VHII Bridge in the Neck?

[jay h]

Anyone here tried this? I need to pair something up with my new-to-me C-Pig, and I have a VHII bridge lying around that could potentially do the job. I figure that since the VHIIs are essentially hot PAFs, the difference between the bridge and neck models, both tonally and output-wise, shouldn't be huge.

[darrenw5094]

There was a thread on this before and some members have successfully tried something like this. Not sure if it was the VHII though.

[Kiichi]

I doubt that there is a hand on experience out there for your situation. What I know is that some bridges have been placed in the neck position to great success. With the VHII the resitance numbers are similar enough and I donīt think they use different wires. Now, I would be hesistant about fatness and such, but since you pair it with a Warpig this seems rather reasonable.

If you have got both around anyhow Iīd say try it. In theory it could work pretty well and the only way to know is trying. Just let us know what you find. =)

[jay h]

Ooh, a guinea pig--sounds exciting. OK, I'm in.

It might be a couple of weeks before I get around to the swap, so if anyone has a VHII-bridge-in-the-neck horror story to share in the meantime, feel free to do so!

[darrenw5094]

Lol.....i have a funny feeling, paired with a bridge Warpig, there will be a happy ending here.

[darkbluemurder]

There was a thread on this before and some members have successfully tried something like this. Not sure if it was the VHII though.

Well - it was the other way round. I tried the VHII neck in the bridge. I also tried the Cold Sweat neck in the bridge. I would not normally use a bridge humbucker in the neck position but I like bright neck pickups.

Cheers Stephan

[jay h]

After a few hours of intensive playing, I pronounce this operation...a success!

The VHII bridge sounds HUGE in the neck spot, to the extent that I had to lower it a fair bit so as not to overwhelm the C-Pig volume-wise. In terms of tone, it's nicely balanced across the EQ spectrum, with plenty of mids to induce singing sustain--not something that can be said of all A5 neck 'buckers. The highs remain crystal clear under heavy overdrive, so the sounds cuts through easily, and the lows are impressively tight. The attack is also crisp and pronounced, making it well suited to fast alternate picking.

I'm not sure I'd use it for classic rock or ultra-clean tones, but as a loud, proud soloing machine for hard rock and metal, it will do the job very nicely. Just be sure to pair it with something hot!

[Kiichi]

Nice, congrats on the success! Sounds like it played out the way I hoped.^^