Hey, all!
In the next couple of weeks, i expect to take delivery of an old 540R that i plan to use as a project guitar. (Thanks for the tip, Rich!) I'm also considering using this guitar as a
baritone guitar, tuning it down to B. Just because i like the bottom end and don't really like many of the 7-strings on the market right now.
The first mod i make will be replacing the pickups. I'll likely rout out the middle single coil slot to take a humbucker, and the neck single coil will eventually be replaced with a Sustainiac Stealth. (Yes, it's an oddball pickup config, but i really like the H-H-X layout.) Now the hard part... choosing the pickups to drop in.
My self-built custom has Duncans, and my Parker has DiMarzios. For a different tone, i was thinking about putting a couple of Tom Anderson pickups in there with special-5 switching.
Specifically, i'm thinking of maybe an HN3 at the bridge and an H2 or H2+ in the middle position. Does anybody have any experience with these pickups? (I'd also like to hear opinions and recommendations from those who have other Anderson pickups.)
I'm looking for something really hot and ballsy for the
bridge position (but not ridiculously hot), with a warm but cutting (not nasal) tone. To balance that out, i want something more open and balanced-sounding for the middle slot.
The switching will work as follows (bridge-to-neck): 1: bridge pickup (series); 2: neck coil of bridge pickup + neck coil of middle pickup (parallel); 3: both pickups (each in series); 4: middle pickup (parallel); 5: middle pickup (series).
Any thoughts, comments or feedback would be appreciated!
