Id say either ibanez az or esp eclipse.
Strat shapes are what I started on
The eclipse is a new development.
The AZ gets me all the right configurations and great necks
The eclipses......man I love the necks on these, the short scale, the belly cut on a LP shape, etc.
I own 3 of these...
I got a set of 4 leather fender pick coasters. Very cool.
Will last me the rest of my life.
My wife is awesome.
Oh, I also got a js2450 for Christmas back in september.
Did you try the all filisters with a5?
My all filister set splits very well and sounds really cool split to inner coils. Sorta halfway between a strats 2 and 4 positions. Less bloated than 2 and less lucky than 4.
I'd try a5 with all filisters before the a8 and ceramic.
There is also...
Try the filisters first. Trust me. They're cheap and easy to swap.
I HATE the FS attack with the hex poles. It pushes towards a response that seems thin for some reason. I choose the filisters every time
Filisters lessen the attack, and I swear that the longer poles increase power a bit...
I just did a pickup switcheroo between my rg520qs and my ec256.
The full shreds are now back in the rg, and I shoulda left well enough alone. They Mesh so well with the tonality of the guitar.
Oh, and I tried the original hex poles again in both pickups and instantly hated them, still. The...
Well, then the best of luck to you! Lol
:cool:
I think I could land a plane with that much firepower!
J/k.
If I can't do it on a super switch alone or maybe with 1 mini switch (itd have to be a set it and forget it/minimal use thing for me), then i dont really need it.
If the sound is...