W.A.S.P -pickup question

[wilkinsi]

Which ones did they use. Apparently, Chris Holmes used a Seymour Duncan distortion. Which Dimarzio did Blacke use on his Warlock?

[Axewielder]

I didn't know that about the SH6, that's good to know. I play WASP tunes on my KV (tuned to Eb) which has a JB. It's close enough of a tone for me.

[toejam]

Didn't Randy Piper use a JB on the first couple WASP albums? Blackie played bass then.

[MartinBarre]

There's a member of this forum who posts vids of himself playing WASP songs on guitars just like Chris Holmes' ones - I thought he'd have replied to this thread. I figure he'll know the answers. He sounds a lot like Chris which is pretty hard to do!

This guy RR0849

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQnx-wN2Gcs&feature=related

[daisp]

There's a member of this forum who posts vids of himself playing WASP songs on guitars just like Chris Holmes' ones - I thought he'd have replied to this thread. I figure he'll know the answers. He sounds a lot like Chris which is pretty hard to do!

This guy RR0849
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQnx-...eature=related

Jani....

[RR_YJMFAN]

If I'm not mistaken,he owns at least one of Chris's guitars.

[horns666]

John Holmes was Chris's Dad.

[gotwtt]

ask jani on his site www.jacksonguitarpalace.com

[bfloyd6969]

I thought Blackie was on bass.??

[wilkinsi]

He was til 1985/6. Jonny Rod took over bass and Blackie changed to guitar on "Inside the Electric Circus".

[toejam]

And didn't he switch back to bass again within the past few years? Or did he again switch back to rhythm guitar? :ROTF:

[MartinBarre]

And didn't he switch back to bass again within the past few years? Or did he again switch back to rhythm guitar? :ROTF:

As far as I knew, Blackie's been playing rythm guitar ever since Inside the Electric Circus?
Mike Duda was the last WASP bass player I remember the name of - fuck he's had that many guys in the band over the years I forget who's been in and out. Maybe it was Stet Howland? Was he the drummer?
Whatever, "Dominator" is a pile of shite, it's time Blackie got a producer in, found a fat guitar tone and stopped sacking good guitar players like that guy from Tuff. Seriously, his leads were fucking sweet!

[toejam]

I actually haven't bought a WASP album in a long time. I've got the old stuff up to KFD. I didn't care too much for Still Not Black Enough, but KFD I loved. I thought I heard he switched back, but maybe he's just playing both guitar and bass on the albums.

[MartinBarre]

I actually haven't bought a WASP album in a long time. I've got the old stuff up to KFD. I didn't care too much for Still Not Black Enough, but KFD I loved. I thought I heard he switched back, but maybe he's just playing both guitar and bass on the albums.

I love KFD too, it's a great album.
I don't think Blackie's played bass on anything at all recently though. He played the drums on "Black Bone Torso" but I think he's stuck to guitar apart from that.

[straycat]

Crimson Idol is a great CD Bob Kulick absolutly smoked.The leads have so much feeling and the tone is outstanding.Blackie did bass and rhythm.
I saw an old close up pic of Chris's yellow star and to me the pickup looked like a staggered pole bass pickup.
I'm sure Chris used a lot of different pickups over the years.ALZ may know he and Chris are pretty close.
Met Randy Piper at a guitar show in Columbus Ohio what a great guy and one tall MFer.