Aftermath humbucker - BKP demo by Adam Getgood

[Tim]

The long awaited Aftermath humbucker, fitted to a Daemoness guitar and demoed by Adam Getgood of Red Seas Fire.

[EDIT: Ol.]
If you arrived by via the newsletter, the Misha Mansoor Aftermath demo is here:
http://bareknucklepickups.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=22576.0

[gwEm]

Very nice  :D Whats the spec of the coils and magnets Tim?

[Tim]

Bridge DC14.7K ceramic, neck DC11.5K Alnico - these are symmetrically wound to keep the mids focused and the magnets are specially calibrated to deliver a lot of power without choking the headroom. I think both Adam's and Misha's clip bring across perfectly what the Aftermath is all about - tight, focused grind which is adaptable enough for to let complex chords really breath and track fast riffing extremely accurately.

[octavio_amzer]

Awesome name and tone.

I will have to buy a calibrated set to check them out!

[joaocunha]

Awesome.

How would you compare it with the Cold Sweat bridge? Cold Sweat is my favorite neck pickup, but I just found out that the bridge version doesn't suit my taste. I think they would match nicely.

[MDV]

The CS is a lot brighter, not as hot (but not by much) and doesnt have the savage aggression in the mids the aftermath does. I think a similar level of bass all told, but the CS will seem brighter/aftermath seem darker because the CS has more top end and the AM has more (and much growlier) low mids.

[georg_f]

^^cool, good to know (I also have a guitar with CS in it)

the soundclip sounds fantastic

[Transcend]

The CS is a lot brighter, not as hot (but not by much) and doesnt have the savage aggression in the mids the aftermath does. I think a similar level of bass all told, but the CS will seem brighter/aftermath seem darker because the CS has more top end and the AM has more (and much growlier) low mids.

from that description it sounds like everything i wanted my CS to do.

I don't like the clips much that have been posted so far though :(

I'll hold out until theres some posted with marshall type amps playing more metallica/megadeth/slayer kinda stuff.

Dont you have a JVM MDV? :P

[hioctane]

Hi Tim,
  How would you compare the Aftermath and the Painkiller?


GM,
www.aftershok.com

[MDV]

The CS is a lot brighter, not as hot (but not by much) and doesnt have the savage aggression in the mids the aftermath does. I think a similar level of bass all told, but the CS will seem brighter/aftermath seem darker because the CS has more top end and the AM has more (and much growlier) low mids.

from that description it sounds like everything i wanted my CS to do.

I don't like the clips much that have been posted so far though :(

I'll hold out until theres some posted with marshall type amps playing more metallica/megadeth/slayer kinda stuff.

Dont you have a JVM MDV? :P

I do.

Perhaps if you asked nicely....;)

Hioctane

The aftermath has a similar mid level to the PK, but with more low mid emphasis and none of the high mid spike. Its low end is tighter and its top end is smoother.

[Guitar4tw]

That clip pretty much sums up the perfect rhythm tone IMO. Will definitely buy.

[hioctane]

MDV,
  Thanks for your response!
So I take it you prefer the Aftermath to the Painkiller?

I am most familiar with the tone of a Duncan Distortion- any comments in terms of
comparing these two pickups to the DD?

GM,
www.aftershok.com

[MDV]

I greatly prefer the aftermath to the painkiller, yes.

I used the PK as my main pickup for ages and switched to the aftermath as soon as I got one (about a year ago).

[rsf1977]

just curious how do the Aftermath pups compare to the warpigs?

[Nadz1lla]

Awesome! Only one question from me:

Which one for Djent? PK or AM?