I was never paying any attention to Painkillers once Ive read that they`re ice-picky, harsh and overly bright. Until the point when Eric Hellstyle recommended Painkiller neck.
After that I started browsing for more info about PK and have to admit that they`re (based so far on clips/reviews) great pickups for aggressive, lower tuned metal application when you`re aiming to achieve monstrous aggressive metal tones (in LP style axe).
What`s more I really like PK cleans, even that both pups are high output and ceramic, cleans are quite interesting and not that sterile and 'flat'. Yes, bright, stat-ish but remaining loads of body as well at the same time.
For example my CS neck is totally different. It`s in comparison with PK, more fluid, more vintage sounding, more 'woody' and more polite.
Like PK`s cleans.
Can`t wait to get that guitar sorted. PKs looks like a totaly different animals than more versatile CBomb/CS combo. More modern sounding for sure.
and that thread started with MM bridge...

cheers