BKP humbucker with the most punchy mids

[jjensson]

I'm wondering wich BKP humbucker has the most punchy mids? I'm thinking it would be an A5 type, right? (since ceramics tend to compless the mids).

Any suggestions very appreciated.

[itamar101]

Probably the aftermath, actually.
The Holy Diver and Black Dog are also rather middy.

[EffigyForgotten]

Probably the aftermath, actually.
The Holy Diver and Black Dog are also rather middy.

Painkiller.

[JJretroTONEGOD]

Black Dogs are good for that

[ericsabbath]

aftermath and painkiller

[jjensson]

Interesting, since Aftermath and Painkiller are ceramic. Always thought that ceramic magnets have compressed mids.

[Alex]

Probably the aftermath, actually.
The Holy Diver and Black Dog are also rather middy.

My view as well. The Nailbomb is maybe a bit less punchier in the mids (but tighter in the low end).

[jjensson]

BTW, has anyone played the DiMarzio Breed and can compare the mids to the BKP Holydiver? The Breed bridge doesn't have that high end clickiness that i hate so much in pickups, instead it has a punchy "pop" in the mids which i really like. I wish it sounded a bit more open, though. (read: sometimes it sounds a bit boxy or cardboardy to me).

[darkbluemurder]

BTW, has anyone played the DiMarzio Breed and can compare the mids to the BKP Holydiver? The Breed bridge doesn't have that high end clickiness that i hate so much in pickups, instead it has a punchy "pop" in the mids which i really like. I wish it sounded a bit more open, though. (read: sometimes it sounds a bit boxy or cardboardy to me).

I have had both in my alder strat. The Breed has more power and more low mids than the Holydiver. What I did not like about it was that artificial sizzle in the top end that most high output DiMarzios have and that the midrange had a nasal quality to it. The Holydiver does not have that at all. The highs are smooth and the mids are fat but not nasal. And it works a lot better with the tone controls on the amp.

Cheers Stephan

[richard]

What guitar do you want to put them in ?

[darkbluemurder]

I'm wondering wich BKP humbucker has the most punchy mids?

Of the ones I have played it's the Holydiver in my ash/maple strat. But I have not played all of the contenders mentioned, in particular not the Aftermath and Painkiller.

Cheers Stephan

[Philly Q]

Crawler is very midrangey but I wouldn't call it punchy.

[HTH AMPS]

Crawler is very midrangey but I wouldn't call it punchy.

Crawler is what I was about to suggest too - a hotter and more modern take on a PAF with mids pushed forward.

[darkbluemurder]

If it's about punchy mids the A-Bomb clearly beats the Crawler. The Crawler is more about "warm" midrange.

Cheers Stephan