Author Topic: VHII / Cold Sweats (Read 5697 times)

CaffeineJunkie · « **on:** June 14, 2006, 04:33:21 PM »

OK, so i'm buying an OLP MM1 (and yes sambo it is the trans black one):

and originally I was hellbent on putting a calibrated set of VHII's in her, but i've been thinking (always a bad idea) and I now can't decide between putting a calibrated set of Cold Sweats in her or getting the VHIIs still

:?

TwilightOdyssey · « **Reply #1 on:** June 14, 2006, 04:56:57 PM »

Split the difference and put in Rebel Yells!
Tim's Music Man with RYs ROXX!!!

CaffeineJunkie · « **Reply #2 on:** June 14, 2006, 05:14:46 PM »

hmmmm.....

CaffeineJunkie · « **Reply #3 on:** June 14, 2006, 05:46:53 PM »

does ne1 know the output on the Rebel Yells????

TwilightOdyssey · « **Reply #4 on:** June 14, 2006, 06:26:32 PM »

Right Between the VHII and Cold Sweat, in terms of how hard it'll push your amp.

CaffeineJunkie · « **Reply #5 on:** June 14, 2006, 06:32:14 PM »

hmmmm... am still attracted to the ceramics in the CSs

TwilightOdyssey · « **Reply #6 on:** June 14, 2006, 06:44:59 PM »

Quote from: CaffeineJunkie

hmmmm... am still attracted to the ceramics in the CSs

Me too!
I've decided quite recently that I prefer ceramic magnets overall.
I know it sucks when someone brings a new pup into the equation, muddying the waters so to speak, and still 9 times out of 10 the thread starter ends up going with their first choice.

I'm well acquainted with all 3 of those pups (CS, RY, and VH2) which is why I brought it up.

CaffeineJunkie · « **Reply #7 on:** June 14, 2006, 06:47:14 PM »

thas fair enough, i just wanna make sure that i get the right pup, cos i want to get a completely different sound out of this guitar compared to my LP (Black Dog / Mississippi Queen) so am now leaning primarily towards the CSs

Davey · « **Reply #8 on:** June 14, 2006, 07:54:56 PM »

Quote from: TwilightOdyssey

Split the difference and put in Rebel Yells!
Tim's Music Man with RYs ROXX!!!

man, a HUGE! +1 to that.

it was one of my favs at LGS. punch, harmonics, TONE!!

you wont be dissapointed with them

CaffeineJunkie · « **Reply #9 on:** June 14, 2006, 08:01:29 PM »

hmmm....wonder what ceramic RYs would be like (?)

Tim · « **Reply #10 on:** June 15, 2006, 09:53:43 PM »

They'd be supper smooth and very bright...........the idea behind the RYS was to put a broad, useable mid range together with a chunky bass and bright harmonics in a medium output humbucker.Putting a ceramic mag in would work against that broad mid Q and flatten the p/up response.

Having put RYs in an Axis I'd have to say I too was totally blown away but the rich harmonics I got especially as it had a trem which usually ruins that kind of thing.

CaffeineJunkie · « **Reply #11 on:** June 15, 2006, 10:53:37 PM »

n-OK, will probs go for the Cold Sweats, been wanting some for sooooooo long now, but cheers for evry1s input :D

JamesHealey · « **Reply #12 on:** June 25, 2006, 08:05:26 PM »

TO, i agree with the Ceramic magnet if your playing anything that requires that "tightness" a ceramic magnet provides, eg shred, metal or anything with really heavy fx processing I think the Ceramic magnet rules..

Plus I generally just prefer the tone of a Ceramic bridge I find the Alnico magnet a bit too much of a pussy to be fair.

fps_dean · « **Reply #13 on:** June 25, 2006, 08:19:21 PM »

Quote from: TwilightOdyssey

Split the difference and put in Rebel Yells!
Tim's Music Man with RYs ROXX!!!

The RYs in my Les Paul are pretty sweet. I get a good mix of rawer PAFish tones but can do some meaner tones (more like a Nailbomb or something!).

I still want to put VHIIs into a Ibanez RG someday though ;)

fps_dean · « **Reply #14 on:** June 25, 2006, 08:20:32 PM »

Quote from: JamesHealey

TO, i agree with the Ceramic magnet if your playing anything that requires that "tightness" a ceramic magnet provides, eg shred, metal or anything with really heavy fx processing I think the Ceramic magnet rules..

Plus I generally just prefer the tone of a Ceramic bridge I find the Alnico magnet a bit too much of a pussy to be fair.

I dislike the harsh mids of most ceramics (like any Duncans). I have Evolutions and they rock hard though, and the Cold Sweat sounds fairly similiar...