Author Topic: only boy in a band... (Read 5733 times)

mia · « **on:** March 08, 2006, 07:51:27 PM »

hi, ive kind of heard that the miracle man is better for a lone guitarist than the nailbomb (which is better suited to dual players due to its increased mids)...im just checking if this is true as i just happen to be a lone guitarist in a three piece band.

I play mostly hard rock (ala Muse)...but am also partial to metal, surf rock and punk (i also like to experiment)...im looking for quite a high gain bridge pickup with nice crunch that is capable of all these styles...ive got an alder bodied super strat and was wondering which of the two would best suit my needs?

any help would be great... :P

dave_mc · « **Reply #1 on:** March 08, 2006, 08:06:15 PM »

i haven't tried either, but i'd have thought nailbomb- it's always the one recommended for a vareity of styles (including metal).

HJM · « **Reply #2 on:** March 08, 2006, 08:13:40 PM »

In this case take the Nailbombs...I think Matt has a few Nailbombs in his live guitars.

The Miracle Man has a stronger low midrange, so it fills space. But because of the diverse range of tones you're looking for its a +1 for the Nailbomb!

Muso · « **Reply #3 on:** March 08, 2006, 10:17:10 PM »

wait a minute since when has Muse been hard rock lol

I've got a nailbomb and its definately designed for heavy metal but I roll off the gain and play mostly hard rock/80s pop very organic sounding. No idea what the miracle man sounds like, guess zack wylde tone which I don't dig. I don't think u can go far wrong with the nailbomb that is untill the "Rebel Yell" comes out wooo!

willo · « **Reply #4 on:** March 09, 2006, 01:20:09 AM »

hi!

when i read 'only boy in a band', deep down I was hoping that you were the guy from the Corrs - any chance of hooking me up with some phone numbers

What amp are you using, anyhow? I get a really great crunch tone from my VHIIs into a JCM800, but the solo tone doesn't quite have enough 'ooomph' for my tastes since I've got a Crawler - although the Crawler doesn't crunch as well as the VHII. Swings and roundabouts.

I'd guess you can't go wrong with a Nailbomb though, they seem to cover a lot of ground, even the clean sound is really nice.

Jonesy · « **Reply #5 on:** March 09, 2006, 04:43:33 PM »

What would u say muse were then?...its tricky...coz their alot of things

Muso · « **Reply #6 on:** March 09, 2006, 04:46:53 PM »

I dunno about what to call muse, theyre pretty unique maybe just brit-rock?

sambo · « **Reply #7 on:** March 09, 2006, 04:49:09 PM »

yer theyre definately a lot of things.... hence my stance on why sub-genres suck.... just put em in brit-pop or rock and everyones happy.

id say theyre like melodic rock... cause a lot of their stuff is actually qutie 'heavy' if you think about it its just so melodic you dont really notice it.... not heavy as in metal kinda heavy though...

dave_mc · « **Reply #8 on:** March 09, 2006, 05:14:02 PM »

Quote from: willo

when i read 'only boy in a band', deep down I was hoping that you were the guy from the Corrs - any chance of hooking me up with some phone numbers

what do you want jim corr's phone number for, willo?

:twisted:

sambo · « **Reply #9 on:** March 09, 2006, 05:15:41 PM »

to get hold of one of the few great things that ireland has given us....

Jonesy · « **Reply #10 on:** March 09, 2006, 05:30:57 PM »

im using a Laney VC30 for cleans and a Marshal DSL50 for my heaver stuff.

Jonesy · « **Reply #11 on:** March 09, 2006, 05:45:19 PM »

Nice call sambo...Melodic rock 8) ...my new genre for Muse

sambo · « **Reply #12 on:** March 09, 2006, 05:56:34 PM »

yeahhhhhh 8)

Steve-Mr Pig 2U · « **Reply #13 on:** March 09, 2006, 07:27:15 PM »

For one guitar bands, the Nailbomb really helps you stand out in the mix and is very versitle.

dave_mc · « **Reply #14 on:** March 09, 2006, 09:58:28 PM »

Quote from: sambo

to get hold of one of the few great things that ireland has given us....

i know. well done for spoiling the joke, sambo :lol:

Author Topic: only boy in a band... (Read 5733 times)

Steve-Mr Pig 2U