Pickups for Industrial Music

[mismas1]

Does anyone have any suggestions for BK pickups for old school Industrial music?  I am looking for pickups for that old Ministry and NIN sound.  I already have my pedal board setup that gives me a super synthy razor like tone.  I have been playing my custom Les Paul, but won't be changing the pickups in that.  The Gibson pickups sound good in that.  I have warpigs in a Carvin, but that doesn't give me the tone I want.  Anyone have any suggestions for a pickup combination for old school industrial music?  I am going to put BKs in a Les Paul studio for old school industrial music.  Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated. 

Thanks,

John

[Dave Sloven]

Something fairly bright?  Cold Sweat maybe?

[p4vl]

Anything high output.  It literally doesn't matter.  Hell, an EMG81 and half of an old Metallica/Slayer riff repeating endlessly and you're set. 

[ericsabbath]

aftermath

[darkandrew]

aftermath

Having just listened through Paradise Lost's new album (featuring lots of Aftermath action), I'm not sure Aftermaths are what you're after. I would think you want something that's going to cut through a busy mix like a knife; something loud and with a lot of high-mid presence, and for that I'd probably go Painkiller.

[gwEm]

I think pickup choice matters alot for industrial. As darkandrew says, you want something with cut, and also able to handle effects without falling apart.

Rebel Yells do have alot of cut, but they sound too friendly I think for this job. You certainly want something with a ceramic magnet and grinding. It depends on the amp you use for the exact choice, but I would also think about the Cold Sweat.

For me Ministry and NIN have different tones. Old Ministry is more like a trash tone, and I think the Cold Sweats would be good for that, whilst also being able to do a more alt sounding NIN tone.

[Dave Sloven]

That's exactly what I was thinking.

For that era industrial music you want a ceramic pickup with an '80s feel to it.  Cold Sweat would be pretty much perfect.  It will also cover everything from Judas Priest to Metallica to Pantera in terms of metal sounds.

[JimmyMoorby]

Black hawks for me.

Very polished and modern, heavy as sin, lots of cut and mids and crystal clear with fx and cut through a mix well.  Closest style i'd get to industrial is fear factory and the black hawk is way better than any other bkp for that kinda thing.

[littleredguitars2]

yeah my vote is on the c-hawks or the aftermath. can't really comment on the cold sweat