WRC Iron Man vs BK Pain killer vs BK C-Bomb vs C-Warpig vs Sh6 Duncan Distortion

[Gplayerzzz]

This guy posts at rig-talk, and has played everything. I've talked to him a few times.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fm88EbR0KXg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPe9Y...9sSK7OLMCek%3D

[Deathmonkey]

I've had the BKP Nailbomb, War Pig, Painkiller 7 set, and Holy Diver, and none of them really did it for me. I wouldn't mind trying the Aftermath, tho.

Right now, aside from my beloved Alt8, my two favorite new finds are the www.smitspickups.com "Dirty Boy" and the www.wolfetone.com Blisterbucker. The "Dirty Boy" is based on the Gibson Dirty Fingers, and is pretty thick and ballsy. The Blisterbucker has that late 80's thrash tone - think early Century Media bands - down. Very woody. Both offer exceptional clarity, and since they are handwound, can be tweaked to your taste. Both Kevin Smith and Wolfe are very helpful and offer excellent customer service.

Both are also less pricey than BKP.

[Gplayerzzz]

The blisterbucker looks to have the same EQ as the BK Miracleman.

[Dark Order Lord]

Didn't Scott Ian use Pearly Gates for years?

What about the Custom, have you tried one of those? Jeff Waters used them for a long time.

I have had two runs with a custom. The mids a growlier, but the single notes have this annoying twang

[Dark Order Lord]

BTW everyone, I have also this bright, jangly sounding grubisa flying V with a reverse scimitar headstock, and to make soun closer to my black V I replaced the PA TB2 Distortion with the Invader and it did the trick......

[Maynardo]

BTW did you try Alternative 8¿? is not as dark as invader nor bright as Distortion

[dr. ad]

wow, you are having a hard time finding the right one man!

did you try different heights with the invader?

[Dark Order Lord]

The blisterbucker looks to have the same EQ as the BK Miracleman.

And I need mids, not scooped

[Dark Order Lord]

BTW did you try Alternative 8¿? is not as dark as invader nor bright as Distortion

After hearing the video by Ola, I'm scared of the Alternate 8, plus I'm really sticking with ceramic mags for the tight agression

[Deathmonkey]

And I need mids, not scooped

Don't let the description fool ya. It's actually a pretty middy pickup. I've talked about it with Wolfe. It has a slight dip in the low mids, for clarity, but plenty of high mids for woody cut. I found the Timbre Wolf to be more scooped than the Blisterbucker.

I love me some mids - part of the reason I use the Alt 8 myself. I'll try to get some clips of the Blisterbucker and Dirty Boy up soon.

[Maynardo]

Alternative 8 is tighter than Invader in my opinion and really aggressive, magnets just colour tone, they are definetly not the main source. Otherwise this:

http://www.seymourduncan.com/product...t_ian_el_di_1/

would sound the same as this:

http://www.seymourduncan.com/product...co_ii_pro_s_1/

Both Alnico II magnets.

[cheameup]

alt 8 is pretty tight for non ceramic IMHO also

Im in sydney. I got a used one I'm gonna put on ebay if you wanna make an offer

[Gplayerzzz]

Don't let the description fool ya. It's actually a pretty middy pickup. I've talked about it with Wolfe. It has a slight dip in the low mids, for clarity, but plenty of high mids for woody cut. I found the Timbre Wolf to be more scooped than the Blisterbucker.

I love me some mids - part of the reason I use the Alt 8 myself. I'll try to get some clips of the Blisterbucker and Dirty Boy up soon.

Hows the bass on the blisterbucker? Does it have a lot? I love high mids, maybe i'll give one a try.

[efnaka]

How about trying Dimebucker with BMP? Maybe a EMG 81 (many hate actives, many hate EMGs, but they usually sound nice for trash). I think you should given a chance to actives. AHB3 should worth a shot too. If want passives, then try PATB-2, SH-10 and SH-12. There is some video in a post shows that SH-10 with ceramics. I think it sounded really nice for trash metal.

[Deathmonkey]

Hows the bass on the blisterbucker? Does it have a lot? I love high mids, maybe i'll give one a try.

It's not overwhelming. It's tight, and certainly gets teh palm mutes going, but I'd say it's more thunk than chunk, if that makes sense. The Alt 8 is fatter, but the Blisterbucker might be more even overall. It kinda reminds me of the Custom Custom, but a bit more clarity and a tad more bass.

It's kinda funny, I'd been playing it for a bit, and actually said to Wolfe "I don't know how it can sound scooped and mid heavy at the same time." But I think he's done a good job of cutting where a lot of mud happens, while keeping where the wood is, if that makes any sense.

Keep in mind that my preference is for tight, percussive, aggressive sounds with not a ton of gain, for cutting through a lot of electronic parts and harmonies. I often need a sound that can fit into a dense mix, not make one guitar sound huge by itself (the Alt 8 and Smits Dirty Boy both have more bass for that sound).

It's hard to describe these things on teh intet00bz, and I'd hate to steer someone towards a $120 pickup they may not like, but call Wolfe, he can tell you more about it, and he has a policy is rewinding stuff till you're happy.

[Dark Order Lord]

It's not overwhelming. It's tight, and certainly gets teh palm mutes going, but I'd say it's more thunk than chunk, if that makes sense. The Alt 8 is fatter, but the Blisterbucker might be more even overall. It kinda reminds me of the Custom Custom, but a bit more clarity and a tad more bass.

It's kinda funny, I'd been playing it for a bit, and actually said to Wolfe "I don't know how it can sound scooped and mid heavy at the same time." But I think he's done a good job of cutting where a lot of mud happens, while keeping where the wood is, if that makes any sense.

Keep in mind that my preference is for tight, percussive, aggressive sounds with not a ton of gain, for cutting through a lot of electronic parts and harmonies. I often need a sound that can fit into a dense mix, not make one guitar sound huge by itself (the Alt 8 and Smits Dirty Boy both have more bass for that sound).

It's hard to describe these things on teh intet00bz, and I'd hate to steer someone towards a $120 pickup they may not like, but call Wolfe, he can tell you more about it, and he has a policy is rewinding stuff till you're happy.

How does the blisterbucker compare with the Duncan Distortion??? When I hear it on You tube, it sounds like a close cousin

[Phantasmagoria]

Tesla's Plasma-2 has thick, tight, punchy mid-heavy chunk like I've never heard before...23.5k of brute force..lol. And it's a third of the price of a BKP/WCR if you're open to it...

Check out the bridge distortion clip on the product page here

....or the Plasma-3 (Ceramic) Plasma 3

[Dark Order Lord]

Tesla's Plasma-2 has thick, tight, punchy mid-heavy chunk like I've never heard before...23.5k of brute force..lol. And it's a third of the price of a BKP/WCR if you're open to it...

Check out the bridge distortion clip on the product page here

....or the Plasma-3 (Ceramic) Plasma 3

Oooo! More ceramic PUPS!!! This is getting more complicated ......