Author Topic: Quick & dirty Holy Diver clip (Read 7177 times)

Antag · « **on:** October 07, 2006, 02:59:50 PM »

Finally got the ability to get recordings onto PC, so recorded this as a test - apologies for the quality (didn't spend any time on amp settings, mic placement etc), the scr@ppy playing & the Obituary inspired riff :-)

Hell Hound · « **Reply #1 on:** October 07, 2006, 03:22:21 PM »

Good old Obituary :twisted: I love them because it's easy to play and it's great when you are bored and want to annoy your neighbors :lol:
Nice to ear that kind of HolyDiver sample.

Crazy_Joe · « **Reply #2 on:** October 07, 2006, 04:28:35 PM »

Wooo Metal Holy Divers, i always wanted to know what they sound like.

_tom_ · « **Reply #3 on:** October 07, 2006, 04:39:12 PM »

Would like to hear a clip of the HD doing some stuff like Dio, VH, Accept etc :D Was this in your strat?

Crazy_Joe · « **Reply #4 on:** October 07, 2006, 04:53:19 PM »

^ lol

Quite funny how nobody has done any Dio even though the pickup is named after a Dio song!

_tom_ · « **Reply #5 on:** October 07, 2006, 05:01:23 PM »

I know, if I got this pickup, Holy Diver is the first clip I'd do.. just like if I got a Cold Sweat I'd do that one, and I'm planning on doing a Gov't Mule clip with my Mules when I get a good mic..

Tricalibur · « **Reply #6 on:** October 07, 2006, 06:14:14 PM »

damn, thats some HEAVY metal. What kinda amp where you runnin?

Hell Hound · « **Reply #7 on:** October 07, 2006, 07:56:32 PM »

I got a question too, do you roll off the tone like Obituary used to do back in the days? (89... I feel... old

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Antag · « **Reply #8 on:** October 07, 2006, 08:22:32 PM »

Quote from: _tom_

Was this in your strat?

No, I used my Les Paul Goldtop (chrome HD set)

Quote from: Tricalibur

damn, thats some HEAVY metal. What kinda amp where you runnin?

Thanks :lol: Mesa single Rectifier, Mesa 2x12", close-mic'd with SM-57.

Quote from: Hell Hound

do you roll off the tone like Obituary used to do back in the days?

No, everything on 10 :) - I probably had a sludgy amp setting & could've placed the mic better....

Antag · « **Reply #9 on:** October 07, 2006, 08:40:43 PM »

OK, here is an even quicker & dirtier Holy Diver clip. I was trying to get a slightly more "rockier" tone when I buggered my strat :( so I swapped back to the Les Paul Goldtop (chrome HD set) & played the first Dio that came into my head.

My memory of Dio is rather vague - IIRC saw them at Manchester Apollo on the Dream Evil tour & at Donnington '87 :lol: but I was always more of a thrash fan - we really need Feline or Twilight (or Tim!) to knock up some HD clips for the '80s rock vibe... :)

Enjoy, I'm off to repair the strat :roll:

Ratrod · « **Reply #10 on:** October 08, 2006, 12:27:57 PM »

Holy shite, I didn´t know that the HD could go that extreme. Quite a spicey pickup.

Crazy_Joe · « **Reply #11 on:** October 08, 2006, 12:46:37 PM »

Quote from: Antag

OK, here is an even quicker & dirtier Holy Diver clip. I was trying to get a slightly more "rockier" tone when I buggered my strat :( so I swapped back to the Les Paul Goldtop (chrome HD set) & played the first Dio that came into my head.

My memory of Dio is rather vague - IIRC saw them at Manchester Apollo on the Dream Evil tour & at Donnington '87 :lol: but I was always more of a thrash fan - we really need Feline or Twilight (or Tim!) to knock up some HD clips for the '80s rock vibe... :)

Enjoy, I'm off to repair the strat :roll:

80's ruled, your clips rule, i want a holy diver!

maliciousteve · « **Reply #12 on:** October 09, 2006, 11:35:58 AM »

I didn't know HD's could sound that extreme either and i've owned a set for a while now! :lol:

Antag · « **Reply #13 on:** October 09, 2006, 03:25:11 PM »

Quote from: Ratrod

Holy shitee, I didn´t know that the HD could go that extreme. Quite a spicey pickup.

I think that a lot of people have the wrong idea about the Holy Diver.

It's a seriously punchy, powerful pickup with plenty of output (more than a Nailbomb), a massive thick tone & tons of low/mids.

Actually, I think Tim is missing a trick (from a marketing perspective) with the name Holy Diver - When I think "Dio", I think of lights/pyros, Vinnie Appice's massive drum kit, & little Ronnie smiting papier maché dragons with his plastic sword :lol: but I don't always remember that before he became anonymous in Def Leppard, Vinnie Campbell was a serious lead guitarist who could shred with the best of them - perhaps that was what Tim had in mind when he chose the name... :)

Either way, much as I like the MM & NB, the HD is my favourite - the unsung hero of BKPs :)

Author Topic: Quick & dirty Holy Diver clip (Read 7177 times)

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