I hope this will get a bump and a few reads.
I have had the BH set in my custom telecaster for a few months now. The body is southern ash, neck is q-sawn maple with an ebony board and SS frets. It's a fairly bright guitar.
The pickups are about as clear and responsive as i've ever played, as versatile as any pickup I've ever used. Blues and Jazz are NO PROBLEM. Not compressed sounding at all like an active. Instead, they're clear, bright, and articulate.
They do metal very well. They sound slightly thinner than some of the BKPs.. for example they aren't as throaty and growly as an Aftermath or Nailbomb. But with a little tweaking, you can get them there no problem. What you can do with these that I don't see with ANY other pickup I've ever used is have as clear and dynamic a response when heavily distorted. It's really a brilliant pickup. I am guessing it distorts so nicely because the base sound is so incredibly clean and tight. You can hear every note when playing complex chords or muting. I'm really blown away.
And to be clear, I am saying that although everyone has their own tastes, it's silly to think you can't do Blues or Jazz or really anything really well with these. Five Stars for sure.
