Coldsweat Bridge appreciation

[witeter]

I think the ep sound of RSF is great, but would love to try the RY for live use,etc and see how it sounds,etc. I play through a Mesa so i have to boost that amp im afraid, so it maybe that an Alnico RY would be fine through my rig as im not going direct. But if i was to go Alnico on the bridge i would 100% have to hear it or try it first as id be going into uncharted territory for me :-)

[Nephilim]

I think the ep sound of RSF is great, but would love to try the RY for live use,etc and see how it sounds,etc. I play through a Mesa so i have to boost that amp im afraid, so it maybe that an Alnico RY would be fine through my rig as im not going direct. But if i was to go Alnico on the bridge i would 100% have to hear it or try it first as id be going into uncharted territory for me :-)

Well Nolly would be more than happy enough to provide you with recordings, clips, etc. Give him a message.

[witeter]

will do man cheers!! logging off for the day so thanks to all u guys for ur input- i really appreciate it!

[FELINEGUITARS]

sorry to say, but it sucks :(

Most unhelpful comment I've seen on the forum - everybody's mileage differs
I have coldsweat sets in a few of my guitars and love them .
It does exactly what it says on the tin. (this is the important bit)

It is as has been said a bass light version of the Miracle Man, but it is utterly fantastic for early 80s rock and metal tones , and in the right guitar it slays.
I use mine for John Sykes and Michael Schenker  type stuff - either in Les Pauls or flying Vs (or explorer) guitars

Now in certain guitars it may seem a bit thin and gutless , but that is down to a mismatch of pickup and guitar.
NEVER overlook the effect the woods and hardware of the guitar has on the tone

I am in a lucky position to have boxes full of BKPs and can swap pickups between guitars
Sometimes I have found that on a certain guitar  I preferred the Miracle Man to the Cold Sweat if the guitar needed more low mids to the sound, while other times the CS has suited my needs better

There is no one pickup solution to all your needs - you need to marry up the pickup to the guitar based on YOUR OWN preferences for sound and not someone elses, as they may not like the same harmonic signature that you crave.

[Transcend]

sorry to say, but it sucks :(

Most unhelpful comment I've seen on the forum - everybody's mileage differs
I have coldsweat sets in a few of my guitars and love them .
It does exactly what it says on the tin. (this is the important bit)

It is as has been said a bass light version of the Miracle Man, but it is utterly fantastic for early 80s rock and metal tones , and in the right guitar it slays.
I use mine for John Sykes and Michael Schenker  type stuff - either in Les Pauls or flying Vs (or explorer) guitars

Now in certain guitars it may seem a bit thin and gutless , but that is down to a mismatch of pickup and guitar.
NEVER overlook the effect the woods and hardware of the guitar has on the tone

I am in a lucky position to have boxes full of BKPs and can swap pickups between guitars
Sometimes I have found that on a certain guitar  I preferred the Miracle Man to the Cold Sweat if the guitar needed more low mids to the sound, while other times the CS has suited my needs better

There is no one pickup solution to all your needs - you need to marry up the pickup to the guitar based on YOUR OWN preferences for sound and not someone elses, as they may not like the same harmonic signature that you crave.

An extremely good post!

[Sancho]

I've been recommended the Cold Sweat by both Tim and Ben.
I'm buying a Tokai Goldtop LP and plan to install a CS set in it.
Like Felineguitars says, there's no absolutes. It depends on taste (one man's dull is an other man's warm), interaction with a specific guitar and the rest of your rig.

[ericsabbath]

[Brow]

I have a Cold Sweat in the bridge of an Ash bodied strat and really like it.

It's very cutting and cuts through a mix great, but (imo atleast) isn't overly harsh sounding.

[witeter]

Hey Brow thanks for that-yeah I love my CBomb in the other gtr but did find that I had to really boost my mids on my amp to cut through live (compared to the stock pups i had in there previously)-this is not a big deal as thats what the EQ on the amp is for-right?
I just wanted a pickup this time round that offered me a more cut-through-the-mix sound by itself and added another sound to my arsenal-yet was still tight and percussive :-)

[darkbluemurder]

Well to me the cold sweat bridge is like a less hot & less bassy miracle man.

That is a very good description. It is the exact same experience when I replaced the Miracle Man for a Cold Sweat.

Now onto the CS in general its tight, clear, punchy  and has a great high end presence & midrange character

Exactly. It really opened up the guitar I put it in. The enhanced presence was just what that guitar needed.

Cheers Stephan

[witeter]

Awesome :-) thats just what i want to achieve- to open the guitar up if u know what i mean.
Did any of you guys notice it to be clearer than some of the other modern sounding BKP?

[darkbluemurder]

Did any of you guys notice it to be clearer than some of the other modern sounding BKP?

All the contemporary BKPs I played - see my signature - had clarity but to me the CS and RY have the most, followed by the MiM, the HD and the A-Bomb.

Keep in mind though that the A-Bomb was still clearer than ALL the pickups of other makers I had in that particular guitar.

Cheers Stephan

[witeter]

Yeah i know what u mean, I have a Cbomb and thats clearer than any of the other pickups ive had-glad to hear the CS is one of the most clear, thats just what i wanted also-really good clarity, even for BKP standards!