Mules in a Les Paul 59 VOS?

[fbloke]

Having said in a previous post that I'm going to leave my new 59 stock, I now realise that the standard pups don't have the same expressiveness as the souped-up Stormy Mondays I put in my other Lester.  I'm thinking of going for AII Mules - has anyone heard these in a VOS?  Even if you haven't, what is the technical advantage of Mules over Burstbuckers in your opinion?

[Twinfan]

The Burstbuckers are reasonably well thought of, so what is it you're trying to change?

Mules have scatterwinding, so they will be a bit more airy in the tone and a bit brighter.

[Prawnik]

I thought Gibson people hated Burstbuckers? If it wasn't vintage or boo-teak (and preferably little-known, insanely expensive, and impossible to get hold of) they weren't having it.

Irony is, when the Burstbuckers were only installed on Gibson guitars that were being sent to Japan, the Gibson people raved about them. Today's Burstbuckers are somehow "different." Maybe they are.

In my opinion, the Burstbuckers are not so bad. A bit compressed for my tastes, but not the worst pickups by any means.

Anyway, I think Burstbuckers are AV.

[fbloke]

Most of the forums I've read had plenty of people slating Burstbuckers on them.  My aim is to get a bit more depth, clarity and mid-range woodiness (sometimes called "honk") out of the guitar like you might hear from a good 1959 Les Paul. In a word, character.  I find the Burstbuckers a bit muddy - they're o.k., but once you've heard Bareknuckles you understand how much better pickups can be when they're hand-made with attention to detail.  Both my other guitars have Stormies, which I'm delighted with, for the 59 I'm looking for more of a Billy Gibbons depth and bite but with the ability to get sweet when needs be.  I think Mules will do it, I'm just looking for the opinions of others who have fitted them to see what difference they made in their guitars.