QUOTE(quarantined @ Jul 6 2017, 10:46 PM)
warning.. bucket of cold water ahead..
honestly if your intention is to use a software rig, forget about it. Unless the pickups you're using now are total muddy crap, most software processing wouldn't show the nuances of pickups as much as real amps do. You're better off tweaking the gazillion number of options in the software instead. If you're using real amps recording, or playing live, that's another story.
I also didn't have a good experience changing pickups in a agathis guitar, it was an LTD horizon model, and yes it was bland like a basswood no wonder which pickup i put into it (tried JB, Custom 5, Custom --> gave up)
the switch would not be an issue, just thst with 5 ways you can wire with more options. But you can use push pull pots instead etc.
cover fit should be no problem.
this is by no means to put you off buying the pickup you desire. It it doesnt work for you you can always swap the pups into another guitar, sell them, go for trades... etc
Thanks for your input! I think you made some good points there. My current pups can be quite muddy right now, especially the neck. I think what annoys me the most is that at mid gain and higher, the higher notes tend to get drowned out when I play a chord. honestly if your intention is to use a software rig, forget about it. Unless the pickups you're using now are total muddy crap, most software processing wouldn't show the nuances of pickups as much as real amps do. You're better off tweaking the gazillion number of options in the software instead. If you're using real amps recording, or playing live, that's another story.
I also didn't have a good experience changing pickups in a agathis guitar, it was an LTD horizon model, and yes it was bland like a basswood no wonder which pickup i put into it (tried JB, Custom 5, Custom --> gave up)
the switch would not be an issue, just thst with 5 ways you can wire with more options. But you can use push pull pots instead etc.
cover fit should be no problem.
this is by no means to put you off buying the pickup you desire. It it doesnt work for you you can always swap the pups into another guitar, sell them, go for trades... etc
But glad to know I won't need to do some extensive modding even if i want to switch out my pups, since you're saying that fit isn't a problem and putting it on a 3 way switch is fine.