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Forum Ringside => Players => Topic started by: irnbru on July 24, 2005, 05:36:21 PM

Title: VH2.......THE DADDY OF ALL PICKUPS!!!!
Post by: irnbru on July 24, 2005, 05:36:21 PM
hi dudes, :)
I am now the proud owner of my very own set of VH2's, here is a sound Clip for you guys to comment on. let me know what you all think of the tone.
Title: VH2.......THE DADDY OF ALL PICKUPS!!!!
Post by: Johnny Mac on July 24, 2005, 05:41:57 PM
Hello Irnbru, Welcome to the forum!

Lovely playing and yes it's a great tone, nice one! :)
Title: VH2.......THE DADDY OF ALL PICKUPS!!!!
Post by: Ratrod on July 24, 2005, 05:46:51 PM
Wow! What a way to enter the forum! Great playing.
Title: VH2.......THE DADDY OF ALL PICKUPS!!!!
Post by: WITH FULL DISTORTION on July 24, 2005, 06:02:31 PM
good tone man, a little bit Mushy but i guess itīs the EQ you used
but very good stuff. playing and tone wising.
Title: VH2.......THE DADDY OF ALL PICKUPS!!!!
Post by: steve on July 24, 2005, 06:27:43 PM
Great tone,was it mainly the neck pickup you used?
Good stuff.
Title: VH2.......THE DADDY OF ALL PICKUPS!!!!
Post by: irnbru on July 24, 2005, 06:58:56 PM
Quote from: steve
Great tone,was it mainly the neck pickup you used.


No it was actually mainly the bridge although i do use all of the 5 positions at different points. it could be the cornford that has made it a bit bass heavy.
cheers for the feedback
j
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Post by: Peterku on July 24, 2005, 08:41:31 PM
Very nice, soulful playing. :D
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Post by: Johnny Mac on July 24, 2005, 09:47:28 PM
I'm loving this clip! You have definatly been putting the hours in! :D
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Post by: Tim on July 24, 2005, 10:12:57 PM
Quote from: WITH FULL DISTORTION
good tone man, a little bit Mushy but i guess itīs the EQ you used
but very good stuff. playing and tone wising.


Bit mushy!!!!! :evil: For god's sake we don't all play extreme metal my friend..............I thought it sounded lovely,great playing(read as excellent), superb tone and thanks for posting for us all to enjoy.
Title: VH2.......THE DADDY OF ALL PICKUPS!!!!
Post by: irnbru on July 24, 2005, 11:10:28 PM
Quote from: Tim
superb tone and thanks for posting for us all to enjoy.


Thanks for listening i was so blown away by the tone of these pickups that i had to post somthing. i almost want to buy another guitar just to get another set of pickups.lol. many thanks for the feedback good and bad, ill be sure to post some more.
j
Title: VH2.......THE DADDY OF ALL PICKUPS!!!!
Post by: WITH FULL DISTORTION on July 24, 2005, 11:40:29 PM
tsc tsc, i didnīt say BK pickups are cr@p. i didnīt say that i only like or know or play extreme metal, iīm not a narrow minded junkie or something like that.

i Liked the playing(very good, way Better than mine), i liked the Sweet Tone(again, not bashing tim and his hability to make excellent pickups, and not bashing our friend that make the effor to post this awesome clip) and i just thought(since all of you lead workers like a good bright tone for soloing, doesnīt matter if blues, jazz, soul, funky, heavy, bluegrass etc) it could be a Little, just a Little little more Bright on the bass.
But sorry if you understood me Wrong. now iīm clarifying things up.

I LIKED THE PLAYING.
J.P


Quote from: Tim
Quote from: WITH FULL DISTORTION
good tone man, a little bit Mushy but i guess itīs the EQ you used
but very good stuff. playing and tone wising.


Bit mushy!!!!! :evil: For god's sake we don't all play extreme metal my friend..............I thought it sounded lovely,great playing(read as excellent), superb tone and thanks for posting for us all to enjoy.
Title: VH2.......THE DADDY OF ALL PICKUPS!!!!
Post by: 38thBeatle on July 25, 2005, 07:45:52 AM
Welcome from me too. As John Major would surely have said "Most agreeable".
Title: VH2.......THE DADDY OF ALL PICKUPS!!!!
Post by: Afghan Dave on July 25, 2005, 12:20:57 PM
Very Very Cool!

This is just how i'd love to sound in a smoky bar with a beer, trouble is I don't sound that good anywhere.

Nice one.
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Post by: jt on July 25, 2005, 12:26:49 PM
:D Yep very nicely done !!    :D

 :D  8)
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Post by: Elliot on July 25, 2005, 02:13:10 PM
Very nice,

Do you play guitar for porn movies?
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Post by: irnbru on July 25, 2005, 02:32:40 PM
Quote from: Elliot
Very nice,

Do you play guitar for porn movies?


hehe Yes! and i star in them too.
j
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Post by: Sekhmet on July 25, 2005, 05:03:45 PM
^

You lucky bas*ard  :wink:

Very nice playing there dude, loverly tone, really nice and relaxing.

I'm tempted to get a VH2 for the neck of my V with a miracle man in the bridge or a calibrated set of miracle men.

You might find it too powerful for a neck.............if you want a similar tone but voiced for the neck go for...............VHII neck.It's a special wind, still good and strong but clear too! 8)
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Post by: HJM on July 25, 2005, 08:08:25 PM
Welcome - great sound!
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Post by: TwilightOdyssey on July 28, 2005, 02:39:50 AM
That sounded really cool; reminded me of being in New Orleans. :)
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Post by: Tim on July 28, 2005, 09:29:34 AM
OK, who's the deaf idiot that voted 'poor' on this one.............c'mon own up, let's hear what you've got to say!
I can understand maybe not personally liking this type of tone or playing but poor it is not.The playing is first class, very tasteful and with excellent phrasing, the tone...........pure Gary Moore.
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Post by: Ratrod on July 28, 2005, 11:05:43 AM
Big Brother Ol might be able to find out.
Title: VH2.......THE DADDY OF ALL PICKUPS!!!!
Post by: irnbru on July 28, 2005, 01:02:09 PM
your making me blush guys :oops: . however i too would love to know what the person didnt like about it. thats why i put the poll; to find honest opinions.

i tell u what, to change the subject to the complete oposite of poor(in my opinon of course, lol). i have just purchased a THD Univalve. it will be with me in about 2 weeks. i cant wait!!! can u imagine how the VH2's and the THD will sound together. im not sure if my SM57 will be able to handle all the sonic info. ill be sure to post somthing as soon as i get it.
j
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Post by: Ol on July 30, 2005, 12:10:22 AM
Quote from: Ratrod
Big Brother Ol might be able to find out.


Hmmm. My powers don't stretch that far on this occasion.

Ol. :twisted:
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Post by: March on July 30, 2005, 01:11:39 AM
Quote from: irnbru
your making me blush guys :oops: . however i too would love to know what the person didnt like about it. thats why i put the poll; to find honest opinions.

i tell u what, to change the subject to the complete oposite of poor(in my opinon of course, lol). i have just purchased a THD Univalve. it will be with me in about 2 weeks. i cant wait!!! can u imagine how the VH2's and the THD will sound together. im not sure if my SM57 will be able to handle all the sonic info. ill be sure to post somthing as soon as i get it.
j


If it sounds anything like my VHII equipped Strat through a VHT, you will be made up. :-)

PS - extremely impressed with your playing. I'm sure the person who voted 'poor' was expressing their opinion of their opinion...  :lol:
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Post by: WITH FULL DISTORTION on July 30, 2005, 03:15:43 AM
IT WASNT ME
ahahhaahahaah i didnīt vote in the poll
Title: VH2.......THE DADDY OF ALL PICKUPS!!!!
Post by: Wolfie on August 11, 2005, 11:38:37 AM
Excellent playing my friend, excellent tone.

What guitar are the VHII in ?

Regards

Phil
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Post by: Slipjack on August 11, 2005, 10:09:16 PM
I gotta' say I don't hate it. Far from it.

Great playing and tone. I don't think it's too mushy at all.
Title: VH2.......THE DADDY OF ALL PICKUPS!!!!
Post by: irnbru on August 12, 2005, 01:48:13 PM
Quote from: Wolfie


What guitar are the VHII in ?


Phil


the Guitar i used was a 1990 RG 550, i put the pickups in these as i was told that basswood allows you to hear the true sound of the pickup without any extra colouring.
j
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Post by: PhilKing on August 13, 2005, 01:17:23 PM
Really nice sound and playing.  It reminded me a bit of the newer Stan Webb things (Chicken Shack - Still Live After All These Years).  It is interesting to hear how the basswood affects the tone of the VHII.  I have mine in a PRS with a maple cap and I don't think they have quite as much bass.  They are a really versatile pickup (Versatile Humbucker Too perhaps  :roll: ).  In the PRS, the split pickup sounds are great too.

What other equipment were you using?
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Post by: _tom_ on August 13, 2005, 02:39:57 PM
I dunno if I've allready replied but that sounded amazing! My newest Mule demo's been deleted or something  :cry:
Title: VH2.......THE DADDY OF ALL PICKUPS!!!!
Post by: irnbru on August 14, 2005, 05:37:38 PM
Quote from: PhilKing


What other equipment were you using?


i was using the Cornford 6 watt harlequin. i am gonna post somthing with THD very soon, too see if i can get even more from the pickups.
j
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Post by: rinse_master on August 15, 2005, 11:00:17 AM
Very nice!, thick and soulful

I didn't mind the popping either...., my comp needs more ram too, i'm used to it  :lol:
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Post by: SixGunLover on June 11, 2006, 08:13:04 AM
Awesome clip - the tone, the style and the playing are all brilliant; great soulful blues guitar. This clip has confirmed to me that often it is the space between the notes that determines a solo's greatness.

Can I ask who your influences are as a guitarist (tone and style)? Your playing has inspired me to practice that little bit harder.

Keep up the good work,
- Hamish.
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Post by: hunter on June 11, 2006, 10:08:11 AM
Welcome to the Forum!

This received an "Excellent" from me.

Though I agree, the voicing of the Carrera/Harlequin is on the smooth/dark side, which is why I didn't buy it and got a UniValve Top instead. I love to listen to these Santanaesque creamy tones, but don't like to play them (I need more crunch to get excited:)

Great Tone and playing, wanna hear more !!

Re the crackle: Maybe you could get rid of it by increasing the sample buffer / latency in the soundcard/host app settings. If you're not real time monitoring the recording, latency is no issue anyway.
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Post by: indysmith on June 11, 2006, 07:54:52 PM
Love the clip - FIT tone 8) I'll play like that one day. Probably when the mood swings stop.
Title: VH2.......THE DADDY OF ALL PICKUPS!!!!
Post by: lifted on June 12, 2006, 03:50:46 PM
Smokin' tone.  Welcome to the Forum.  Nice playing as well.
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Post by: 38thBeatle on June 12, 2006, 06:58:15 PM
er, this was first posted July last year  :wink: .
Title: VH2.......THE DADDY OF ALL PICKUPS!!!!
Post by: hunter on June 12, 2006, 09:46:25 PM
Quote from: 38thBeatle
er, this was first posted July last year  :wink: .



LOOOOLLLLLL!!!!!!

got me too here
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Post by: steve on June 12, 2006, 10:38:50 PM
Its still 2005 isnt it?
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Post by: 38thBeatle on June 12, 2006, 11:19:03 PM
Well I am stuck in 1966 at the moment ( no not the World Cup)- going through one of my many 1960's music phases-  saddo!
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Post by: hunter on June 13, 2006, 06:45:04 PM
Don't start with 1966, I am German and I tell you: that was NO GOAL !

,)
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Post by: 38thBeatle on June 13, 2006, 06:58:09 PM
You can tell how uninterested in football I am by the fact that the 1966 final hadn't entered my head and I find it mildly embarrassing that my countrymen dwell on that. '66 was a vintage year for music imho.
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Post by: SMS3 on June 28, 2006, 12:36:02 PM
Great!! I like it lots!
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Post by: CaffeineJunkie on June 28, 2006, 05:55:52 PM
Quote from: indysmith
Probably when the mood swings stop.


They don't. You're gonna be like this for the rest of your life, may as well give up..... :lol:  :lol:  jokes