After pulling the stock ceramic pickups, I added another hole on each side, centered for the incoming Duncan HB (note the factory 2 hole per side HB mount) . And I also enlarged the Vol and Tone holes for 500K CTS pots on the way.
The plan is a zebra C/59 with black STK-S4 mid and STK-S6 neck.. unless someone convinces me otherwise...
It's a great feeling guitar, and sounds great on the cleaner side, but a little too "forward" playing under more gain. Ive adjusted the pickup heights and think I have it balanced as much as I can with a C/59 vs single coils. But I find I am often turning the 500K/.033 tone down half way or more, so probably best to replace it with a 250K/.022. If that doesn't soften it up a enough, then I may try an A2P or PG in the bridge.
Other route is to put a distortion in the bridge with a rail in the middle and maybe a red devil in the neck.
Maple/poplar body, maple fretboard with a trem and short scale is an interesting recipe.