Stoner doom metal pickup help

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I'm into slow, trudging, bassy, and couchlocked guitar. I have a Dean Z-X and am definitely going with BKP when I have some extra skrilla.
If my intent is to play through an Electro-Harmonix Bass Muff Pi and Orange Dual Terror through a 1x12"+1x15", would my horrible tone tastes benefit from hot pickup like the HSPig 90 / Stockholm, or something more on the lighter side, like the Supermassive 90?

A second question: Does anyone have some recordings of BKP humbuckers operating in split-coil, series/parallel, or out of phase?

[Madsakre]

I would reccomend a standard alnico v warpig for your needs.

[Crunch]

I would reccomend a standard alnico v warpig for your needs.

Why would you suggest the standard humbucker over a P90?

[Madsakre]

Yep

[Crunch]

Yep

Great answer.

[Madsakre]

Sorry. I did not see the "Why" in front.

I would reccomend it because i think you will like the full body of the humbucker in favour of the throaty, pick heavy sound of the Pig 90.

[Crunch]

Sorry. I did not see the "Why" in front.

I would reccomend it because i think you will like the full body of the humbucker in favour of the throaty, pick heavy sound of the Pig 90.

I rather like it. The pick kind of heaves through the bass. A humbucker-sized Pig 90 would have a slightly fuller sound, I would imagine, anyway.
Do you have any working experience between the two?

[Madsakre]

I have had all kinds of piggies. I do have a humbucker sized ceramic Pig 90. It has more attack than a 18v emg 81. its good for thrash, grind, death metal stuff. But not for doom, atleast i dont think so.

[Crunch]

I have had all kinds of piggies. I do have a humbucker sized ceramic Pig 90. It has more attack than a 18v emg 81. its good for thrash, grind, death metal stuff. But not for doom, atleast i dont think so.

Yeah, I'm pretty well done with ceramics. I've had a few ceramic Seymour Duncans and don't intend on going back.
How is the noise with the Pig 90?

[Madsakre]

its there. but a good noise gate can kill the 60 cycle hum.

[Crunch]

its there. but a good noise gate can kill the 60 cycle hum.

Not too into the idea of a noise gate. I usually run both pickups, so, as long as they're RW/RP'd, I should be fine.
How bad is it? Cheap fuzz pedal bad or an acceptable, white noise hiss?

[Madsakre]

I can live with it. But i play grind :)
I still have a noise gate on though, but just enough to kill the hum. No sterile djenty djent(even though its the best pickup for that job :S )

I played through a orange rocker & a thunder 30. My impression there was that i missed my bassist, since it did not have enough body with that setup.
Played both amps with a A5 warpig, and i did not miss my bassist there :)

[Crunch]

I can live with it. But i play grind :)
I still have a noise gate on though, but just enough to kill the hum. No sterile djenty djent(even though its the best pickup for that job :S )

I played through a orange rocker & a thunder 30. My impression there was that i missed my bassist, since it did not have enough body with that setup.
Played both amps with a A5 warpig, and i did not miss my bassist there :)

That is exactly what I needed to know. Thank you, mate.
I found some revealing songs and audio samples from the players' section. Yours was one of the more informative.

[Loomer]

I'll just chime in with Mads here, seeing as we have quite similar experience with the pigs, to say the least.

Make no mistake; The Pig 90 is an awesomely vicious little bar-steward and I love it to death, but I still think the A-pig would be best for the doomy stuff. The A-pig is my go-to pickup for that stuff, in any case.

Though to be fair it's my go-to pickup for pretty much everything  :lol:

[Crunch]

I'll just chime in with Mads here, seeing as we have quite similar experience with the pigs, to say the least.

Make no mistake; The Pig 90 is an awesomely vicious little bar-steward and I love it to death, but I still think the A-pig would be best for the doomy stuff. The A-pig is my go-to pickup for that stuff, in any case.

Though to be fair it's my go-to pickup for pretty much everything  :lol:

Would an HSPig 90 rhythm and A-Pig lead be a good combination, you think? I intend to wire a "raw-power" switch to bypass the pots and drive both straight to the jack. Chances are, I wouldn't use the knobs, often.