Installed a Blaze/PAF combo, installed new CTS pots, orange drop .047uF cap, and added a 2nd volume. Sounds like sseckxsz.... I got much more than i expected.
I could do it by enlarging the holes on the rings and using a skinny screwdriver if i wanted to keep them direct-mount with rings, but it would be pointless. It doesn't make a difference unless the pickups are microphonic.
So i've been pondering the idea for like 4 years and finally snagged one on eBay. I'm not into the all blacked-out pointy thing anymore, and i wanted one on the very low end of the price spectrum as a feeler to see if i really do want to use a 7 string long-term(most likely). After listening to...
i'm bulding a custom body (mahogany/quilt top)for my ESP M-100 to facilitate a humbucker in the bridge and mini humbuckers in the neck and middle positions.... too bad they didnt come that way. but i would say get a fat strat and put some white EMGs in it. extremely versatile