Hi!
There was another superstrat-thread some days ago but I didn't want to hijack that. However, this might be useful information to him too and to anybody else with a same kind of guitar. And since I got 2 suggestions, this is a good place to gather further information from people :)
Well anyway, I'm having a strat with HSS configuration built (started already), with an alder body, 4 millimeters thick flame maple top, bolt on maple neck with a rosewood fretboard. A hipshot US contour tremolo (a modernized vintage solution).
What I asked for:
Pickups, bridge:
-A cross between Doug Aldrich's tone from DIO live DVD 'Evil or devine', and
old Van Halen tone. Aggressive and tight attack but singing tone.
-Good midrange, not very nasal though
-The pickup should sound nice clean too
Pickups, mid&neck:
-Singing and clear, with tight attack. Can be vintage vibe but it's not required.
Can be aggressive. Will be used for leads too (middle pretty much only clean, neck for both
distortion and clean).
-Nice cleans too.
-Should balance with the bridge pickup well enough. Of course, the output
differences in a HSS set is a compromise that I've accepted.
Well, I got two suggestions: Holydiver-Trilogy-Trilogy, or Nailbomb-IT-IT. Tim described that the first option is a hot, punchy combination with excellent clean and driven tone. The latter option has a little less output overall, more old school tone with more of a vintage edge.
I have listened to clips now that the choises have narrowed and I'm leaning towards the Nailbomb-IT-IT. I think it would take me very near that Aldrich ballpark, but also have that 'percussive' thing that Van Halen's old tone had (no disrispect for his new tone though :D). I should have used that word 'percussive' on the mail to Tim, but it didn't occur to me then.
Anyway, comments people? I have not set my mind completely yet and would like some comments from people who own these pickups. I have read about the HD coupled with an alder body and AM tempted by the Trilogy suites. I really like Yngwie's playing and his tone.
-Zaned
