PRS Pickups Comparison Demo - HFS/VB (Old VS New) VS 85/15 | NO TALKING

I put 3 of my @prsguitars head-to-head, demoing ALL sounds & pickup positions of each. No talking, just sounds.

Do the "Old" HFS/VB (round bobbins) and "New" HFS/VB (square bobbins) sound the same? How do they compare to the 85/15? Well....let's find out!

HIGH GAIN, MID GAIN, CRUNCH, CLEAN...80s Metal Riffs, Modern metal/Djent, Leads and chords.

Guitars used:
PRS CE24 (2005) Bolt-on, loaded with HFS/Vintage Bass (1st Generation)
PRS Custom 24 (2010) 25th Anniversary "Angry Larry", loaded with HFS/Vintage Bass (2nd Gen)
PRS Custom 24 (2021) Wood Library "Leprechaun Tooth", loaded with 85/15

I used 5150, Mesa Boogie and Marshall type of amps (amp sims):

@NeuralDSP Archetype Gojira
@mercuriallaudio2903 Reaxis (Mesa) & Spark (Marshall)

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TIME STAMPS

00:00 INTRO (guitars info)
00:15 HIGH GAIN - Open Riffs
00:48 HIGH GAIN - Modern metal / Djent
01:27 HIGH GAIN - 80s Heavy metal
02:23 GAIN - 2000s MESA sound
02:52 GAIN - Palm Mutes
03:13 LEAD (High Gain)
04:46 SOLO LICK (Crunch) - Bluesy Dad
05:54 CLEAN - (Bridge, Middle, Neck)
07:17 DI EQ curves (Brige, Neck) - pre FX
07:35 FREE PLAY - HFS/VB “Old” (all sounds)
09:44 FREE PLAY HFS/VB “New” (all sounds)
11:50 FREE PLAY 85/15 (all sounds)

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