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Re: what pickups used on Dio's "holy Diver" ?
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what pickups used on Dio's "holy Diver" ?
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badco33
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Re: what pickups used on Dio's "holy Diver" ?
On the Riverdogs album he used a Kramer with a full shred bridge and a hot rails neck. I love that album. That must be the last known recordings of him actually shredding. He also used his Les Paul on a few songs as well.
After recording that album he switched to the Anderson's for the tour and used them for his next few projects and even as he joined Def Leppard. Now he's gone back to Les Paul's and Marshalls.
I saw him play with the Riverdogs last year in San Diego. He played two different Les Paul's and a Tele for the slower numbers. He had great tone that night, but it was the "new" reserved Viv.
On the Riverdogs album he used a Kramer with a full shred bridge and a hot rails neck. I love that album. That must be the last known recordings of him actually shredding. He also used his Les Paul on a few songs as well.
After recording that album he switched to the Anderson's for the tour and used them for his next few projects and even as he joined Def Leppard. Now he's gone back to Les Paul's and Marshalls.
I saw him play with the Riverdogs last year in San Diego. He played two different Les Paul's and a Tele for the slower numbers. He had great tone that night, but it was the "new" reserved Viv.
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Re: what pickups used on Dio's "holy Diver" ?
He used a then prototype Duncan Full Shred set. He went to the man himself around '82 or '83 and used those pick-ups until he finally switched over to those Tom Anderson things. Big mistake IMO because those Full Shred pups are fantastic. When I record my guitar solos, I use a Full Shred in the neck position and I get such massive amount of attack, a very "plucky" tone that no other pick-up I've ever used has and I've tried just about everything out there.
He used a then prototype Duncan Full Shred set. He went to the man himself around '82 or '83 and used those pick-ups until he finally switched over to those Tom Anderson things. Big mistake IMO because those Full Shred pups are fantastic. When I record my guitar solos, I use a Full Shred in the neck position and I get such massive amount of attack, a very "plucky" tone that no other pick-up I've ever used has and I've tried just about everything out there.
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Re: what pickups used on Dio's "holy Diver" ?
All I know is when I was 15 sitting in my room, wearing out Dio records, learning to play solos, I didn't give a flyin sh!t because I had a stock Charvel pickup in my guitar, but I wore out two Holy Diver cassettes figuring out some of his cool licks.
3 years later, I finally had a JB in that guitar, but I could already play half the songs on those cassettes!
I don't know really what I'm trying to say.........just learn how to play like him and forget the details. A JB will work perfectly.
All I know is when I was 15 sitting in my room, wearing out Dio records, learning to play solos, I didn't give a flyin sh!t because I had a stock Charvel pickup in my guitar, but I wore out two Holy Diver cassettes figuring out some of his cool licks.
3 years later, I finally had a JB in that guitar, but I could already play half the songs on those cassettes!
I don't know really what I'm trying to say.........just learn how to play like him and forget the details. A JB will work perfectly.
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Re: what pickups used on Dio's "holy Diver" ?
dio is sick...viv is awsum even in leppard.....i say check out the anderson hn3 that might suit you
dio is sick...viv is awsum even in leppard.....i say check out the anderson hn3 that might suit you
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