I've never reviewed anything in my life so bare with me as I try to explain.
Basically I have this very cool vintage 1980s Fender Hm strat which has been customised by Feline guitars (an excellent job) Originally it was fitted with Holy Divers (mark 1's) I never really got on well with these pickups I found them a little bit harsh. Anyway I basically got a seymour duncan JB which I liked the tone of but again it wasn't quite there. again I replaced this with a Nailbomb which I must say is the 2nd best pickup I've tried. I was intruged with the Rebel Yell as I'm a huge fan of Steve Stevens tone so I thought I would get one.
What can I say, this is the best pickup I've ever used. Distorted it packs a mean punch and is quite bright so you can still hear that string tone which sometimes is lacking with distorsion on. With a clean channel it sounds almost like a single coil its crisp and not too twangy.
Compared to the the nailbomb I would less the output is only slightly less, its brighter and tighter. There is less gain on the rebel yell as well but it seems to have more sustain which makes bends sound that bit better.
I personally think that with this pickup you are working from a great building block all you need to worry about is the amp and your playing.
I am mostly a hard rock/metal player stuck in the 80s and I'm playing tones like Gary Moore, Thin Lizzy, Dokken, Billy Idol, Def Leppard etc. I'm working on a White Lion recording at the moment which I should have up fairly soon which will be done completely with the Rebel Yell.
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