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Forum Ringside => Guitars, Amps and Effects => Topic started by: Gizmo on March 14, 2012, 10:10:25 PM

Title: Belated NPD - VHII set
Post by: Gizmo on March 14, 2012, 10:10:25 PM: As mentioned in my other thread it was my 30th recently and I decided to make my favourite guitar better. Its a PRS McCarty IRW neck. Ive had it a few years and taken an interest in the pups Twinfan and Hunter had in theirs. My GF offered to pay for all the work (lucky me) so its had quite a bit done to it. I took it to Feline guitars who has done a mighty fine job here. Had issues with my camera so been a few weeks before I could post.

New pots and Capacitors (BKP jensen i think).
50's wiring.
VHII in Neck and Bridge
Tone Pro bridge.
Full fret dress and set up.

Really is a wonderful guitar . Im loving the bridge in particular. Much more clarity then the original pickups. It was a darker / middier guitar to start so these pickups really suit. Would highly recommend these pups and Feline Guitars work.

(http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z66/Gizmotron44/DSC_0266.jpg)
Title: Re: Belated NPD - VHII set
Post by: Telerocker on March 14, 2012, 11:28:56 PM: Congrats. Beautiful guitar. Those VHII's are wicked, I love the VHII in my Fender American Series ash strat.
Title: Re: Belated NPD - VHII set
Post by: 38thBeatle on March 15, 2012, 06:27:26 AM: Looks good to me.
Title: Re: Belated NPD - VHII set
Post by: AndyR on March 15, 2012, 08:19:16 AM: It does indeed :D

And now you're faced with "hmmm... shall I play this one or the new strat?" :lol:

Hope you've got enough free time at the moment to do both :D
Title: Re: Belated NPD - VHII set
Post by: darkbluemurder on March 15, 2012, 09:35:53 AM: Beautiful guitar! And a good move to switch the pickups - those McCartys are rather dull sounding IMHO.

I must say I played one McCarty that was great with the McCarty pickups, so were a Custom 22 and a Custom 22 Trem, and I know that I don't like the Dragon II pickups they come with either.

Enjoy!
Stephan
Title: Re: Belated NPD - VHII set
Post by: Philly Q on March 15, 2012, 11:35:14 AM: Quote from: darkbluemurder on March 15, 2012, 09:35:53 AM
Beautiful guitar! And a good move to switch the pickups - those McCartys are rather dull sounding IMHO.

+1 :D

I intend to change the pickups on my McKorina at some point, but not sure what I'm going to get.
Title: Re: Belated NPD - VHII set
Post by: ericsabbath on March 15, 2012, 12:14:54 PM: I had two non-rosewood mccarties (a 2000 and a 1996)
they both had dragon II and mccarty pickups
dragon II was thin, bright and too compressed
mccarty was fine and quite thick, but needed more clarity and top end

I swap the bridge mccarty on the 1996 with my custom thick magnet riff raff and it was a huge improvement
it sounded a bit less thick, but a lot punchier, brighter, more open, and let's say, about 40% clearer under high gain
that was definitely the best sounding guitar I ever had, but I'm a les paul guy (literally, if you check my avatar :lol:)
Title: Re: Belated NPD - VHII set
Post by: darkbluemurder on March 15, 2012, 05:04:16 PM: Quote from: Eric Hellstyle on March 15, 2012, 12:14:54 PM
dragon II was thin, bright and too compressed

Exactly my experience. But to achieve these three things in one and the same pickup is an achievement in itself.

Cheers Stephan
Title: Re: Belated NPD - VHII set
Post by: gordiji on March 15, 2012, 06:38:43 PM: congrats, good choice, i love my bridge vhii.
Title: Re: Belated NPD - VHII set
Post by: Johnny Mac on March 17, 2012, 06:48:47 AM: I want some VHII's. I'll have to have another NGD first though.