guess the guitar makes a lot of difference
the diver sounded amazing in the 3 les pauls I had it installed, and completely dead for rhythms in a Gibson SG
in the gibson sg, it sounded good for leads only, but weak, too soft and dark for rhythms
in my jap lp copy, it sounded somewhat clean, but quite balanced and toneful
in my brazilian lp copy w/ brazilian mahogany (same as honduras), brazilian rosewood and imbuya top (quite dark sounding guitar), it sounded really deep, powerful and bassy, but not muffled or dark at all
in my real 1973 lp custom, it sounded punchy and quite saturated (which is why I replaced it with a black dog, and later with a riff raff), and also had a lot more attack than I expected (from previous guitars)
it was a lot like the aftermath it replaced, but smooth instead of scratchy, and not as loud
in all of them, it sounded better very close to the strings, unlike the other contemporary models
still one of my favorite bridge pickups, along with the riff raff and the cold sweat
I definitely liked it much better than the nailbomb, painkiller, warpig, miracle man, alnico miracle man, aftermath... (and I loved all of them)
the black dog sounded like a smoother and darker version of the diver (I still have it waiting in a broken neck SG)
I still gotta try the rebel yell and the ceramic versions of the nailbomb and warpig