftermath' because that song fits the precision ferocity the pickup delivers, rather than sounds like it (if you want to sound like origin, its got "81" all over it)

I have tried the normal nailbomb and found that it lacked the tightness I want in low tunings. I've also used warpigs, ceramic and alnico, painkillers, miracle men and cold sweat from the contemporaries in the bridge. I used EMGs for years and currently have a guitar with Blackouts in (bought it with them, dissapointing, not a patch on my BKs).

Maybe if you start a thread in Pickups and say what youre after with a bit more specificity (they're all cabable of extreme metal and all very different) then we can help you choose something.

[Bob Johnson]

Thanks, and welcome.

You'll find us a quite diverse bunch here, so welcome, and stick around. There are other tracks of good-ass metal that are as good as and better than mine on players, too, so keep looking round.

It wasnt really designed to do origin, it was designed to do ultra-tight, fast metal rhythm playing. I gave it the name 'Aftermath' because that song fits the precision ferocity the pickup delivers, rather than sounds like it (if you want to sound like origin, its got "81" all over it)

I have tried the normal nailbomb and found that it lacked the tightness I want in low tunings. I've also used warpigs, ceramic and alnico, painkillers, miracle men and cold sweat from the contemporaries in the bridge. I used EMGs for years and currently have a guitar with Blackouts in (bought it with them, dissapointing, not a patch on my BKs).

Maybe if you start a thread in Pickups and say what youre after with a bit more specificity (they're all cabable of extreme metal and all very different) then we can help you choose something.

Specificity? My English teacher would turn in her grave! Mind you the way you all spell DEFINITELY wrong would get her going as well.


 :lol: :lol:

[gepetto33]

Spelling Nazi's....sigh.

-MDV, thanks for your warm reception.  It sounds like you've used all of the pickups i'm interested in - would you mind if i sent you a PM, as to not hijack this forum?

[MDV]

Spelling nazi that built both the guitars I used in this track.

But, yes, I have to echo that sentiment ;)

And I dont mind at all.

No one else would mind if you started a thread in pickups either; it is what its there for.