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ritualhomicide

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hair metal BKP set for alder body?
« on: January 30, 2009, 08:44:26 PM »
what BKP humbucker set would sound good for 80's hair metal?

this would be for Super Strat w/ alder body, maple neck & fingerboard, OFR.

thanks
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DimeZakk

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Re: hair metal BKP set for alder body?
« Reply #1 on: January 30, 2009, 08:48:49 PM »
HOLY DIVER! He's been down too long in the midnight sea...
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Nolly

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Re: hair metal BKP set for alder body?
« Reply #2 on: January 30, 2009, 09:39:23 PM »
Second the Holy Diver, but the Cold Sweat could also be great for a brighter sound. Another approach could be to go to the much lower output VHIIs.
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Philly Q

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Re: hair metal BKP set for alder body?
« Reply #3 on: January 30, 2009, 09:49:52 PM »
I found the Rebel Yell quite hair metal sounding, but that was in a mahogany LP Junior type.  Don't know how it would sound in a Strat, but it'd be pretty bright for sure.
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Re: hair metal BKP set for alder body?
« Reply #4 on: January 31, 2009, 01:58:57 PM »
VH2!

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Re: hair metal BKP set for alder body?
« Reply #5 on: January 31, 2009, 02:46:46 PM »
Another vote for the Holy Diver - it's great in alder & has tons of fat raunchy midrange grind... :)
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Re: hair metal BKP set for alder body?
« Reply #6 on: January 31, 2009, 05:49:09 PM »
hoOOoly dIivah!
sole survivah!
your honour's cleEEEEaaannn!
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Denim n Leather

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Re: hair metal BKP set for alder body?
« Reply #7 on: February 01, 2009, 12:44:20 AM »
Depends on what you mean by 'hair metal'. A lot of bands used the Duncan Distortion. The Miracle Man will cover that territory but with more resolution.
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ericsabbath

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Re: hair metal BKP set for alder body?
« Reply #8 on: February 01, 2009, 02:11:43 AM »
both painkiller and cold sweat have a closer voicing to the distortion than the miracle man
the distortion has a ton of mids
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