Gas for the Rebel Yell

[Dave Sloven]

Kentucky Frost  :lol:

[darthphineas]

some have mentioned the RY being so much brighter, but I'm not hearing it.  I'm also the type that first started with the JB and don't hear where people say that one has that ice-pick quality...probably from building my sound around that characteristic for almost 30 years.  so when I put the HD and the RY in the same guitar, the RY wins my ear.

Out of the BKPs that I have (HD, VHII, RY), if I'd have gotten the RY first, I might have stopped there.  in fact, although the HD is a nice model, I'm not totally sure I wouldn't swap it out for a RY if given the chance.  hmmmm... my inbox is open if someone would like to discuss something like that.   :lol:


EDIT:  after going back and spending more time with both this afternoon, I'll have to recant the idea of swapping.  everything is fine where it is.  lol!  but I do maintain that the RY would've stopped me dead in my tracks if I'd have tried it first.

[Kiichi]

I'll get a banjo and learn to play it one day

Preferably one with a pickup in it so I can put it through the Peavey  :lol:

Then I'd just have to work out how to play 'Dethroned Emperor' on it

Will that be Bluegrass Metal?

Cheers Stephan

Guess what good ol´Strymon just posted on their facebook wall...

http://youtu.be/txJuPc-y__U
They also did others. Four Horsemen is great and I am loving Hero of the Day as usual (S&M version amazing too for me).

[GuitarIv]

On count of the neck PU, may I ask what your reason for leaving out the neck RY is? Since it is being described as somewhat of a cross of the VHII and CS is certainly seems to fit in with the others you mention.

I didn't leave it out on purpose, the HD, the EM and the VHII are the ones that came to my mind first. Whereas the Cold Sweat has a nice clean sound, gives a great jazzy sparkle when in the middle position with the Painkiller and makes a great shredding pickup I want to try something that maybe sounds a bit thinner in the Neck position. A middle ground between the fat sound one associates with Neck pickups and something that still retains a certain edge and cut to the sound.

Anyway I'm pretty sure I'll be getting the RY as soon as I have the cash  :lol: