AndyK
Well-known member
It's funny with pickups. Everyone has a different tone in their mind that they want - a feel. I guess that's what keeps so many pickup makers in business. One person who says the stock Wolfgang pickups "are the best" may mean they are the best for dropped D metal stuff - not early VH. It also depends on which amp you are using. Those who didn't like the Dimarzio SD may have been running into a high gain channel, and not a low-gain Plexi circuit. Etc.
I do have to figure a pickup called VHII will be a good early VH tone canditate - but I've heard lower output pickups don't sound good on a basswood guitar. Very confusing! But fun to experiment.
I do have to figure a pickup called VHII will be a good early VH tone canditate - but I've heard lower output pickups don't sound good on a basswood guitar. Very confusing! But fun to experiment.