Look at what's comin' to my house on Friday.
http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=165014
Custom made lap steel by Tom Pettingill. This is his initial model of his Frying Pan Special. The pups are hand wound jobs and as different as night and day. The neck pup (Lizard) is creamy and smooth. The bridge is called the Hellabucker and for good reason. Here's a link to the pups...scroll down the page to listen to clips of the Lizard and Hellabucker:
http://www.bg-pups.com/hb.html
Of course I don't play metal, but Tom said the Hella-B is a fabulous pup for bluesy slide stuff and that it splits really well.
This ought to be lots of fun.