Choosing a set for Vigier Excalibur Kaos

[COBCrew]

I'm planning to upgrade my Vigier Excalibur Kaos with Bare Knuckles and would like to get your views regarding the best set for my needs.
The guitar has an alder body, bolt-on maple neck and rosewood fingerboard. It's drop-D tuned and has 10-46 strings.
http://www.musicradar.com/gear/all/guitars/electric/6-string-solid-body/excalibur-kaos-268708

As for amps I'm using Kemper as well as Engl e530. From the amps the signal goes 99% of time directly to a computer audio interface (+ cabinet modelling sw).
I'm mostly playing trash (Testament), melodic death (Children of Bodom) and 80's hair (Ratt) metal. The guitar has a tendency to sometimes sound a bit too sterile and I'm after a more organic sound with tight bass response, articulate mids and not too trebly highs.
Based on the descriptions of the different pickups, I'm leaning towards either the Nailbomb or Aftermath sets.
Do you have any suggestions as to which of the BKP's would be the best ones?

[EffigyForgotten]

Holy Diver for organic but still tight on the bottom end.

[Telerocker]

Nailbomb has agressive uppermids and the highs can be a bit fierce in this guitar. If you want a round topend Diver or Black Dog (should do too, with the Kemper you don't need really a high output pickup).

[COBCrew]

Hi,

Thanks for your really good advices! It is absolutely right that the Kemper could do with a less hotter pickup. In fact I've found that it is much easier to get good tones out of Kemper with less hotter pickups - most of the profiles seem to be tweaked that way.

As for additional tonal requirements I also have a Fender Dave Murray model (also with alder body, maple neck) with DiMarzio Super Distortion DP100 in the bridge. I really like the sort of rounded mids and high on that guitar, but it could have a bit more authoritative, tighter bass for staccato riffing on the lower strings.

Any ideas which of these BKP's to put on the Kaos to achieve that type of tone?

Thanks!
Markus

[Telerocker]

I would put a Diver and CS-neck in that guitar. Maybe a VHII-neck will do too.

[COBCrew]

I also called BKP and Ben there suggested Holy Diver as well. Telerocker, I didn't see your post earlier, so I ended up ordering the HD set. I'll keep your comment in mind regarding CS. Lets hear how the HD works in the neck and I'll replace it with CS if needed.

Big thanks!

[Telerocker]

I also called BKP and Ben there suggested Holy Diver as well. Telerocker, I didn't see your post earlier, so I ended up ordering the HD set. I'll keep your comment in mind regarding CS. Lets hear how the HD works in the neck and I'll replace it with CS if needed.

Big thanks!

The CS-neck has a great reputation for fluid leads, therefore several forummembers use the combo HD/CS-neck. I read the HD-neck is a tad brighter. Nevertheless a calibrated set will balance nice and you can always lower the pickup a bit to tame the topend if necessary.