Yeah Alendon I'm pleased you recognised that quality because I don't think it ever gets lauded. A V is a wild guitar not only for it's looks, but for it's strange and positively left field tonality. I really can't comment on the merits on a SM in the neck as I have no experience of said pickup, but my calibrated Mule set works in spades. All I can say is a Mule neck is indeed smooth and clean and lets face it this is a calibrated set and specifically designed to work together. All I can say is that in my three Knuckled guitars it was in the V that it made the most massive difference. the range of tones expanded massively. My experience of Gibson pickups is to say the least underwhelming.
