I've got VHIIs in a Jackson Dinky. The guitars are quite different, so it's hard to compare them that well. The VHIIs seem more open and clear, more single coil like if you will. I believe that's down to the large offset between the coils (one is much more powerful than the other). It's like a big single coil sound, but it takes gain really well. I like both them and the CSs for different reasons :)