HolyDiver in my SuperStrat of the 80's Gods

[BrickMcLargeHuge]

So I'm looking to get the pickups for my new 80's Super Strat. I'm playing stuff like Dio, Maiden, Priest, VH, and so on... it looks like the HolyDiver is sexactly what I want. I'm excited!

The guitar is a Birdseye Maple Neck Bolt-On, with a Alder Body and Flamed Maple top.  I think it's going to be brighter than your average super Strat.

Do you think this is the right direction?

Or should I put in a Warpig, and dial back the tone knob when necessary?  Would that be overkill for a bolt-on like mine?


I've got DiMarzio Evolutions in now... how would those compare to the pickups I just mentioned?

And is there any way I can avoid paying the 17.5% VAT, since I live in the USA?  (Or I'm willing to buy this pickup from someone).

(You won't believe how affordable it was)

[lifted]

I don't know , maybe a miracle man or a cold sweat.  I am loving the Sweat I have in the neck for any Dave murray excursions and it is really just superb for everything.  I have a nailbomb in the bridge, and that would be too bright in your guitar, I'm pretty sure.  Mine's mahogany, and it is still kinda bright-middy       i live in U>S and, no, you can SUBTRACT the VAT if you order from Tim direct, which I recommend, so you can have him wind it Special for you

[horsehead]

off topic, what guitar is that please?

[PhilKing]

When you order direct and give the destination as the USA, the order system subtracts the 17.5% VAT for you.

[FernandoDuarte]

off topic, what guitar is that please?

+1

[il˙ti]

Holy Divers would be my choice for that guitar.

[shaman]

..is it a Suhr?

[BrickMcLargeHuge]

It's a Carvin Countour C66 :) Totally custom, and I got it basically new for a steal from someone else. The playability is incredible.

Fro the type of music I'll be playing with this guitar, I don't need overwhelming, crushing distortion. But I do like rich, harmonic lead tone. Will the HolyDiver give me that?

[FernandoDuarte]

Just to add: In this pic is a Flamed Maple top, not a Quilted...

[BrickMcLargeHuge]

Haha, you're right ... I zoned out typing this ;p

[Roobubba]

I like the "natural pose" of the guitar in the undergrowth :)

Roo

[shaman]

ahh..a Carv'...awesome axes..I owned one for years and I loved the neck-those guys are great

[BrickMcLargeHuge]

I like the "natural pose" of the guitar in the undergrowth :)

Roo

(The pics are from the guy I bought them from.... there's no forest within 10 miles of me, I'm an urbanite).

*whispering British/Australian narrator* Unseen by it's prey, the Carvin Countour 66 crouches motionlessly in the foliage. This guitar has been known to eat over 2 times its own weight in one sitting, which it will then digest over a series of totally wicked solos.

[Roobubba]

I like the "natural pose" of the guitar in the undergrowth :)

Roo

(The pics are from the guy I bought them from.... there's no forest within 10 miles of me, I'm an urbanite).

*whispering British/Australian narrator* Unseen by it's prey, the Carvin Countour 66 crouches motionlessly in the foliage. This guitar has been known to eat over 2 times its own weight in one sitting, which it will then digest over a series of totally wicked solos.

Ahha, you refer, of course, to the inelegant slug-like beast, the telecaster. Incidentally, one of the guitarists at a gig on Saturday in Oxford had one. He looked like a complete *** jockey as a result, which is a shame, because the band were pretty good. Thankfully, you couldn't often hear the guitar - because when you could, it was HORRIBLE!!
But I digress.

Roo

[Doadman]

My requirements were very similar to yours in terms of the sound I was looking for; rich and harmonic but also capable of plenty distortion if required. I use Cold Sweats for both neck and bridge but I think for the wood in your guitar a Holy Diver might be a better option for the bridge.