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Twinfan

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It's a bit Slash-like...
« on: February 23, 2009, 10:29:28 PM »
I fitted my spare VHIIs to my McCarty Rosewood last night to see how they sound.  The more I play it, the more I like 'em in there.  Took blummin ages to dial them in though, I just couldn't get the bridge sounding good.  I've now got it about 1.5mm from the strings or else it sounded a bit thin and wimpy.  Very odd.  Sounds good now though, I'll try it at volume at Doppelganger rehearsal on Wednesday  :D

So if Slash played a PRS, maybe it might look a bit like this.....

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Ian Price

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Re: It's a bit Slash-like...
« Reply #1 on: February 23, 2009, 10:33:53 PM »
Vey nice Dave. This may swing me - I was looking at a covered set of HBs for the LP. Black uncovered looks very nice indeed.
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Re: It's a bit Slash-like...
« Reply #2 on: February 23, 2009, 10:36:54 PM »
Hooray PRS PORN!

Lookin' good Dave :)
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Re: It's a bit Slash-like...
« Reply #3 on: February 23, 2009, 10:44:21 PM »
Interesting about the bridge pickup sounding thin.  I guess that would be less likely in the Korina...  How's the VHII neck compared with the CS neck?
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Twinfan

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Re: It's a bit Slash-like...
« Reply #4 on: February 23, 2009, 10:52:38 PM »
From memory, the VHIIs in general are more single-coil like due to the massive offset in coils that they have.  It's a bit more stratty as a neck humbucker if that makes sense?
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Re: It's a bit Slash-like...
« Reply #5 on: February 23, 2009, 10:59:36 PM »
Yes, perfect sense.  I didn't realise the neck pickup also had the big offset between the coils, that's interesting.

One of these days I may actually get my bridge VHII fitted in my Strat - I'm hoping/expecting it's a good choice for an HSS set.
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Re: It's a bit Slash-like...
« Reply #6 on: February 23, 2009, 11:03:08 PM »
It should be.  I loved the VHIIs in my Jackson Dinky.
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dave_mc

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Re: It's a bit Slash-like...
« Reply #7 on: February 23, 2009, 11:15:02 PM »
nice. i like the cream ring/black pickups combo. :)
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Re: It's a bit Slash-like...
« Reply #8 on: February 23, 2009, 11:25:20 PM »
Quote from: dave_mc on February 23, 2009, 11:15:02 PM
nice. i like the cream ring/black pickups combo. :)

Agreed, I like a bit of contrast too.  Never liked the look of black pickups in black rings (or white Strat pickups on a white scratchplate, for that matter).
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Re: It's a bit Slash-like...
« Reply #9 on: February 24, 2009, 01:51:02 AM »
Sooo... not selling them anymore? :)
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Re: It's a bit Slash-like...
« Reply #10 on: February 24, 2009, 08:21:11 AM »
Not sure yet.  I'm trying them out for a bit  ;)
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Re: It's a bit Slash-like...
« Reply #11 on: February 24, 2009, 06:18:15 PM »
Quote from: Twinfan on February 23, 2009, 10:29:28 PM
I fitted my spare VHIIs.........Took blummin ages to dial them in though, I just couldn't get the bridge sounding good.  I've now got it about 1.5mm from the strings or else it sounded a bit thin and wimpy.

I've just had a play with the pickups and got them spot on now, I think!  I'd adjusted the polepieces to follow the string height curve (like I usually do) but after putting them back to 'flat' it seems to have cured my plinky/thin tone issue.  I guess they must have been raised too far out of the pickup leading to a thinner tone on the middle strings.

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Re: It's a bit Slash-like...
« Reply #12 on: February 24, 2009, 08:09:44 PM »
Quote from: Philly Q on February 23, 2009, 11:25:20 PM
Agreed, I like a bit of contrast too.  Never liked the look of black pickups in black rings (or white Strat pickups on a white scratchplate, for that matter).

i just like everything... :lol:
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Re: It's a bit Slash-like...
« Reply #13 on: February 24, 2009, 10:44:04 PM »

That looks very nice indeed. I am a bit jealous :O)

Agree for the more straty appeal especially of the neck, I have my neck VHII very low so it's abit like the RebelYell set, with a big difference of Bridge and Neck, I can go from all out on the Bridge to pretty clean with nice hair on the Neck.

I also recommend to go for thick strings on the bass side, I have 10-50 fitted now, and the low strings sound huge and tight when distorted.
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Re: It's a bit Slash-like...
« Reply #14 on: May 06, 2009, 09:07:01 AM »
Just an update on this thread for everyone.

After having left the VHIIs in the guitar for a while, and gigging them a couple of times, I wasn't happy with the tone.  The VHIIs were a bit too much like a single coil, and in combination with the solid rosewood neck the tone was too scooped.  Great for cleaner stuff, but with more gain in a band mix they were too thin and lacked punch.

So my other McRosie (with Holydivers) has become the #1 gigging McCarty and has been named 'Slash'.  The old skool maple top with mineral streaks and zebra pickups remind me of his Kris Derrig LP replica.  The guitar in the first post has been renamed 'Perla' ( Slash's bird, get it?  ;) ) and is awaiting some overwound PAF-style pickups I have on order.  Hotter pickups seem to work well with a rosewood neck to bring back some thickness (but not too much!).

I thought Hunter, Gizmo and anyone else who owns (or may own in the future) a McRosie might find the info useful.

And just because I love them, here's a gratuitious pic of the pair of them chiling out on the sofa together  ;)

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