Ok guys, I had a cold sweat bridge installed into my PRS SE Tremonti and just wanted to add a quick review.
The guitar is a mahogany body, mahogany neck, rosewood fretboard. In my other guitar (PRS SE CUstom24) I have a c-bomb calibrated set. I play mostly metal through a mesa single rec and marshall 1960a cab.
Output:I was worried about the pickup being a bit lower output when compared to the c-bomb and also I had concerns about its brightness. These were instantly blown away from the moment i tried it. It feels similar output to the cbomb and maybe even higher simply because of its eq voicing - yes its brighter than the cbomb but its not overbearing in any way. A thing worth mentioning is that the high outputs bkp pups ive tried are actually medium to high output when compared to other manufacturers-just bear that in mind.
Sounds:I think it works a treat in a mahogany guitar like mine, it feels crunchy and with a good amount of oomph-but has also a very good open and articulate quality, it opens up your guitar sound, again this has to do with the treble response it has. Another thing to mention is that it doesnt have the compression that the cbomb seems to have. This means it comes across with more clarity and a really juicy sound.
Tightness:I actually find it to be tighter than the cbomb, the bottom chug feels very responsive and percussive which I love-this actually surprised me as I wasnt expecting it to be tighter than the cbomb(not that its the tighest pup in the world anyways)
Cleans: Works great on cleans like all bkp pups do in my opinion. Good clarity and balance.
So to sum up id recommend this pickup to any player who wants to open their guitar sound up without losing tightness. It does metal with ease so dont worry, I play in E and drop D so cant comment on anything else but i find it to be very versatile within metal: Opeth, Metallica, Death, Alterbridge, Black Dahlia Murder,etc. It has great clarity and a terrific crunch. I currently prefer it to the c-bomb but both offer you great and different sonic options. If you want a darker sounding pup with a tad of compression go with the cbomb - if you want a more open sounding pup with a tad more clarity go with the coldsweat.
Will post pics soon
