Ceramic Nailbomb or Painkiller

[Dave Sloven]

I guess it also depends on your playing style and the sort of sound you are going for in your solos.

Holydiver for '80s metal solos definitely.

If you are into the noisier stuff maybe the Miracle Man.

If you are talking about neck pickups then maybe something else. I've read nice things about the Painkiller neck in a more contemporary metal context.  It is the only ceramic neck pickup in the BKP range, and some people like that

[Yellowjacket]

Why Can't I hear obvious difference on this video clip? Because of my laptop's speakers or my ears?

Thanks for everyone's help, maybe I'll buy Painkiller first and try it, I believe it won't let me down.

Do you guys know which one of high output Bare Knuckle pickups is best for solos? Nailbomb, Painkiller, Holydiver, Miracle Man or Warpig?

Well, the truth is that there isn't much difference to hear.  With super high gain settings, the tone of the amp really begins to take over and the guitar / pickup is just a colour beneath that core sound.  Then, you take the room sound from an amp and squeeze it into a mic which is a somewhat 2D interpretation of what you actually hear, and then you compress the hell out of it to fit it into a low bitrate MP3. 
After this, you further shape the sound by pushing it through a soundcard (Or sound chip) and then out of speakers in headphones, studio monitors, or laptop speakers and these speakers further shape the sound.
In the end, the differences become subtle and very difficult to detect, even for a trained ear. 
I can hear them, but just barely. 

[pagan7]

Bear in mind that the Painkiller and Nailbomb have the same ceramic magnet set in the bridge pickup but different winds and to my ears the Nailbomb has "flutier" highs with less punch than the Painkiller (in my mahoganey bodied RG's at least).
The crucial thing with both though , is finding the sweet spot with pickup and polepiece heights.

[egRnR]

Finally I've found difference by using iPad... Oh my poor sound card...

The answer is I LOVE ceramic Nailbomb, it sounds great! It absolutely is my favorite pickup compared with others, for me at least.

CS neck, Nailbomb neck, HD neck and MM neck, do you mates know sound characteristic of these?

Almost everyone suggests CS neck, but I wanna know how others sound.

Besides, some people recommend Trilogy Suite middle pickup as a replacement, is that a good idea? Most of time we use 2 or 4 position to play clean, is a higher output middle pickup the best choice?

[Dave Sloven]

Rebel Yell neck would be a good match up to a C-Bomb I think.

All of the BKP clips have neck pickups in them at a certain point.  You should be able to pick the change

I have a Cold Sweat neck in my SG.  I would describe the sound as rounded, fluid, and quite dark.  I think the RY is similar but maybe a bit brighter.  I have a Nailbomb neck sitting here in a box next to me.  I can't say much about it until the weather cools down and I can go out into the garage to install it.  It's predicted to hit 46C in the shade here today

[Yellowjacket]

46c eh?  It was in the low -30s here nary a week or two ago! 

Let me know what you think of the Nailbomb neck. ::curious::