That combination of bass and strings is one of those sounds that's very striking at first, and then gets wearing. I had similar experiences both with a G&L pickup and La Bellas and a Dimarzio and Chromes. In both cases, a couple of weeks was enough!
I had momentarily forgotten that feeding the BC digestive system always produces the same end product. Once I had come to my senses, I simply turned off the tap, it's all good.
Lovers of pedantry will enjoy hearing that the published nut width of the Nate Mendel is 0.010" (0.25mm) more narrow than the regular B profile, 1.615" vs 1.625"
Yamaha call this Galaxy Black. Close up its actually very very dark slightly metallic grey. In this rubbish photo, it's simply black
Edit, maybe not metallic, but something granular at any rate