The Holy Diver is a bit of a strange beast. I've been fighting with it every since I got it. You have to have it close to the strings, these pickups are very light and smooth on the attack, and you really have to dig in. Also I find it really needs a boost, no matter if you are using it with a high gain amp or in the case modeller. It's a very clear sounding pickup, all the strings really ring out in a chord, very thick, but I can't get past this seemingly weird output and pick attack. It's mids are also in a weird place and you can't dial them out. It's a great pickup for recording I think, again very clear, but for live work I think I'm going back to my trusty Super Distortion. I really wanted to like this pickup, it seemed on paper to be exactly what I wanted, but for me it's just not working out either.