Bare Knuckle Pickups Forum
Forum Ringside => Players => Topic started by: steve on August 23, 2007, 10:19:50 AM
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Hi,
Been playing my new Holy Diver pickups to death the past week since i got them. Just recorded a little improvised demo of them.
Les Paul into Vox Tonelab into recording studio.
My LP was always a bright sounding guitar but with the HD's the tone is warm and full. Very dynamic pickups,sound great clean and are wicked for blues/rock.
The demo is just a jumble of riffs and licks. Cheers.
Plus this is topic number 666.
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Whoa - big sound! Very thick sounding. 80s rock or what!
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Sounds massive steve :D I'd like to hear the tonelab with the same model just less gain and bass for a more vintagey rock sound - I definitely need a half decent modeller for using at uni through headphones and computer speakers and the tonelab sounds the best so far 8)
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Sounds really chunky, that's what I nearly went with for my Explorer. I need another guitar so I can have some Holy Divers :lol:
They remind me of that DiMarzio Super Distortion kind of tone - big and fat. Bet you could nail Maiden tones with that rig.
:twisted:
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Holy Divers!! my favourite pickups, sounds huge :D
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Holy Divers!! my favourite pickups, sounds huge :D
Cheers guys.
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I really like the slide parts.
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nice...go to love that sound and the toneport
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I really like the slide parts.
Imitation slide (cant do the real thing).
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AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!
:lol:
Your best tone until now.
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Excellent, thanks for another useful demo Steve!
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Excellent, thanks for another useful demo Steve!
Cheers Tim and the other guys for the kind words.
Hope this pic comes through of them in my LP. Not a close up but they make the guitar look even cooler.
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Nice!! :P
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Wow I liked that one- ranked up the pc speakers (which are awful-must get some decent speakers!) .Huge sound there Steve and, as always, lovely playing.
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les paul + holy diver = tone heaven :oops:
i was like "oh cr@p, another digital lineshite clip again" but this one is damn good!
nice playing too :D
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Sounds cr@p.
Just kidding! I loved it! Tone is nice, would love to hear it through a big amp.
And I love the Bad Seamstress Blues/Falling Apart At The Seams style slide playing. (You can't get that one by a child of the 80s, man!!!!)
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Sounds cr@p.
Just kidding! I loved it! Tone is nice, would love to hear it through a big amp.
And I love the Bad Seamstress Blues/Falling Apart At The Seams style slide playing. (You can't get that one by a child of the 80s, man!!!!)
Well spotted that man. the holy diver pickups told me to play play those riffs!!
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Superb clip in both playing and tone there Steve. I'd been considering HDs (or Rebel Yells) for my SE Singlecut for a while now, and that clip definitely helped me decided in favour of the HDs. Top stuff!
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Superb clip in both playing and tone there Steve. I'd been considering HDs (or Rebel Yells) for my SE Singlecut for a while now, and that clip definitely helped me decided in favour of the HDs. Top stuff!
Thanks very much. It was very easy to set the tone for this little demo, set the Tonelab to JCM2000 mode a little eq and the tone was good to go. Cant wait to record proper with it and really tweat the tone, got the perfect track as well.
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Very PHAT, very nice!!
Might wanna replace the bridge VHII in my SE Singlecut by one of those ...
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I was definitely surprised I don't like digital modlers as I don't believe it gives proper tone of pickups but this was very wel executed. Grt job.
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I was definitely surprised I don't like digital modlers as I don't believe it gives proper tone of pickups but this was very wel executed. Grt job.
I totally agree with your comment about digital modelers. I would love to record at home with my valve head but its just not possible. But out of all the modelers i have tried the Vox Tonelab has a great tone.But it will never be like the real thing.
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Have you tried the PODxt? what is your feeligns about the tonelab compared to that?
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curious when playing the HD you said it is warm. I have a JB and what I don't like is it muddys and is very loose undefined on lower strings. Nice lead tone but overall too loose. Confused between this, RY and Crawler. I want to stay in the 16 range as far power. Also looking for something with big open 3D tone.
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Love your clips Steve! every single one has been brilliant so far. I love the fatness of this clip, nice sustain to it, a real sleasy rock feel. :twisted:
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Love your clips Steve! every single one has been brilliant so far. I love the fatness of this clip, nice sustain to it, a real sleasy rock feel. :twisted:
Cheers mate, im looking forward to recoroding a full track with them soon.
I giggged with the HD's last night and had a few good comments from some guys in the crowd. Thewy sounded big.
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curious when playing the HD you said it is warm. I have a JB and what I don't like is it muddys and is very loose undefined on lower strings. Nice lead tone but overall too loose. Confused between this, RY and Crawler. I want to stay in the 16 range as far power. Also looking for something with big open 3D tone.
Its warm and deep and punchy but with loads of clarity. It does a great blues/low gain tone as well. Also i have noticed that the sustain has a real "bloom" to it, hard to describe but its like the note gets warmer the longer it is held. Tim, any idea what im talking about??
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Holy Hell that's Gorgeous. Sweet playing too :)
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Congrats from a fellow Holy Diver user - absolutely top clip! :D Just what this forum needed - a good rock-influenced clip of the HD rather than my rather hamfisted death/thrash/trad metal inspired efforts ;)
Holy Diver in a Les Paul does sound absolutely MASSIVE - I still laugh out loud when I unleash mine :twisted:
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Congrats from a fellow Holy Diver user - absolutely top clip! :D Just what this forum needed - a good rock-influenced clip of the HD rather than my rather hamfisted death/thrash/trad metal inspired efforts ;)
Holy Diver in a Les Paul does sound absolutely MASSIVE - I still laugh out loud when I unleash mine :twisted:
HOOOOLLLLLYYYY DIVER. They are cool sounding pickups, i like your clips as well. Its good to hear them in a different style.
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Holy shite! This is only the second, maybe third Holy Diver clip I have heard, but like another one I recall hearing and maybe moreso, the tone is MASSIVELY ASS KICKING GOOD!!!!
And it's digital as well which is even more impressive!
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There is a little valve involved in the sound so its not all digital. Cheers.
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There is a little valve involved in the sound so its not all digital. Cheers.
But it's only a single 12AX7 used in tone shaping so close enough :)
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That sounds fantastic!! :D
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That sounds fantastic!! :D
Cheers Johnny, i just worked out what the first riff sounds like. Anyone heard of XYZ "face down in the gutter"? The tone is very similiar as well, real raunchy 80's rock.
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Sounds bloody great.
Is this the bridge or neck pickup?
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Sounds bloody great.
Is this the bridge or neck pickup?
Both are used.
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Nice!
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Wow Congratulations pal not bad even though your a Satanic 666 guitar playing demon.-Ha
Anyway I loved that large sound how does it handle Metallica. I thought Cold Sweats were better for Les Pauls. Like had a larger tone. Maybe its preference maybe I am wrong. Keep posting clips and playing guitar
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Anyway I loved that large sound how does it handle Metallica. I thought Cold Sweats were better for Les Pauls. Like had a larger tone. Maybe its preference maybe I am wrong. Keep posting clips and playing guitar
Cold Sweats rock me thinks...