I was just recommended Abraxas or Holy Diver by a guitar tech in the city here. He said that he LOVES the Holy Diver for rhythm hard rock / metal, and that he likes the Abraxas better for lead / cleans. Tough call. I listened to some Abraxas clips someone here put up on Youtube, and they were brilliant!
I really REALLY like the VHII set but I would put them in something like a Les Paul. I don't know that they would get on with the Godin LG. I also LOVE the Crawler / Black Dog but the guitar tech opines that the crunch tone from both of these is much more plain and boring. He said the Abraxas and Holy Diver have a lot more of that gritty character I like.
For what it's worth, I usually use the bridge pickup for high gain rhythm crunch and scorching leads, and I use the neck for cleans, low gain crunch chords, and legato passages.
