I bought a Fesley FLP350 a couple months ago and really fell in love with the playability of it. But the stock pickups, while really decent, weren't great for metal. I was torn between these and the Black Winter set to swap in to give my cheap guitar the punch it needed. In the end, my research led me to choose these because they seemed to handle mids a hair better than the BW set, while that set seemed a bit cleaner for things like leads. Though honestly it was only in side-by-side comparisons that itnwas even noticeable. So I bought these, and a set of 500k CTS pots. These were exactly what I was hoping they'd be. My cheapo Fesley now sounds just as brutal as metal guitars I've played (some of which I own), that were three times the price including the cost of upgrading pups. There's not a lot more I can say. Fantastic chug, whatever frequency I set the EQ to these bring out great clarity, no muddy notes. They're exactly what I needed for that guitar. Well worth the investment.

Honestly not my favorite I'm more of a active pickup person so not sure what I was expecting but there not great they have almost no Mids or highs in my opinion and a lot of bass

Love the sound and the clarity. Definitely what my Les Paul needed. These top the stock probuckers that some of the Les Paul's come with. Very happy with this purchase, even happier with the clarity of sound I've been desiring

Super awesome pickups with a very nice dark chug, but also flexible enough for a number of styles. As always Damon and the folks at Sweetwater were fantastic.

Just swapped these into my Ibanez RGA42EXBAM and they are easily some of the best if not the best pups I've used so far. The Nazgul is the perfect bridge pup. Incredible high end and the perfect amount of low. It also has a super clear clean tone that again is almost perfect in my book. The Sentient is seriously the greatest neck pup ever made. From cleans to leads. These 2 paired together is an addicting sound and they brought back all my inspiration. I seriously can't put my guitar down now lol

I was upgrading an older Schecter guitar that I bought used and the OEM pickups were kind of shot. I did some research and this set kept getting recommended over and over again. They went in easy and sound AMAZING. They are both hot compared to most pickups, with the Nazgul bridge pup REALLY hot. Great metal sounds, extremely well-balanced and Ola Englund would definitely say they CHUG. The Sentient in the neck cleans up really nicely if you roll back the guitar volume so you can play some nice cleans. Highly recommended upgrade if you are a high-gain player.

I threw these puppies in replacing my Fishman Modern Fluences and oh my do these things sing. The Clarity you're still able to pull out from the Nazgul pickup is bonkers, no matter how much gain you throw it'll still cut through beautifully, and then the Sentient... just beautiful, such a lovely warm clean tone, and with the split coil you can get as spanky spanky as you want. These things have brought my ibanez Rg5121 to life, I'm in love honestly. Shoutout to my guy Erik Bothwell, he's made my switch from guitar center to Sweetwater seem like the best decision of my life, you guys are fantastic and so are these pickups!

The Nazgul and Sentient pickups are amazing. The Nazgul pickup on the bridge screams like the wraith its named after. It's high gain and can handle the demands of my highest gain amps and distortion pedals. The Sentient doesn't do that, but it handles OD and cleans very nicely. The sound on both is crisp. They installed easily and SD gave thorough instructions to make it a painless installation.

I installed this pickup set in a baritone Jazzmaster style guitar that I assembled. The clean tones sound super clear, and you can push an amp to breakup point very easily. Super easy to install, great tones, love them!

(Except for the P-90) I've never met a bridge pickup I liked, as they all sounded shrill, or nasally to me.
The Nazgul, while better than most, is still a tad on the nasal side.
-So why did I give a perfect "5" rating for the set?
Because together with the Sentient it sounds positively glorious!
It adds definition and just the right amount of edge, and is the Sentient's perfect partner.
And (IMHO) the Sentient is the best humbucking neck pickup ever created: It is very full sounding, but with outstanding note definition.
You NEED this set. It is not JUST for metal heads: It works extremely well for Rock, Blues, and Jazz.

I got these installed just yesterday. I am amazed at the versatility. Amazed.

Converted a few guitars to passive, these buckers buck!

I just installed these less than a week ago, but am extremely pleased so far. Speaking with my Sweetwater engineer, Erik Molenaar, I was looking for a set of pickups that had ran a little hot, but still had some versatility to them. These fit the bill entirely. Threw these in my old '83 Epi LP and couldn't be happier. Many thanks to Erik and Sweetwater for the consistently excellent customer service!

Exactly what I was looking for. Dark mid growl. Tracks really well on rhythm guitars for recording. Sounds really good in the mix. Thanks for the great service!

Purchased this set for my PRS SE Custom 24. Perfect upgrade. The stock pups were ok but through my rig (Mesa Boogie MarkV:90 and Mesa 4x12 cab ) they just weren't exactly what I was wanting from the guitar. I play a lot of rock/metal music and I'm super picky about creating tones. I decided on the Nazgul/Sentient set after checking out a ton of demo videos and audio samples. Once I got them wired in and fired up I immediately fell in love. The Nazgul is brutal, evil, rough and nasty sounding (in a good way) with a tight bottom end for rhythm chugs. Was afraid the high frequency would be too over the top paired with this guitar but with the way the pup blends the mids in...it creates like, the perfect crunch tones. It will sear when you need it too and hits heavy in the rhythm sections. Everything I needed from a bridge pup. Sentient adds a nice lead tone that is the perfect counter to the Nazgul, allowing it to cut thro the mix without even having to change the amp much. Very smooth singing sound even with high distortion levels. Plus, coil tap the Sentient on the clean channel with some delay and the sucker almost plays itself lol. What more can I say. These two pups make the perfect pair. Exactly the sound I was looking for. Very impressed with the versatility of the set.
Special thnx to Sweetwater for a hassle free purchase and exceptionally fast shipping. You guys rock!!

Very pleased is an understatement. Jimmy is always helpful with every purchase I make and is one of the reasons why I continue to stay a sweet water customer!