Which pickups for my guitar?

[james...]

I'm building a really nice superstrat with these specs.  Alder body.  Maple top.  All maple neck.  Fixed bridge.  Obviously it's going to be a very snappy guitar with a fair amount of highs.

I need some humbuckers to give it a bit of balance. I need something with enough bass and mid grunt to keep the guitar from sounding harsh.

I'm playing everything from Zeppelin to modern rock.  There might be a little 80's metal thrown in there too.

I've been looking at the Abraxas and Holydiver but besides those I'm lost.

[darkbluemurder]

I would also consider the Crawlers. A bit less output than Holydiver but warmer than Abraxas.

Cheers Stephan

[BigB]

+1 on the crawlers.

[asianaxeman]

+1 for the holydiver calibrated set, that baby will sing!

[james...]

If it helps any, I'm really looking for the BKP version of an Air Zone.  I really like that pickup.

[Telerocker]

That sounds like the Holy Diver, but I have the Crawler in a swampash customstrat and it's very balanced and can growl in the best way. I think it's a bit warmer then the HD, but can show teeth with the right amp. Handles serious gain (and also pedals) very well.

[doomcaster]

Warpigs, although the output level may not be for everyone, saves money on booster batteries though ;)