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Forum Ringside => Pickups => Topic started by: Vilches3 on August 23, 2009, 07:48:41 AM

Title: another thread about Van Halen
Post by: Vilches3 on August 23, 2009, 07:48:41 AM

I'm not doing anything certain yet, but I'm contemplating the next sort of project I wanna do since its exciting to me. I was looking to save for another guitar soon, dominantly a Les Paul. The tone I'm wanting is a tone which is similar to that of Eddie Van Halens on the first record only a bit fatter and a bit more les paul like. What pickups would be recommended to get that sort of tone through both a lightweight les paul and a heavy weight les paul? I figure the VHII would be obvious, however I assume that it does the Van Halen voicing best in an ash guitar. I just want to know for future reference. Thanks a bunch!

Rob

Title: Re: another thread about Van Halen
Post by: hunter on August 23, 2009, 10:38:53 AM

I got VHIIs in an Edwards LP. If your LP is light/resonant and you set the bridge pickup quite high it gives exactly what you're looking for. It's not playing itself though, with VHIIs you get a very open crunch that's giving you a bit of a fight - which is a good think IMO.

Title: Re: another thread about Van Halen
Post by: Vilches3 on August 23, 2009, 08:48:18 PM

Quote from: hunter on August 23, 2009, 10:38:53 AM

I got VHIIs in an Edwards LP. If your LP is light/resonant and you set the bridge pickup quite high it gives exactly what you're looking for. It's not playing itself though, with VHIIs you get a very open crunch that's giving you a bit of a fight - which is a good think IMO.

does it still keep the Les Paul character to it?

Title: Re: another thread about Van Halen
Post by: hunter on August 23, 2009, 11:32:09 PM

Quote from: Vilches3 on August 23, 2009, 08:48:18 PM

Quote from: hunter on August 23, 2009, 10:38:53 AM

I got VHIIs in an Edwards LP. If your LP is light/resonant and you set the bridge pickup quite high it gives exactly what you're looking for. It's not playing itself though, with VHIIs you get a very open crunch that's giving you a bit of a fight - which is a good think IMO.

does it still keep the Les Paul character to it?

What do you think?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ArxQRfsETM0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCnvQR5zwWU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wbOzzsjb8k

Title: Re: another thread about Van Halen
Post by: FELINEGUITARS on August 24, 2009, 12:10:08 AM

Why are you left handed in the clips - or at least some of them?

Title: Re: another thread about Van Halen
Post by: Vilches3 on August 24, 2009, 12:18:40 AM

Quote from: hunter on August 23, 2009, 11:32:09 PM

Quote from: Vilches3 on August 23, 2009, 08:48:18 PM

Quote from: hunter on August 23, 2009, 10:38:53 AM

I got VHIIs in an Edwards LP. If your LP is light/resonant and you set the bridge pickup quite high it gives exactly what you're looking for. It's not playing itself though, with VHIIs you get a very open crunch that's giving you a bit of a fight - which is a good think IMO.

does it still keep the Les Paul character to it?

What do you think?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ArxQRfsETM0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCnvQR5zwWU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wbOzzsjb8k

i think i might be sold

Title: Re: another thread about Van Halen
Post by: hunter on August 24, 2009, 06:10:50 AM

Quote from: FELINEGUITARS on August 24, 2009, 12:10:08 AM

Why are you left handed in the clips - or at least some of them?

That's when I use the webcam in my ibook, lazy method, for whatever reason it records like that.