Warpig or aftermath?

[titan amps]

i've got an ESP NT7 on the way, and i'm trying to decide which pup to try first.

anybody have any experience with both of these?

 

[Greatoliver]

What kind of sound/genre of music do you play?

 

[Daemoniac]

^ +1. Personally the Warpigs were much more up my alley, and they sounded monstrous. They will be the first thing I do to the next guitar I get (had to sell mine )

 

[titan amps]

What kind of sound/genre of music do you play?

i guess that would be important to know, wouldn't it?

my ideal tone is aggressive with lots of punch and clarity.

 

[HighGain510]

Both sets of pickups are aggressive, although it depends on where you want that focus. In my experience the Warpig is much more low/low-mid focused and the Aftermath seem more on the high-mid/high focused range. The warpig would go well in a bright guitar to help tame some of the highs, but if the guitar already sounds dark to begin with I wouldn't suggest the warpig.

 

[Greatoliver]

Both sets of pickups are aggressive, although it depends on where you want that focus. In my experience the Warpig is much more low/low-mid focused and the Aftermath seem more on the high-mid/high focused range. The warpig would go well in a bright guitar to help tame some of the highs, but if the guitar already sounds dark to begin with I wouldn't suggest the warpig.

Nailed it. Both are quite versatile, and are able to go from scooped death metal, to tight prog metal, but the real difference is in the voicings, for sure.

I've got a calibrated set, and I first had them in an S7320 (mahogany) and moved them over to an RG7620 (basswood), and the difference was pretty big. They had more clarity, and it gave some warmth and depth to the guitar. I think the BKP website recommends them for bright guitar, like bolt ons.

The ESP is neck through, but has an alder body, so I am guessing it is kind of bright, but not that bright? It seems like either would go ok in it, I'm not sure about alder tho

 

[Guamskyy]

I think my agile 8 would fair well with a warpig, it's a maple neck-through with a maple fretboard with mahogany wings. Could I be wrong, because my 6260 is voiced pretty dark and putting a dark pickup and dark amp together could be chaotic.

 

[DILFalmighty]

i actually have both on hand with recorded mixes. the warpig is in a schectar hellraiser 7 and the aftermath is in an ibanez rg1527 prestige.

aftermath mix

DILF feat. Hot Carl - Leggo my ego by DILF on SoundCloud - Create, record and share your sounds for free

warpig mix
Holes in the wall of sound by DILF on SoundCloud - Create, record and share your sounds for free

 

[Daemoniac]

Both sets of pickups are aggressive, although it depends on where you want that focus. In my experience the Warpig is much more low/low-mid focused and the Aftermath seem more on the high-mid/high focused range. The warpig would go well in a bright guitar to help tame some of the highs, but if the guitar already sounds dark to begin with I wouldn't suggest the warpig.

While in theory this is true, I will say that the Warpig (Ceramic) actually had a lot more high-mid grind than I expected too, and a real sizzle on the top end. That said, however, the lows were almost uncontrollable and (compared to the SD Blackout my settings were geared for) I had to halve my bass settings...

It's a monstrous pickup though, that's for sure

 

[DILFalmighty]

i defiantly agree on the sizzle of the warpig, its a characteristic you wont be able to really get out of the tone without drastically coloring it if your not really looking for that

 

[titan amps]

I figured the aftermaths in the ESP might be too bright since it's a maple neck through with alder wings. Hopefully the guitar will be here soon...damn tsunami/meltdowns are delaying shipments, evidently.

 

[JamesM]

I bet the Miracle Man might be a good choice too. I'm putting those in my Loomis soon enough on suggestion by Nick, as Swamp Ash and Maple are a very bright combo.

 

[titan amps]

The EQ curve of the MM is way too scooped for my taste. That said, it might be balanced by the alder/maple combination.

 

[JamesM]

Exactly.