Just dropped a Miracle Man calibrated set of humbuckers into my Charvel So Cal (alder body/maple neck/board with Floyd bridge) per Tim's recommendation.
I am amazed at the versatility of this pickup. Does a nice heavy Zakk wylde with really tight bottom, pinches are effortless. Both bridge and neck clean up so well with volume, and the clean sound is not cold or dull like a typical ceramic pickup (the ones I've used anyway) The neck is perfect for fluid runs and clean, fast alt picking with high gain. For a high output pickup, it works very well for overdrive and clean stuff, with that same clarity and note definition I get from the VHII in the other Charvel, without as much upper mids.
Most amazing thing is my lead playing sounds cleaner and smoother than with any other pickup, thought a high output, high quality pickup like this would expose my mistakes/sloppy playing but actually makes me sound better technically and tone-wise. Being a calibrated set, they are perfectly matched to give me a huge range of tone in just one guitar. If I need something with more mids, just grab the VHII charvel.
I read a comment somewhere regarding the Miracle Man pickup saying that the pickup almost plays by itself. This is
a very good description. Thanks to Tim for creating a masterpiece! :D
