If you watch the new Black Label dvd , Zakk play a couple Randy Rhoads V's and a Dean V with passive pickups. So it is real easy to hear the diffrence between his EMG loaded Gibsons and the V's. To me the solo stuff he does with the passive pickups is awesome! I can't decribe it, but I do prefer it over the EMGs.
I do have a other guitars laying around, a custom Strat with a Dime bucker and another strat with a Little Sreamin Demon pickup that sounds killer. But my main guitar is the Viper,it is the best guitar I have ever played hands down. But I am looking for a amp that I can play Black Sabbath to Metallica,Accept,Metal Church,Flotsom&Jetsomn and Dokken.
Right now I am playing trua Hughes&Kettner 100 watt combo, heavy sound just want to try out Tube amp. had a Bottle Rocket and was blowed away at the sounds. What Amp for me?