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Title: Nailbomb in Explorer tone report...
Post by: HTH AMPS on April 01, 2007, 10:38:37 PM
ok, so I settled on a Nailbomb for my Explorer and I've had a chance to play around with it for a while.  Very happy with it overall - just what I was after.

It's got that EQ balance I like with a great fat, snarly midrange.  The bass is big & chunky begging you to turn up the gain.  The top end is very clear and cutting, again perfect for heavy doses of gain.

Surprisingly, the clean tone is really nice too - very precise and bell-like.

 :twisted:
Title: Nailbomb in Explorer tone report...
Post by: 99_not_out on April 01, 2007, 10:48:52 PM
Clips!
Always wanted an Explorer ... all that early Metallica I guess.
Nice to hear the Nailbombs do good cleans too, nearly bought one myself but just had to go for the Warpig! Always want more, me ...  :P
Title: Nailbomb in Explorer tone report...
Post by: HTH AMPS on April 01, 2007, 11:00:28 PM
Quote from: 99_not_out
Clips!
Always wanted an Explorer ... all that early Metallica I guess.


exactly why I bought one - been playing 'Puppets riffs all afternoon.

 :twisted:
Title: Nailbomb in Explorer tone report...
Post by: 99_not_out on April 01, 2007, 11:13:07 PM
Ahhh, what a Sunday you've had!
Reminds me, I've been meaning to dig out the Tab for 'Thing and try the Warpig on it. But all classics ... "50 minutes of metal perfection" as the adverts said at the time. Damn it, must go and listen to it now!

Oh well.
Title: Nailbomb in Explorer tone report...
Post by: Tol on April 03, 2007, 09:13:33 PM
Awesome,

I thought you were going to get the Holy Diver.   What changed your mind?

The Nailbomb doesn't get much talk on the forum anymore it seems, but I really like it for clean, rock and metal.
Title: Nailbomb in Explorer tone report...
Post by: Tim on April 03, 2007, 10:09:31 PM
HTH...............why didn't you say it was you on the phone when you ordered!!Apologies :oops: !Glad you like it anyway.
Title: Nailbomb in Explorer tone report...
Post by: WITH FULL DISTORTION on April 04, 2007, 03:02:22 AM
ahahahahahahahah
man,did it souhds like my nailbombtoo? diD you watched the clips?
Q:P
Title: Re: Nailbomb in Explorer tone report...
Post by: Tol on April 04, 2007, 04:44:40 AM
Quote from: HEAVIER THAN HELL
ok, so I settled on a Nailbomb for my Explorer and I've had a chance to play around with it for a while.  Very happy with it overall - just what I was after.

It's got that EQ balance I like with a great fat, snarly midrange.  The bass is big & chunky begging you to turn up the gain.  The top end is very clear and cutting, again perfect for heavy doses of gain.

Surprisingly, the clean tone is really nice too - very precise and bell-like.

 :twisted:


What amps have you tried it with?  I have played with a Jcm900 but the amp is not 100%.
Title: Nailbomb in Explorer tone report...
Post by: HTH AMPS on April 05, 2007, 09:33:36 PM
Quote from: Tol
Awesome,

I thought you were going to get the Holy Diver.   What changed your mind?

The Nailbomb doesn't get much talk on the forum anymore it seems, but I really like it for clean, rock and metal.


I had it down to the HD and NB - Tim said that the HD would be too dark in an Explorer.  He suggested a VHII or NB - I went for the hotter of the two since I want this for metal mainly.

I'd love to try a HD in the Explorer one day, still curious as hell to hear one - the description of them sounds droolsome   :lol:

 :twisted:
Title: Nailbomb in Explorer tone report...
Post by: HTH AMPS on April 05, 2007, 09:38:27 PM
Quote from: Tim
HTH...............why didn't you say it was you on the phone when you ordered!!Apologies :oops: !Glad you like it anyway.


err, dunno - never thought to say really  :?

it's all good anyway, finally got the neck pickup installed too after a week trying to find some mounting screws long enough (damn duncans, grr).  It's only a temporary thing anyway, will have a BKP neck pickup soon as funds allow.

 :twisted:
Title: Nailbomb in Explorer tone report...
Post by: HTH AMPS on April 05, 2007, 09:42:38 PM
Quote from: WITH FULL DISTORTION
ahahahahahahahah
man,did it souhds like my nailbombtoo? diD you watched the clips?
Q:P


your 5150 clips sound brutal, mine isn't quite that insane as I'm only playing with a Marshall plexi and treble booster.  We're talking early Metallica (Kill 'Em All) gain levels.

I've got a Digitech Death Metal pedal on the way for some mad gain - should be ok for the bedroom.

Also secured a Laney GH100L head, so I'll be in metal nirvana very soon.

 :twisted:
Title: Re: Nailbomb in Explorer tone report...
Post by: HTH AMPS on April 05, 2007, 09:45:50 PM
Quote from: Tol

What amps have you tried it with?  I have played with a Jcm900 but the amp is not 100%.


just with my plexi with either a treble booster or SD-1.  not exactly a metal setup but as mentioned in one of my last replies, my metal rig is in the pipeline.

 :twisted:
Title: Nailbomb in Explorer tone report...
Post by: Crazy_Joe on April 05, 2007, 10:47:30 PM
Quote from: HEAVIER THAN HELL
Quote from: WITH FULL DISTORTION
ahahahahahahahah
man,did it souhds like my nailbombtoo? diD you watched the clips?
Q:P


your 5150 clips sound brutal, mine isn't quite that insane as I'm only playing with a Marshall plexi and treble booster.  We're talking early Metallica (Kill 'Em All) gain levels.

I've got a Digitech Death Metal pedal on the way for some mad gain - should be ok for the bedroom.

Also secured a Laney GH100L head, so I'll be in metal nirvana very soon.

 :twisted:


Awesome, i have GH50L and Nailbomb loaded Explorer too  :twisted:
Title: Nailbomb in Explorer tone report...
Post by: HTH AMPS on April 06, 2007, 11:17:58 AM
Joe,

I tried a GH100L and a 6505+ at Wembley Guitar Centre and although I liked the Peavey best for out and out metal, the Laney wasn't far behind at all.  Certainly nothing a SD-1 couldn't solve for some extra oomph!!!

 :twisted: