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mbchepburn

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Nailbomb vs Cold Sweat Neck Pickup
« on: April 10, 2011, 04:41:58 PM »
I play metal music and I'm looking for a neck pickup to compliment the Ceramic Nailbomb Bridge in a Les Paul. I've heard the nailbomb is a really nice pickup and it suits perfectly with the Nailbomb bridge. But Tim has also told me the Cold Sweat neck is also a great pairing. Even though I play metalcore style music, I'm looking for a neck pickup that delivers a Petrucci-esque tone thats great at sweep picking (which the Col Sweat is meant to be good at) I just wondered if anyone has any experience with these 2 pickups and could give me some pointers: Pro/Cons, Tones, etc.
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Telerocker

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Re: Nailbomb vs Cold Sweat Neck Pickup
« Reply #1 on: April 10, 2011, 11:36:35 PM »
The Cold Sweat-neckup is highly regarded here on the forum and used in many combinations with ceramic bridge-pu's like the C-Bomb and the Miracle Man. You can't go wrong with the CS-neck.
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Re: Nailbomb vs Cold Sweat Neck Pickup
« Reply #2 on: April 11, 2011, 09:55:26 AM »
The Cold Sweat neck is the go-to for the Petrucci style tubular neck pickup sound. The Nailbomb is more like a hot-rodded PAF voicing - brighter, with a hollow mid and a more percussive attack.
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kevinr

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Re: Nailbomb vs Cold Sweat Neck Pickup
« Reply #3 on: April 11, 2011, 10:01:38 AM »
I have today received my new CS neck, I will be very interested to hear the difference to my NB neck, as I don't find the NB to be hollow in the mid at all!
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mbchepburn

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Re: Nailbomb vs Cold Sweat Neck Pickup
« Reply #4 on: April 11, 2011, 12:14:14 PM »
Let us know when you've fitted them and have had a good play around with them.
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Re: Nailbomb vs Cold Sweat Neck Pickup
« Reply #5 on: April 11, 2011, 12:21:36 PM »
Will do!
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kevinr

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Re: Nailbomb vs Cold Sweat Neck Pickup
« Reply #6 on: April 13, 2011, 08:31:44 AM »
OK, after hours of comparisons I can say only this, they are both brilliant pickups and either would do the job for you, if I was to choose one I guess the CS would get the nod for your needs.
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darkbluemurder

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Re: Nailbomb vs Cold Sweat Neck Pickup
« Reply #7 on: April 13, 2011, 10:38:34 AM »
Quote from: kevinr on April 13, 2011, 08:31:44 AM
OK, after hours of comparisons I can say only this, they are both brilliant pickups and either would do the job for you, if I was to choose one I guess the CS would get the nod for your needs.

Fine, and how do they differ?

Thanks, Stephan
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kevinr

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Re: Nailbomb vs Cold Sweat Neck Pickup
« Reply #8 on: April 13, 2011, 11:29:22 AM »
The Nailbomb has a little more power has a woody sound to it, were as the CS has this fluid like chime, a little more suited to sweeping, great pickups, buy both!






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darkbluemurder

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Re: Nailbomb vs Cold Sweat Neck Pickup
« Reply #9 on: April 13, 2011, 01:24:16 PM »
Thanks a lot!

The reason I asked was that I have the CS neck in a Floyd equipped 24 fret guitar. It sounds good but it is a bit thin there so the NB neck may be a better match.

Cheers Stephan
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