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Author Topic: Decision time: Nailbomb A5, Rebel Yell or Holy Diver  (Read 2049 times)

herbychimp

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Decision time: Nailbomb A5, Rebel Yell or Holy Diver
« on: February 21, 2011, 01:41:01 PM »
Deciding between all of the above in an alder-bodied hard-tailed strat is very difficult! Nailbomb sounds great but I wonder if it will be a little too aggressive for my needs (not a metal player) Holy Diver sounds cool too but is it versatile enough and the Rebel Yell seems to be more of a choice for mahogany bodies! Help!! I had wanted to change the mid (Chopper) and neck (BC something or other modelled on an Air Norton - hate it!) but may have to wait a while for those. Any suggestions?

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Re: Decision time: Nailbomb A5, Rebel Yell or Holy Diver
« Reply #1 on: February 21, 2011, 01:53:32 PM »
If you're looking warm thick lead tones. I would go for the HD, cleans up well too. NB is more agressive, RY's might be too bright for your guitar.
Mules, VHII, Crawler, MM's, IT's, BG50's.

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Re: Decision time: Nailbomb A5, Rebel Yell or Holy Diver
« Reply #2 on: February 21, 2011, 02:30:43 PM »
What Telerocker said.

Kride

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Re: Decision time: Nailbomb A5, Rebel Yell or Holy Diver
« Reply #3 on: February 21, 2011, 03:04:26 PM »
Definetly HD out of those options JMO. And it's very versatile as well.

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Re: Decision time: Nailbomb A5, Rebel Yell or Holy Diver
« Reply #4 on: February 21, 2011, 11:07:05 PM »
never tried, but HDs are perfect in alder superstrats, they say...
Mule, MQ, Stockholm, CS, RY, MM, PK, ANB, CNB, AWP, CWP, PiG90...

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Re: Decision time: Nailbomb A5, Rebel Yell or Holy Diver
« Reply #5 on: February 22, 2011, 03:37:08 AM »
i have an a5 nailbomb in my les paul studio and i love it. its grindy but still organic. its bright  but not annoying.

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Re: Decision time: Nailbomb A5, Rebel Yell or Holy Diver
« Reply #6 on: February 22, 2011, 01:50:42 PM »
We're talking alder strat here. I think HD is the better option.
Mules, VHII, Crawler, MM's, IT's, BG50's.

'Ash' J. Williams

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Re: Decision time: Nailbomb A5, Rebel Yell or Holy Diver
« Reply #7 on: February 22, 2011, 03:58:01 PM »
^This.

From my experience, Naillbomb is more at home in mahogany. HD for Alder/Ash.
ABb/VHIIn/CRb/IT/EM/HD/EM/BD/Juggs/AM/Mules/A5 NB/MthrMlk
Had: PGs/SMn/PKb/A5 BH 6&7/CS/MiracleMb/RRn/