Author Topic: Old-school Thrash sound and crunch: Warpig vs. Nailbomb (Read 7785 times)

Zealot · « **on:** December 20, 2005, 12:54:25 PM »

Hey guys!

I have been stalking for a while and I thought I should sign up to have my burning question answered. My main guitar is a Jackson Korina KV-1 and I have been looking for a new set of pickups since I got the guitar. I like Jazz as a neck pickup but to me JB is the most lifeless pickup if there ever was one. It has a nice mid-crunch, but terrible bass response and usually mushy as hell. I am playing Thrash metal in the vein of bands like Exodus, Dark Angel, Sodom, Kreator, Slayer from old bands, Dew-scented, The Haunted, Lamb of God from the newer ones. I really like the late '80s Thrash metal sound before everyone started using EMGs(not that I have a problem with them, but I want something fresh). But I also like more crunchy and middy old-school Marshall vibe too.

I use a PODxt for recording and have been saving for a 5150 for a while.

The guitar tones I like are(disclaimer, these are not all thrash!):
Slayer - Raining Blood
Exodus - Tempo of the Damned
At the Gates - Slaughter of the Soul
Kreator - Enemy of God
System of a Down - Toxicity and Mesmerize/Hypnotize :oops:
Sodom - Agent Orange

So which pickups will be more suitable for this kind of style do you guys think? I listened to a lot of samples on this forum, still can't really decide... I absolutely don't play any cleans at all if that matters by the way. :D

Help me out dudes! :twisted:

Zealot · « **Reply #1 on:** December 20, 2005, 01:07:02 PM »

By the way, what should I do if I want to order a set with covers or combinations not offered by the secure store's interface?

Like Black or Distressed covered Warpigs? A Warpig/Mississipi Queen calibrated set? etc. etc.

Ratrod · « **Reply #2 on:** December 20, 2005, 02:13:26 PM »

I think you should go for a Miracle Man. Very good for 80's metal Marshall tone and fast riffing.

If you want something special, you can write it in the special instructions box, when you order. Some things cost extra.

And welcome to the forum

Zealot · « **Reply #3 on:** December 20, 2005, 02:26:47 PM »

Quote from: Ratrod

I think you should go for a Miracle Man. Very good for 80's metal Marshall tone and fast riffing.

If you want something special, you can write it in the special instructions box, when you order. Some things cost extra.

And welcome to the forum

Don't MMs have ceramic magnets? I usually don't get along well with ceramic magnet passive pickups. Also after listening to all those soundclips in the forum, I pretty much made up my mind to get either the Warpig or a Nailbomb.

Thanks for the tip on the special order, I will do exactly that when I am ready to order.

So what do others have to say?

Thanks for the welcome by the way! :D

Ratrod · « **Reply #4 on:** December 20, 2005, 03:07:11 PM »

Most would say the Nailbomb is the best substitute for a JB.

steve · « **Reply #5 on:** December 20, 2005, 03:20:06 PM »

Quote from: Zealot

Quote from: Ratrod
I think you should go for a Miracle Man. Very good for 80's metal Marshall tone and fast riffing.

If you want something special, you can write it in the special instructions box, when you order. Some things cost extra.

And welcome to the forum

Don't MMs have ceramic magnets? I usually don't get along well with ceramic magnet passive pickups. Also after listening to all those soundclips in the forum, I pretty much made up my mind to get either the Warpig or a Nailbomb.

Thanks for the tip on the special order, I will do exactly that when I am ready to order.

So what do others have to say?

Thanks for the welcome by the way! :D

Dont worry about the ceramic magnet,all BK pickups sound really warm and musical regardless of magnet type.Check out Tim's miracle man and nailbomb demos at the top of the players room.Recorded using a valve amp.

indysmith · « **Reply #6 on:** December 20, 2005, 04:23:17 PM »

if yu like the 80's Marshall sound, why not get an 80's Marshall? Cheaper than that 5150 that you've been saving for, and HUGELY nicer tone.
If i was you i'd listen to the clips of the miracle man and the nailbomb and choose the pup i prefered from the sounds of that - worked for me. my nailbomb ROCKS

Zealot · « **Reply #7 on:** December 20, 2005, 06:15:40 PM »

Quote from: indysmith

If i was you i'd listen to the clips of the miracle man and the nailbomb and choose the pup i prefered from the sounds of that - worked for me. my nailbomb ROCKS

I did that and I take Nailbomb over MM, by far. I just can't decide between Warpig and Nailbomb...

Ratrod · « **Reply #8 on:** December 20, 2005, 09:16:11 PM »

Compare some of the different clips of the Nailbomb and Warpig. The Warpig is by far the most brutal pickup in the BKP range.

Steve-Mr Pig 2U · « **Reply #9 on:** December 20, 2005, 10:09:19 PM »

I would go for a Nailbomb, its got more of a vintage edge to it, the Warpig is a more modern voiced pickup.

Welcome to the forum!

Zealot · « **Reply #10 on:** December 21, 2005, 04:32:21 AM »

Hey thanks for the responses, I guess I will go with the Nailbombs. Can they be gotten with black covers? Like the ones in this pic?

Now I can't decide if I should get them in Camo or in Black, I feel like a teenage girl shopping in a mall! :lol: :lol: :lol:

Zealot · « **Reply #11 on:** December 21, 2005, 06:18:32 AM »

By the way, this is the guitar that the Nailbombs will be going in...

Black or Camo? Black or Camo? Black or Camo?

Black?

Camo? :lol: :lol: :lol:

Ratrod · « **Reply #12 on:** December 21, 2005, 11:13:53 AM »

I think this would look cool with that guitar.

marmoset · « **Reply #13 on:** December 21, 2005, 01:52:43 PM »

Ahhh, the joys of microsoft paint :lol:

Steve-Mr Pig 2U · « **Reply #14 on:** December 21, 2005, 08:10:54 PM »

Yes, black covers are not a problem. Its will only have the one row of holes, but we can do them with allen bolts too.

Author Topic: Old-school Thrash sound and crunch: Warpig vs. Nailbomb (Read 7785 times)

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