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steve

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« on: August 23, 2007, 10:19:50 AM »
Hi,
Been playing my new Holy Diver pickups to death the past week since i got them. Just recorded a little improvised demo of them.
Les Paul into Vox Tonelab into recording studio.

My LP was always a bright sounding guitar but with the HD's the tone is warm and full. Very dynamic pickups,sound great clean and are wicked for blues/rock.

The demo is just a jumble of riffs and licks. Cheers.

Plus this is topic number 666.
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« Reply #1 on: August 23, 2007, 11:27:16 AM »
Whoa - big sound!  Very thick sounding.  80s rock or what!

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« Reply #2 on: August 23, 2007, 12:32:46 PM »
Sounds massive steve :D I'd like to hear the tonelab with the same model just less gain and bass for a more vintagey rock sound - I definitely need a half decent modeller for using at uni through headphones and computer speakers and the tonelab sounds the best so far  8)

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« Reply #3 on: August 23, 2007, 02:09:47 PM »
Sounds really chunky, that's what I nearly went with for my Explorer.  I need another guitar so I can have some Holy Divers  :lol:

They remind me of that DiMarzio Super Distortion kind of tone - big and fat.  Bet you could nail Maiden tones with that rig.

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« Reply #4 on: August 23, 2007, 03:35:00 PM »
Holy Divers!! my favourite pickups, sounds huge :D
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« Reply #5 on: August 23, 2007, 04:38:10 PM »
Quote from: Crazy_Joe
Holy Divers!! my favourite pickups, sounds huge :D


Cheers guys.
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« Reply #6 on: August 23, 2007, 04:58:17 PM »
I really like the slide parts.
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« Reply #7 on: August 23, 2007, 05:09:55 PM »
nice...go to love that sound and the toneport
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« Reply #8 on: August 23, 2007, 05:12:35 PM »
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I really like the slide parts.


Imitation slide (cant do the real thing).
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« Reply #9 on: August 23, 2007, 05:15:45 PM »
AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!
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Your best tone until now.

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« Reply #10 on: August 23, 2007, 08:50:25 PM »
Excellent, thanks for another useful demo Steve!
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« Reply #11 on: August 23, 2007, 09:18:33 PM »
Quote from: Tim
Excellent, thanks for another useful demo Steve!


Cheers Tim and the other guys for the kind words.
Hope this pic comes through of them in my LP. Not a close up but they make the guitar look even cooler.
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« Reply #12 on: August 24, 2007, 12:40:56 PM »
Nice!! :P
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« Reply #13 on: August 25, 2007, 02:34:06 PM »
Wow I liked that one- ranked up the pc speakers (which are awful-must get some decent speakers!) .Huge sound there Steve and, as always, lovely playing.
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« Reply #14 on: August 28, 2007, 08:01:38 PM »
les paul + holy diver = tone heaven  :oops:

i was like "oh cr@p, another digital lineshite clip again" but this one is damn good!
nice playing too :D
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