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Title: hair metal BKP set for alder body?
Post by: ritualhomicide on January 30, 2009, 08:44:26 PM

what BKP humbucker set would sound good for 80's hair metal?

this would be for Super Strat w/ alder body, maple neck & fingerboard, OFR.

thanks

Title: Re: hair metal BKP set for alder body?
Post by: DimeZakk on January 30, 2009, 08:48:49 PM

HOLY DIVER! He's been down too long in the midnight sea...

Title: Re: hair metal BKP set for alder body?
Post by: Nolly on January 30, 2009, 09:39:23 PM

Second the Holy Diver, but the Cold Sweat could also be great for a brighter sound. Another approach could be to go to the much lower output VHIIs.

Title: Re: hair metal BKP set for alder body?
Post by: Philly Q on January 30, 2009, 09:49:52 PM

I found the Rebel Yell quite hair metal sounding, but that was in a mahogany LP Junior type.  Don't know how it would sound in a Strat, but it'd be pretty bright for sure.

Title: Re: hair metal BKP set for alder body?
Post by: Adam.M on January 31, 2009, 01:58:57 PM

VH2!

Title: Re: hair metal BKP set for alder body?
Post by: Antag on January 31, 2009, 02:46:46 PM

Another vote for the Holy Diver - it's great in alder & has tons of fat raunchy midrange grind... :)

Title: Re: hair metal BKP set for alder body?
Post by: ericsabbath on January 31, 2009, 05:49:09 PM

hoOOoly dIivah!
sole survivah!
your honour's cleEEEEaaannn!

Title: Re: hair metal BKP set for alder body?
Post by: Denim n Leather on February 01, 2009, 12:44:20 AM

Depends on what you mean by 'hair metal'. A lot of bands used the Duncan Distortion. The Miracle Man will cover that territory but with more resolution.

Title: Re: hair metal BKP set for alder body?
Post by: ericsabbath on February 01, 2009, 02:11:43 AM

both painkiller and cold sweat have a closer voicing to the distortion than the miracle man
the distortion has a ton of mids