so the zebra HD calibrated set has been installed in my flying V....and WOW. My first all alnico V BKP set, these things have got the TONE!!!
...so balanced, so sweet! took ages deciding between these and VHIIs, Tim's guidance was spot on as usual!
THe HDs have given me exactly what I was looking for allround pickups that can do anything, clean --> rock --> metal. I needed a warmer, juicier guitar sound to cover classic rock and hard rock and that is what I got (CS + c-bomb are going to a different guitar- alder random star! metal axe), and a great alternative axe to my other V with painkillers (mahogany metal machine)
Neck pickup- juicy, full, singing- love it, so natural and open sounding and stays clear with high gain
coil-split neck- amazing for strat style funky clean stuff!
Middle position- I usually never use this position but like it a lot, it sounds exactly like the cold sweat neck but with a tad less bass). Equally as good as the neck only for sweep picking etc
Bridge - As someone mentioned in a previous post- the way a JB was supposed to be! tighter bass, smooth highs, warmth in the mids, good pinch harmonics.....no bad quacky or ice picky frequencies to be heard like the modern JB
Coil-split bridge (or not) = van halen tone to a tee!
Both pickups responds so well to picking dynamics, I'm loving the 'air'!
Highly recommended! and many thanks to Tim for making such a versatile beaut of a pickup! :P
