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Forum Ringside => Players => Topic started by: JamesHealey on July 26, 2006, 01:10:58 PM

Title: VHII Satriani clip
Post by: JamesHealey on July 26, 2006, 01:10:58 PM: I recorded this just to test out my new THD hotplate, works really well thw the Strat, BKP's and Carlton amp..

Here ya go, pure VHII tone..
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Post by: Johnny Mac on July 26, 2006, 07:59:19 PM: Sweet tone James! :)
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Post by: Crazy_Joe on July 26, 2006, 08:21:34 PM: Nice tone and playing!
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Post by: vassilis on July 27, 2006, 01:54:08 PM: Sweet! Is every part played with VHII at the bridge position?
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Post by: JamesHealey on July 27, 2006, 02:39:49 PM: yea didnt change pickup at all, all bridge VHII..
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Post by: LarryLarry on August 10, 2006, 07:21:25 PM: I dig the tone.

A couple of suggestions:

1. Check your tuning - your guitar is flat (compared to the track). Bear in mind I'm an anal, detail-oriented programmer by day - but IMO, you have to be in tune before you play the 1st note.

2. Balance your level. I know this track is ment to showcase the pickup but on my system the lead guitar is too loud. That was hard to say being a lead guitarist :wink: !

Keep on keepin' on...
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Post by: CaffeineJunkie on August 10, 2006, 09:35:39 PM: Quote from: LarryLarry
I dig the tone.

A couple of suggestions:

1. Check your tuning - your guitar is flat (compared to the track). Bear in mind I'm an anal, detail-oriented programmer by day - but IMO, you have to be in tune before you play the 1st note.

2. Balance your level. I know this track is ment to showcase the pickup but on my system the lead guitar is too loud. That was hard to say being a lead guitarist :wink: !

Keep on keepin' on...

oi, not all programmers are anal and detail-oriented :D

some of us use the 'just-make-it-work-then-charge-extra-for-support' method :D :D
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Post by: n_mountain on August 10, 2006, 10:28:35 PM: That is a very nice lead tone !!! :P
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Post by: chrisola on August 11, 2006, 12:16:21 AM: sweet 8)

bah i want to play that song too!
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Post by: JamesHealey on August 14, 2006, 10:02:30 AM: your right it is a bit flat never noticed.. oh well not the end of the world.
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Post by: fps_dean on September 30, 2006, 04:53:09 AM: Is the strat alder?
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Post by: JamesHealey on October 01, 2006, 07:44:39 PM: ash
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Post by: fps_dean on October 01, 2006, 09:13:42 PM: I ask because I am considering VHIIs in an alder body guitar... sounds great in Ash though!
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Post by: _tom_ on October 01, 2006, 09:32:55 PM: How different tonally is ash to alder? When the time comes I'm gonna consider a VHII in my strat copy, which is most likely to be alder apparently.
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Post by: fps_dean on October 05, 2006, 08:19:32 PM: Quote from: _tom_
How different tonally is ash to alder? When the time comes I'm gonna consider a VHII in my strat copy, which is most likely to be alder apparently.

It depends on the cut of ash. There is the open pored swamp ash and there is northern ash or hard ash.

Swamp ash has clear highs, and good lows and the mids vary the most depending on the slide of wood. A good slice of swamp ash will be very balanced and resonant in all frequency and be maybe a little bit mid heavy... it falls somewhere between mahogany and alder typically. A good piece of swamp ash will make a great sounding guitar, but a bad piece will make a bad sounding guitar.

I've played a strat made from hard ash too, which is a very heavy wood but maintains most the characteristics of swamp ash but will sustain forever. It sounded absolutely wonderful... if I could have came up with $800, I would have bought it... but it was as heavy as a Les Paul too.... I'm not kidding when I say hard ash is heavy.

But basically you never know what to expect when comparing ash and alder. James's guitar is most likely swamp ash cause it's a strat, but you never know how much the mids will be pronounced with swamp ash.
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Post by: JamesHealey on October 05, 2006, 10:15:20 PM: I have tonnes of mids from my guitar.. it really sings and sustains forever..
it's a great example of ash, im not sure what kind of ash.. but i dont care coz it sounds great thats all that matters..

Im going for an Alder strat with Maple Board for sometime next year.. gonna get a Mule and Mothers Milks in that baby!! nice classy tone!
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Post by: fps_dean on October 08, 2006, 03:34:05 AM: ^^ I'm not saying Ash doesn't have mids. It will have less than Alder, but that's not saying much with all the mids alder has. You got a good cut ;)