Sorry to bring this up, but judging on what I read here, it seems the Black Dog excels at chording and rhythm work, and the VHII would be a more lead voiced pick up. Satriani himself claims that he puts much more emphasis on dialing in a good lead tone live, as he mostly plays melody. Just thinking outloud...
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Thankyou very much for your thoughts. Ill bear that in mind...
Rich.