Alnico pickups

[EffigyForgotten]

Seems like out of all the pickups I have tried I didn't like any of the ceramic ones that includes, the distortion, dimebucker, emg, blackouts the stock pickups in like 4 guitars and i'm wondering why almost no production guitars made for brutal/modern metal ever have alnico?

With the EMG 81 its tight yet thin so when I palm mute it doesn't really have any chunk or low end and I want a pickup that does that with good clarity and will work in a PRS type guitar.

I have made three threads only because I need to choose what pickups to buy within 2 weeks.

[DoomBuggi]

Nailbomb, Warpig, Rebel Yell

[sixgunsovertombstone]

yea really your only 3 choices are those. The rebel yell is tightest I would say, with the nailbomb not far behind. The nailbomb has a little more low end to it though, it's a little meatier.

The nailbomb is also a little more aggressive sounding than the rebel yell, I would say try out the nailbomb first....

[EffigyForgotten]

I don't think the rebel yell would be metal enough for me, tightness really isn't a problem (if its not tight enough just further increase setting on my TS) and I think it would be to bright, I guess the nailbomb is my only choice then? Many people buy it then say it wasn't what they were looking for, can anyone describe how the pickup sounds? Clarity, output, midrange character etc?

[DoomBuggi]

Actually, the Rebel Yell can get quite metal, and allot of metal guys are using them, everything from death metal, to that metal core stuff.  Just saying.

[EffigyForgotten]

Yes but its not very high output and my amp doesn't really have that much gain.

[mongey]

I don't think the rebel yell would be metal enough for me, tightness really isn't a problem (if its not tight enough just further increase setting on my TS) and I think it would be to bright, I guess the nailbomb is my only choice then? Many people buy it then say it wasn't what they were looking for, can anyone describe how the pickup sounds? Clarity, output, midrange character etc?

I've had a alncico nailbomb set for 8 months or so now and i like it allot  it has great clarity, much more than duncans in other guitar , output is hot ,  not super hot but more than medium hot . and i'd describe the midrange as aggressive for sure .

I am waiting for an alncio warpig for my other guitar so I cant compare it to that yet . come on post man . bring that sucker

[WhiteRam]

Yes but its not very high output and my amp doesn't really have that much gain.

IMO, reading your original post and this ^ you just answered your own quest. Warpig.

[EffigyForgotten]

Yes but its not very high output and my amp doesn't really have that much gain.

IMO, reading your original post and this ^ you just answered your own quest. Warpig.

Hmm I don't think so that's more of a doom and morbid angel/autopsy type of sound i'm mostly into different types of prog metal but I do love death metal too.

[DoomBuggi]

Hmm I don't think so that's more of a doom and morbid angel/autopsy type of sound i'm mostly into different types of prog metal but I do love death metal too.

I have heard the Warpig do Prog as well.  You really can do anything with any pickup if you have the right setting. I think the Nailbomb will do the trick for you, but if you need more gain, Perhaps the Warpig.   You may even would like to look into the Humbucker Size P-90 Stockholm.  You could for sure do prog with that.

https://bareknucklepickups.co.uk/main/pickups.php?cat=p90s&sub=humbucker_sized_p90s&pickup=stockholm

[Madsakre]

Hmm. How many ceramic bkp's have you tried? I dare you to try out a painkiller!

[EffigyForgotten]

Hmm. How many ceramic bkp's have you tried? I dare you to try out a painkiller!

I haven't tried any bare knuckles =(

[EffigyForgotten]

Hmm I don't think so that's more of a doom and morbid angel/autopsy type of sound i'm mostly into different types of prog metal but I do love death metal too.

I have heard the Warpig do Prog as well.  You really can do anything with any pickup if you have the right setting. I think the Nailbomb will do the trick for you, but if you need more gain, Perhaps the Warpig.   You may even would like to look into the Humbucker Size P-90 Stockholm.  You could for sure do prog with that.

https://bareknucklepickups.co.uk/main/pickups.php?cat=p90s&sub=humbucker_sized_p90s&pickup=stockholm

The clip for that pickup sounds amazing! But I doubt it could handle prog death.

[Kiichi]

If you have not tried a BKP ceramic yet, you would probably make a grave mistake by counting them out. I too was not a ceramic fan. It worked in my Dimarzio Crunchlab, but sides that they sucked the big time.
Thing is that Tim basecally makes ceramic PUs without the downside of ceramics. Certainly changed my view on them.

Tell us a bit more about what you did not like about ceramics!

[darkbluemurder]

Hmm. How many ceramic bkp's have you tried? I dare you to try out a painkiller!

I haven't tried any bare knuckles =(

In that case I would not be so fast to dismiss the BKP ceramics. I have the Miracle Man and the Cold Sweat and neither of them are harsh and fizzy.

As regards the Rebel Yell: I have a set in a LP Custom, and that guitar does Ozzy and Sykes stuff to a T.

Cheers Stephan