Cold Sweat neck vs VHII

[Lucas]

I have both these neck pick ups in the same type of guitar. One with a rosewood board the other with maple.
The cs is darker, louder, smoother and fuller  and matches a mm bridge perfectly.
The vhii is more woody, hollow, thinner(in a good way), bright,  richer overtones.

Both pick ups split nicely. However if i want a stratty sound i always go for my vhii.
Cs is praised as being gilmouresqe (why i bought it) but i don't really hear it. But thats not a bad thing.

I'm more than willing to do a vid demo for you.

yes, please!!! Can you make a video comparing clean sounds as well as lead stuff, please?

[Jkouf]

Yes please!! If you have MM or Cold sweat bridge I would love to hear those two as well. Thanks

[Jkouf]

I have both these neck pick ups in the same type of guitar. One with a rosewood board the other with maple.
The cs is darker, louder, smoother and fuller  and matches a mm bridge perfectly.
The vhii is more woody, hollow, thinner(in a good way), bright,  richer overtones.

Both pick ups split nicely. However if i want a stratty sound i always go for my vhii.
Cs is praised as being gilmouresqe (why i bought it) but i don't really hear it. But thats not a bad thing.

I'm more than willing to do a vid demo for you.

So having both which would you say is better for gilmour type leads? If I go with VH2 which bridge would be best for thrash metal? Thanks

[m t soule]

Ok here's the vid.
Theres a bit in the middle i shoulda edited out but sod it.

My equipment is;
Blackstar ht studio20. With vintage 30 speaker.
Both channels used.
No pedals used.

The vhii is set to 5mm below strings and CS to 3.5mm

I do take it back about the CS floyd comparison, i do hear the gilmour in the Cs.

I use both these guitars for megadeth, maiden, RATM, ozzy etc

(Yes my bends are out and my eq could do with tweaking more to Floyd but i just woke up.
Feel free to give me an eq setting)


https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=EOIQuanO12I

[m t soule]

Yes please!! If you have MM or Cold sweat bridge I would love to hear those two as well. Thanks

I only have a  MM and holy diver.

[m t soule]

Here's a miracle man vs holy diver clip for you.

The mm is tighter but only if you are. A more modern thrashy sound. Lighter and more gain
The holy diver forgives you for being a little scr@ppy. A more early thrash sound. Fatter with a classic rock kind of growl.
Both great but the HD nails megadeth with its mids.


https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Kd6odOQkCtQ

[Dave Sloven]

I really like the Miracle Man bridge in all the clips I've heard

[Lucas]

I really like the Miracle Man bridge in all the clips I've heard

I like MM in this clip much better as well. It was the first HD clip that I heard that sounded proper old school 80`s metal type of thing, emphasizing the core sound of the pickup.
but must admit that MM sounded more vintage than I expected. Maybe that was due to type of distortion used or backing track

[Jkouf]

I feel like the cold sweat sustain better than the vh2 especially with the bends. I like the clean tone of VH2 better. Sounds really straty.

[m t soule]

The distortion used is a boss ds1x with the drive and eq set to 12 o'clock. Not a lot of gain really because i wanted you guys to hear more pick up than pedal. Maybe thats why it sound more vintage?
This was recorded on my phone so the sounds is really affected.
Yes the cs is hotter so the sustain is there.
Cleans on the vhii are beautifull,  its why i bought it

[Lucas]

CS is a great pickup indeed, but in my all mahogany Dean the only thing that I don`t like is the fact that it gets a bit too dark and muddy on lower strings. I use 9-46 set and tune one step down from standard.

[Dave Sloven]

CS is a great pickup indeed, but in my all mahogany Dean the only thing that I don`t like is the fact that it gets a bit too dark and muddy on lower strings. I use 9-46 set and tune one step down from standard.

These strings might be a little light, although you have a 25.5 scale.  I use 10-52 strings for one step down on a 24.75" scale and that is just getting by, a lot of people would go heavier.