Nailbomb in Explorer tone report...

[HTH AMPS]

ok, so I settled on a Nailbomb for my Explorer and I've had a chance to play around with it for a while.  Very happy with it overall - just what I was after.

It's got that EQ balance I like with a great fat, snarly midrange.  The bass is big & chunky begging you to turn up the gain.  The top end is very clear and cutting, again perfect for heavy doses of gain.

Surprisingly, the clean tone is really nice too - very precise and bell-like.

 :twisted:

[99_not_out]

Clips!
Always wanted an Explorer ... all that early Metallica I guess.
Nice to hear the Nailbombs do good cleans too, nearly bought one myself but just had to go for the Warpig! Always want more, me ...  :P

[HTH AMPS]

Clips!
Always wanted an Explorer ... all that early Metallica I guess.

exactly why I bought one - been playing 'Puppets riffs all afternoon.

 :twisted:

[99_not_out]

Ahhh, what a Sunday you've had!
Reminds me, I've been meaning to dig out the Tab for 'Thing and try the Warpig on it. But all classics ... "50 minutes of metal perfection" as the adverts said at the time. Damn it, must go and listen to it now!

Oh well.

[Tol]

Awesome,

I thought you were going to get the Holy Diver.   What changed your mind?

The Nailbomb doesn't get much talk on the forum anymore it seems, but I really like it for clean, rock and metal.

[Tim]

HTH...............why didn't you say it was you on the phone when you ordered!!Apologies :oops: !Glad you like it anyway.

[WITH FULL DISTORTION]

ahahahahahahahah
man,did it souhds like my nailbombtoo? diD you watched the clips?
Q:P

[Tol]

ok, so I settled on a Nailbomb for my Explorer and I've had a chance to play around with it for a while.  Very happy with it overall - just what I was after.

It's got that EQ balance I like with a great fat, snarly midrange.  The bass is big & chunky begging you to turn up the gain.  The top end is very clear and cutting, again perfect for heavy doses of gain.

Surprisingly, the clean tone is really nice too - very precise and bell-like.

 :twisted:

What amps have you tried it with?  I have played with a Jcm900 but the amp is not 100%.

[HTH AMPS]

Awesome,

I thought you were going to get the Holy Diver.   What changed your mind?

The Nailbomb doesn't get much talk on the forum anymore it seems, but I really like it for clean, rock and metal.

I had it down to the HD and NB - Tim said that the HD would be too dark in an Explorer.  He suggested a VHII or NB - I went for the hotter of the two since I want this for metal mainly.

I'd love to try a HD in the Explorer one day, still curious as hell to hear one - the description of them sounds droolsome   :lol:

 :twisted:

[HTH AMPS]

HTH...............why didn't you say it was you on the phone when you ordered!!Apologies :oops: !Glad you like it anyway.

err, dunno - never thought to say really  :?

it's all good anyway, finally got the neck pickup installed too after a week trying to find some mounting screws long enough (damn duncans, grr).  It's only a temporary thing anyway, will have a BKP neck pickup soon as funds allow.

 :twisted:

[HTH AMPS]

ahahahahahahahah
man,did it souhds like my nailbombtoo? diD you watched the clips?
Q:P

your 5150 clips sound brutal, mine isn't quite that insane as I'm only playing with a Marshall plexi and treble booster.  We're talking early Metallica (Kill 'Em All) gain levels.

I've got a Digitech Death Metal pedal on the way for some mad gain - should be ok for the bedroom.

Also secured a Laney GH100L head, so I'll be in metal nirvana very soon.

 :twisted:

[HTH AMPS]

What amps have you tried it with?  I have played with a Jcm900 but the amp is not 100%.

just with my plexi with either a treble booster or SD-1.  not exactly a metal setup but as mentioned in one of my last replies, my metal rig is in the pipeline.

 :twisted:

[Crazy_Joe]

ahahahahahahahah
man,did it souhds like my nailbombtoo? diD you watched the clips?
Q:P

your 5150 clips sound brutal, mine isn't quite that insane as I'm only playing with a Marshall plexi and treble booster.  We're talking early Metallica (Kill 'Em All) gain levels.

I've got a Digitech Death Metal pedal on the way for some mad gain - should be ok for the bedroom.

Also secured a Laney GH100L head, so I'll be in metal nirvana very soon.

 :twisted:

Awesome, i have GH50L and Nailbomb loaded Explorer too  :twisted:

[HTH AMPS]

Joe,

I tried a GH100L and a 6505+ at Wembley Guitar Centre and although I liked the Peavey best for out and out metal, the Laney wasn't far behind at all.  Certainly nothing a SD-1 couldn't solve for some extra oomph!!!

 :twisted: