Okay, Warmoth project fund's getting off the ground, so it's going to turn in to a reality. I'm going H-S-H, no doubt, with a PAF Pro in the neck and a Class of '55, Area '58, or Area '61 in the middle. I just can't decide on a
bridge pickup, though I've narrowed it down to an Evo2 or D Sonic, both for sonic properties.
I'm a blues guy, though it's not my main songwriting style. In writing, I'm more into alternative (think Radiohead, Interpol, etc.). I LOVE
bridge pickups, for the past six years all I've been using is my strat's bridge/middle combo with the tone knobs rolled up (I'll be coil tapping with an H-S-H setup); it gives an Eric Clapton-like (recent Eric Clapton, not Cream) tone. I want something that does AMAZING strat cleans, but can still scream at 10 with tight and crisp lows, ringing mids, and crisp and screaming highs. I've narrowed it down sonically to these two, and am almost set on a D Sonic, but I'm not sure how it'll do cleans. I'm way into Petrucci's "Damage Control," but not sure if it's just a phase that'll go away. If the D Sonic does cleans really well, though, I'm definitely going for it. Otherwise I'm thinking Evo2.
Given my preferences, which would you say is the better choice?
