I can explain what I call dynamic (maybe it's only a french expression ?) The dynamic is the output level difference between the smaller pick attack and the harder. Dynamic is the opposite of compression.
So I think we talk about the same thing
I like the sound respect my fingers :D
Yes, it seems like "dynamic" and "dynamique" still mean the same thing :) (I don't remember much of my French anymore :oops:, but I use a lot of Spanish, and I am sometimes surprised by words that I think ought to mean the same as the English version ... but don't! ;)).
Anyway ... a pickup with lower output (like a Mule) will be more dynamic. Tim from BKP often says you can use guitars with Mules to play metal, but you have to really "dig" with your fingers because the Mules are less compressed than a pickup specifically designed for metal tones.
The Abraxas and the Crawler are intended to be "hot", driving an amplifier harder, but without losing all the "organic" feel and dynamics of a PAF-style pickup like the Mule. The Abraxas is inspired by Santana tones (quite hot compared to, say, Duane Allman, but still with an organic vibe), while the Crawler was designed for Geoff Whitehorn who has played with people like Paul Rodgers/Bad Company (hard 70s blues-rock styles, perhaps more "aggressive" than a Santana sound?)
Still, for real vintage feel -- very organic and very dynamic -- the PAF-style pickups are going to do that better than most, I think! Do ask Tim :)