I think the BKP Silo could work, it's not thin and is versatile and at C it's still tight enough.
Out of the options you listed I like the ragnaroks, they are thick in the midrange, nail a modern metal tone and are fairly compressed and as a result are fairly forgiving. I find aftermaths too...
I agree with you here. I would pay the prices if I had some confidence I was getting a pickup I really liked - my experience with BKP is just a bit too variable in terms of what ive liked and have not liked, not in terms of quality: Ive had a Cbomb bridge and nailbomb neck, the CBOMB bridge was...
If you are after BKPs, the Ragnarok bridge is in my opinion a fantastic bridge pickup for metal and rock and doesnt have the weird congested low mids of the Juggernaut (which some people hear) - it isnt super dark or bright imo. Cleans are useable, but not its forte.
On the neck front, the...
Nolly is a monster guitarist and just makes everything look easy AF.
I dont mind the aesthetic and guitar looks cool and all, be keen to see actual specs on a few things including scale/neck thickness etc ... but for the cost (in AUD its like a 4k+ guitar) it does look very plain (echoing...
I hear you. I was hoping for a standalone unit that would allow me to run NDSP plugins... as you say, the QC is soooo far beyond this and the price reflects it... putting it likely beyond my means/needs.
I dont have clips, sorry, doubt the divers on their own are going to suck....
I do think Browne uses ceramic nailbombs for most of monuments stuff...not sure about flux, but the cbombs are in his sig guitars and a cold sweat neck.
He also demos a lot of gear using prails....