Author Topic: VHII and Irish Tour (Read 6773 times)

JamesHealey · « **on:** February 16, 2006, 05:39:28 PM »

I've recorded this little pickup demo slightly different, theres no desk EQ or anything just a direct record with a tad or reverb on the amp, Im using a Limited Edition Fender USA Deluxe Stratocaster with Swamp Ash body and Ebony Finger board, straight into an ENGL Screamer 50 1x12 Combo.

The demo runs through a clean chord progression playing the same thing but selecting through the VHII's and Irish Tour in HSH config with a 5 way switch.. so theirs 5 clips!

I then recorded a dirty sound with both hums neck and bridge same thing twice.

I think this gives a better idea of the what the pickups are capable of than a composition recording thats been eq'd and masterd.

dave_mc · « **Reply #1 on:** February 16, 2006, 06:15:52 PM »

awesome, i have an engl savage se, this should give me a good idea of the tone!

EDIT: just listened now- that was great!

hmmm... GAS... :twisted:

EDIT #2: on the clean bit, do you start with the bridge pickup, and work your way through the 5-way selector to the neck 'bucker (the way i think it is, going by the tones, but i'm unsure), or is it vice versa?

JamesHealey · « **Reply #2 on:** February 16, 2006, 10:04:55 PM »

yer starts at bridge and works it's way through to the neck yea.

willo · « **Reply #3 on:** February 16, 2006, 10:07:37 PM »

those are some really nice cleans from that amp. Is the Screamer voiced for a sort of 'vintage' overdriven (i.e. plexi) tone?

The VHII's clean up so well, I'm just listening to a little recording I did earlier and they are so good at cleans...regardless of whether we're talking humbuckers or not. I'm getting kinda dissatisfied with my Les Paul so I might go Warmoth and switch my VHII's into a HSH formation strat.

sambo · « **Reply #4 on:** February 16, 2006, 10:11:37 PM »

excellent mate...

nice playing, tone and good way of comparing the different switch pos.'s.

dave_mc · « **Reply #5 on:** February 16, 2006, 10:25:00 PM »

^ ^ i've only tried the screamer (don't own it like james), but i'd say channel 1 (clean and crunch) are vintagey, and channel 2 (soft lead and heavy lead) are modern- like most engls.

James: thanks!

Davey · « **Reply #6 on:** February 16, 2006, 10:35:21 PM »

this is the exact combo i am looking at for the strat i'm going to but next month .. gonna listen to it in the morrow

_tom_ · « **Reply #7 on:** February 19, 2006, 12:29:01 AM »

VERY nice tone! Gassing for an Engl now :lol: