Only Was a programmer - not any more?
Nope. And I wouldn't advise anybody to become one either. Unless you enjoy being treated as expendable - or, more accurately, so easily replacable that it doesn't matter how you get treated. It's an ideal job... if you happen to be Rei Ayanami. :) Actually, I suspect that it's not the case if you happen to be one of the few people who understand a particular language that just has to be supported - until the code gets ported to another one of course...
I would use an Alnico middle pickup to give more variety (if you want high gain what about a Nailbomb?).
Sounds a good 'un. One silly(?) question. Given that the neck pickup has more bass and less treble... I'm confused as to whether I should go (ceramic) warpig in the neck [I don't think they do them, do they?] and Painkiller in the bridge instead of the other way round...
EDIT: One other question. Would you put a bridge pickup in the middle slot, or a neck pickup? [I suspect the latter, but...]
It can all be wired. Connectors can be done, but I think that you probably wouldn't change the wiring one you had it worked out, and changing the pickups becomes more of a problem.
That's the problem... :) Working out the wiring. Every time I think I've got it sussed...
Thanks for the help.