ESP mockup fun: 2 HBs, 1HB, or HS?

[narad]

Just throwing around some mockups on something I'm contemplating. I have a favorite (slightly), just curious if it's the general consensus:

 

[JK-PA]

I love single humbucker guitars, so that would be my vote but HS is also pretty sweet.

 

[MaxOfMetal]

HB > 2HB > HS

 

[xzyryabx]

HB>HS>2HB

 

[StevenC]

Reverse slant HS like Roope Latvala with the fretboard extended and slanted on the bass side

 

[budda]

HS.

 

[oracles]

H>HS>HH

 

[Omzig]

dont even need to look at the pics as HS wins everytime all the time maybe HS with a \ slant on the S?

 

[CanserDYI]

Single pup always cool.

 

[StevenC]

Hear me out: Triple P90s

 

[Nightside]

Reverse slant HS like Roope Latvala with the fretboard extended and slanted on the bass side

+1

 

[/wrists]

How did you make these mock ups? I very much like single set ups.

Btw as the resident idiot, what's difference between hb and hs and pick ups?

that's a dean looking headstonk

 

[narad]

How did you make these mock ups? I very much like single set ups.

Btw as the resident idiot, what's difference between hb and hs and pick ups?

that's a dean looking headstonk

I use Photopea, which is a free online Photoshop alternative. I took an Ormsby crackle V and cut a section of the finish, and then pasted it a bunch of times until I had a basic crackle texture. Then I took the ESP catalog star image, added it as a layer above the crackle, used the magic wand to select the guitar body, then deleted it, revealing the layer below. Deleting another pickup is just as easy.

 

[narad]

And @StevenC here's your dumb idea:

 

[Dumple Stilzkin]

And @StevenC here's your dumb idea:

Anyone of the first three is the way to go.

 

[narad]

Anyone of the first three is the way to go.

Yea, I mean, maybe I should clarify that this is for a refinish, not a custom order. So I can delete pickups, but I can't add the 27th fret thing. I would never custom order an ESP and -not- get 27 frets since that looks awesome and you can't get it on basically any original series production model.

And in considering a neck single, I'm also maybe planning something like this:

So I may avoid it just not to do similar ideas.

 

[Dumple Stilzkin]

I’ll add that H is the winner, followed by HS.

 

[MaxOfMetal]

And @StevenC here's your dumb idea:

2 > 3 > Steve's stupid/great P90s > 1

 

[Steinmetzify]

J you have (at a conservative estimate) 1000 guitars.

Go 1 humbucker. It’s awesome.

 

[Adieu]

H + S + anything but that headstock