Descriptions like "tight, punchy bass" and "more focused and saturated tone with more output" give me warm feelings about a Warpig for my Gibson LP Std's bridge (I often tune down as much as a step and love a good crunch and chug; one suspects there's plenty of 'tude there for solos, as well). On the other hand, I "don't forget the Miracle Man", which I'm guessing might be a bit more defined than the Warpig?
The first thing that ever made me frown at my stock Gibson pickups was the way they felt a bit mushy and blurry at high gain; I've been looking for something that would give a serious whop to the gut in powerchordland, keep the strings defined at high gain, but still stay sweet and clear when clean. I didn't warm to the Duncans and DiMarzios, I looked at, and even after Gibson's Iommi pup came out in the late 90s to reviews suggesting a mix of defined crunch and sweet clean like I was hoping to find, I never felt quite sufficiently inspired to take the plunge.
Now I feel like the Warpig -- or possibly Miracle Man? -- might at last fulfill my bridge pickup lusts. I'm interested to learn more about the fine distinctions there. For the neck, where I'm keen for creamier, more "womany" (though still rockin') tones ... well, I've read reviews on Harmony Central from BKP users who are very happy with the versatility of combining a Mule in the neck with a Warpig or Miracle Man in the bridge (though I've thought about a neck Crawler, too). I just feel like I need to focus in on the distinctions between the various pickups I think might work in the coming months while I save up. (I've got just the one guitar, so I'm keen to load it at last with solid yet relatively versatile pickups!)
Cheers,
Carl
