Painkiller or Nailbomb???????

[dave the fool]

Hi guys!!!

I play lead guitar in a heavy metal band, and i hesitate between  2 models, The Painkiller and The Nailbomb Ceramic in bridge position.
I play a Gibson Les Paul Custom 59 V.O.S with 2 originals burstbuckers.
My amp is an Engl Invader 100 head.
The guitar is generaly tuned in DGCFAD
 I love louds rythmics and hot solis.

Wich pickup you advise me, between these 2 models????

Thanks



Dave  :lol:

[littleredguitars2]

I feel like painkiller would be better for metal but the nail bomb could pull off metal with that engl. The nail bomb is more versatile I think

[darkbluemurder]

No experience with either pickup but going by description both should do the job. Which one is better in that application that would be a question best directed to Tim or Ben at BKP.

With respect to the fact that the Engl has gain in spades you could also consider a lower output pickup. The Black Dog and Cold Sweat are both known to work well for lower tunings.

Cheers Stephan

[dave the fool]

Thanks duses!


But there are too many models, too many choices: i want to be sure to have done best choice

Yes, maybe Tim or Ben can advise me on this point

Yeah the Invader sounds very deep and has powerful gain   :D

[littleredguitars2]

Yeah I would email them for a definite suggestion.  Either one of them will know what will be best for you

[dave the fool]

Yeah it's done!

Tx 8)

[Lucas]

I`ve never had any experience with Painkiller but I have Ceramic Nailbomb bridge (covered) in quite similar guitar (mahogany body/neck, palisander fretboard and flame maple top).

When it comes to CBomb I use it with the guitar tuned in standard (EADGBE). It does metal very well, its aggressive with rock/metal attitude, no doubt. It handles loads of distortion with pride and copes with screaming solos as well. Cleans are suprisingly good for ceramic pup (in my opinion like them better than clean tones of HD from the website).

I find it quite dark sounding in my guitar (but not dark-muddy). Low frequencies and mids are well pronounced in my configuration. There`s no lack of highs but they are less presented. But like I mentioned earlier pickup is not muddy. What`s more it`s very responsive to articulation (one of the main aspect for me) and pitch harmonics are literally jumping out of speakers. Really good pickup for rock/metal. It`s not an extreme metal pickup but still copes with those sounds very good.

[dave the fool]

Yeah me to, i don't like dark muddy sounds, i prefer when it sounds warmer and loud, a sound more precise.

[pagan7]

I have both of these pickups in my RG's and both are in mahogany bodies. The Painkiller is my fave though and both have the same ceramic magnets , just different winds , the Painkiller has more lower mids for some serious heavy metal grind with drop C tuning and a set of 12's and with your LP's individual tone and volume controls , the world is your oyster and I recommend swapping out the bridge volume pot for one with a pull/push switch for some truly slicing out of phase sounds  :shock:

[pagan7]

P.S.  Pickup height is very important with the Painkiller especially in the bridge position to balance it with the neck pup and get the tones you most  favour .

[dave the fool]

Maybe too powerful for a Les Paul Custom??????   :?

[Dave Sloven]

C-Bomb Les Paul through an Engl:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fp8bYUWMBSE

Sounds pretty good to me.

[darkandrew]

Absolutely love the sound of that c-bomb. So much so that I might have to reconsider my next purchade.

[littleredguitars2]

forget the nailbomb, i need me an ENGL haha

[Dave Sloven]

ENGL make awesome cabs for sure!  Amps sound good too