Re: PRS Dragon II's vs Duncans, tell me about them?
The Dragon 2 neck pickup is one of my all time faves. I was very happy with the Dragon 2 treble in my Custom 22, but one day I was bored and swapped in a used DGT bridge pickup. It sounded phenomenal. I swapped the D2 back in and yeah, swapped them back again - the DGT treble just rocks. The Dragon 2 was nasally in the midrange by comparison. That guitar continues to be the benchmark by which I judge all other guitars and pickups and amps and everything else.
Anyway, back to the original subject. Dragon 2 Treble pickups are around 12K. I wonder what wire they're using?
I have some experience with Dragons and Dragon 2's as I own two Custom 22's.
My '95 came with uncovered Dragons which I like but don't love. I like the 8K Alnico 4 neck pickup but the 19K Ceramic bridge pickup is just too far away from a vintage Gibson PAF pickup sound. It sounds good but it's better suited to really heavy rock styles that I have no interest in.
My '02 came with Dragon II's and I instantly liked them better than the Dragons. They are nickel covered and use Alnico 5. The neck is 8K (like the neck Dragon I...might be the same pickup with alnico 5 instead of alnico 4 and nickel cover added) and the bridge is 12K and doesn't strike me as being nasally in the least.
I like the Dragon II's a lot. Like the neck and the bridge. The bridge has nice full mids...especially for an Alnico 5 pickup.
Just this morning though, I removed the Dragons from my '95 and installed a Custom Shop Pearly Gates set. I have a Les Paul 3 way switch in that guitar.
They are not much like the either of the Dragon sets...a bit less output, especially from the PG bridge pickup.
The bridge pickup tone is more textured - like running your finger down the teeth of a comb.
Also more honk and squawk...like Billy Gibbons or even Cream-era Clapton.
Better "woman tone" when the tone control is turned way down too.
When I play rhythm on the neck pickup the tone is around 10.
But when I solo on the bridge pickup the tone is usually at about 6 and I lower it even further throughout a solo - both for less treble but also to find those sweet spots or resonant peaks that take me into wah wah pedal territory, muted trumpet sounds and Clapton style woman tone.
Pinch harmonics are easier and the PG's respond more readily to changes in my touch and picking than the Dragon II's in my other PRS. I vary the intensity of my picking a lot and often use the side and blunt end of the pick to "squeeze" notes out and get those pinch harmonics I like.
Aaand... Go! 
