they used sovtek 5881s...
They are called 5881 but they were actually 6L6's in the form of 5881s...
I had an Avenger 50w that came with sovtek 5881s nad changed them to Shugangs 6l6s...they were much better...
Dimarzios have a very fat attack and to my mind it gets too artificial in your finders...
Duncans have more attack but they lack mids...
EMG 81 are great but compressed and lack dynamics...
I use this one: https://www.gaspickups.gr/products/details/33
Its only 10K but with 42wire so it has a...
Diezel Herbert - Loved the cleans, the other channel lack punch and mids...and therte was a switch that could make it more scooped...yikes...
Engl Powerball - should be called NoBall...
Soldano SLO - Just not amazing...
Mesa dual rectifier - i dont remember the edition...it needed a...
I remember him telling that he uses this double strap because he has some back issues, but he still wants to play full sized les pauls...
I dont really mind that...if it works for him...
As for the comments....the majority of guitarists nowadays dont even have a strap...they enjoy playing...
Its a low sensitivity speaker....(86db)
The EVH is also a low sensitivity speaker (96db)...
The sad part is that those kind of speakers need volume to sound good...the are too sedate in low volumes...for lower volumes I wouldnt choose them...
Maybe this one is different...we will see...
For Vintage Ratt I use diode clipping marshalls...so Cali is the one...
For more modern stuff I would love to hear the Nirvana... (you have done no clips yeat...)
Between the two...the Cali...