Hey guys.
I'm currently considering raising the output of my BKP's in my guitar. currently i have a black dog bridge and mule neck. over the year my style has definitely focused metal with big riffs. nevermore, periphery, some hints of meshuggah and to-mera. my current pickup set does the job quite well. i boost my amp with a TS808 type OD and i'm pretty happy with my tone.
I do feel like i'm working too hard, i love banging the shite out of my guitar, but i think i need to let the pickups do the work as well, just a bit. I pointed the question to tim. he recommended the painkiller for my 7 string a the cold sweat for my 8 string. my questions are: how much of a difference will i feel with the painkiller compared to a black dog? more aggressive without working as hard? tighter low end? how's the clean for the bridge pickup?
will i need to boost as much as with my black dog?
also, forgot to ask tim but what kind of neck pickup matches up with the painkiller? VH2? painkiller neck itself? this is for soaring leads and clean parts.
for the 8 string i'm pretty much going vanilla cold sweat set however.
thanks!