Bare Knuckle Pickups Forum
Forum Ringside => Pickups => Topic started by: DagleBee on July 20, 2014, 01:38:44 AM
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Hello people . Since my other post was lost i decided to rewrite it . The idea is to get as close as the tone you're hearing . I play an Epiphone LP ( mahogany body with maple top and mahogany neck with rosewood fingerboard ) . The post will stay open for those who would like to nail some tones and doesn't know where to start .
1) Manowar - warriors of the world
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJ0sW7KOFhU
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Nailbomb.
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agreed. the cbomb especially could nail this tone in a les paul. i'm actually selling my cbomb bridge and vhii neck on ebay if you're interested. would definitely get you that tone
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agreed. the cbomb especially could nail this tone in a les paul. i'm actually selling my cbomb bridge and vhii neck on ebay if you're interested. would definitely get you that tone
Wow, you are really getting through the BKP range ... what next, a Painkiller?
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agreed. the cbomb especially could nail this tone in a les paul. i'm actually selling my cbomb bridge and vhii neck on ebay if you're interested. would definitely get you that tone
Wow, you are really getting through the BKP range ... what next, a Painkiller?
no idea.
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agreed. the cbomb especially could nail this tone in a les paul. i'm actually selling my cbomb bridge and vhii neck on ebay if you're interested. would definitely get you that tone
Wow, you are really getting through the BKP range ... what next, a Painkiller?
no idea.
I'd probably have taken that set off your hands had I not gone for the painkiller cold sweat first.
What made you want to swap the c-bomb in your les paul?
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Sorry that I reply so late but i was into the woods for the last 5 days . No internet there haha . :)
Nailbomb was my first thought but I always like to ask those with more experience than me . Thanks again !!
oh , and Littlered ....after a LOT of research I decided to go with the Rebel Yell bridge / Emerald neck( they seem to fit my style best) , but goodluck with your selling :)
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agreed. the cbomb especially could nail this tone in a les paul. i'm actually selling my cbomb bridge and vhii neck on ebay if you're interested. would definitely get you that tone
what cover does that VHII neck have?
And getting back to CBomb, I have one in similar guitar and would agree with what was said above. I would also add that CBomb might be a little bit more aggressive and not as quite tight as the tone from Manowar what you`re after.
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agreed. the cbomb especially could nail this tone in a les paul. i'm actually selling my cbomb bridge and vhii neck on ebay if you're interested. would definitely get you that tone
what cover does that VHII neck have?
both were gold covered. but i actually just sold the VHII. still looking for the cbomb to sell.
What made you want to swap the c-bomb in your les paul?
nothing against the cbomb at all. i just wasnt liking the les paul as much as i'd hoped and the only way i could get the les paul to sell for a reasonable price was to take out the bare knuckle pickups. so i sold the guitar pickupless and had to try and sell the pickups seperately. although the cbomb was a little more hairy than i'd hoped
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littleredguitars2, what didn`t you like about VHII neck? I know that`s beside the thread`s point but anyway, Just being curious because that the neck version of VHII grabs my attention for a while now.
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littleredguitars2, what didn`t you like about VHII neck? I know that`s beside the thread`s point but anyway, Just being curious because that the neck version of VHII grabs my attention for a while now.
it was very open. i like my neck pickups better for "widdly doos" and such. definitely more vintage character than modern. and i just prefer more power for the neck pup. my favorite has definitely been the rebel yell
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littleredguitars2, what didn`t you like about VHII neck? I know that`s beside the thread`s point but anyway, Just being curious because that the neck version of VHII grabs my attention for a while now.
it was very open. i like my neck pickups better for "widdly doos" and such. definitely more vintage character than modern. and i just prefer more power for the neck pup. my favorite has definitely been the rebel yell
So basically it wasn`t keeping up with hi-gain?
"widdly doos"? That`s some description... being more precise??? :laugh: :laugh:
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lol i dont know. it did fine with high gain but not like the modern, tighter stuff. if you like big fluid 80s style solos on the neck i dont think this would be my first choice. but if you liked doing ambiant or other clean stuff with neck pups then i'd definitely say the vhII would work great.
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This is a cool idea for a thread so I'm going to throw out a couple of ideas just for fun.
1) Bad Religion. Think 'Process of Belief' although their buzz saw guitar sound is pretty consistent.
2) Ola Englund. Just cuz. Somehow his monstrous tone is really consistent in spite of the piles of different gear he plays. (This leads me to conclude that micing / recording is a really important part of the process)
3) Cream era Clapton. His lead tone is epic!
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lol i dont know. it did fine with high gain but not like the modern, tighter stuff. if you like big fluid 80s style solos on the neck i dont think this would be my first choice. but if you liked doing ambiant or other clean stuff with neck pups then i'd definitely say the vhII would work great.
To be honest, that was my initial thought about VHII neck that it might be a bit 'grainy' and the first choose for massive fluid leads, but once I`ve read that Jugg neck apparently was based on VHII neck, I started wondering how it sounds in reality.
Yes, based on demo clips, cleans on VHII neck are superb, but the fact that this pickup is not capable of huge soling things put me off a bit.
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lol i dont know. it did fine with high gain but not like the modern, tighter stuff. if you like big fluid 80s style solos on the neck i dont think this would be my first choice. but if you liked doing ambiant or other clean stuff with neck pups then i'd definitely say the vhII would work great.
To be honest, that was my initial thought about VHII neck that it might be a bit 'grainy' and the first choose for massive fluid leads, but once I`ve read that Jugg neck apparently was based on VHII neck, I started wondering how it sounds in reality.
Yes, based on demo clips, cleans on VHII neck are superb, but the fact that this pickup is not capable of huge soling things put me off a bit.
I've not received my vhii's yet so I cant comment. If they werent to any ones taste thats one thing but to say it 'isnt capable' of fluid solos in general is probably a bit strong. I say probably because I dont know but I thought the vhii and cold sweat neck were meant to be the 'shredders neck pups'. Having said that I think shredding isnt about pickups its all technique some just sound nicer thats all and we all have different ears.
Seeing as some of the old reviews were lost ill do a camparison of the all the pickups ive used together and compare them as best I can.
I've had a cold sweat neck, aftermath neck and will have a vhii neck all in my esp m1000 so ill let you know how they all sound compared to each other.
I can tell you that whilst I liked the cold sweat in the esp for certain things it sounds heavenly in my les paul and I can now see what all the fuss is about with the cold sweat neck.
Under hi gain the cold sweat neck in a les paul and the aftermath neck in a super strat sound similar and very fluid ideal for 'big solos'.
The aftermath neck cleans arent ideal though so to me it 'just' for epic metal type leads but extremely well. The cold sweat neck in my super strat wasnt ideal but in a warmer guitar its probably as close as im going to get to 'perfect' for any thing which to me is some clean stuff and leads.
Looking forward to finding out how the vhii fits in.
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i didnt mean to come off saying that is isnt capable. just that it wasnt ideal, at least for my needs.
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Rebel Yell neck is awesome. Great for cleans and low / high gain lead playing. I'm definitely interested to hear how the VHII works with my other guitar. I like using the neck pickup for leads and solos but in this particular guitar, I'm looking for great cleans and a more vintage woolly bluesy sort of gain tone. I generally don't care for modern creamy soaring lead sounds from the neck. I prefer more of a hollow, vocal sound from the neck.
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i think you'll enjoy it for sure then
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JimmyMoorby, I`m really looking forward to that comparison, especially VHII one. While I have Cold Sweat neck in my Dean Caddy, I can`t wait how it compares to the other ones. Thanks.
Getting back to Rebel Yell, never used one but for example, based on the following youtube clip I prefer bridge more. It sounds fantastic!. Neck RY in this clip doesn`t convince me too much.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qum0jkf-bZc
Am I right that RY and Nailbomb are quite close to each other?
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Am I right that RY and Nailbomb are quite close to each other?
They are closely related. NB has more output, bass, and is hairier.
Jesus, that video kicked my arse
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As I said, based only on this video, neck RY sounds too polite to me, it doesn`t have that bite and attitude of the bridge version. But the bridge one kicks ass, no doubt!