Hi folks! I already own a '92 Ibby RG550DY which has a Holy Diver bridge and VHII neck. Coupled with 550k pot and BKP cap, the tone is just RIGHT THERE, it's really the perfect lead guitar for me.
Although I also own two other Ibbies which are a '89 RG750WH and a '91 RG565EG.
I was wondering which pickups I might put in these other two. For sure I'll put 550K pots in both of them, and I might even remove the tone out of the equation in one, or both of them.
Acoustically speaking, the RG550 sounds way more middy and spanky. RG750 sounds warmer, but with a nice presence. RG565 sounds definitely brighter and more defined than the RG750, but has more presence and less of the RG550 "spankiness".
Due to the guitars' aesthetics, I was thinking about going with a more vintage/brown sound approach on the RG565, and a more modern approach on the RG750. Tuning would be E standard on the RG565 and drop D on the RG750.
As I said, I loooove the VHII on my RG550 and would like something similar on my 750's neck, very juicy and defined with lots of character. Maybe a Cold Sweat or Emerald?
What about the bridge? I'm looking for something more aggressive and a bit modern, but still with a classic vibe, for Shred/Thrash. Miracle Man or Nailbomb maybe? Alnico or Ceramic?
I want the RG565 to be a perfect Heavy/Shred example a la Becker/Gilbert/Nuno/etc...those days. So the bridge needs to have lot of character and vibe, but with enough juice to make the amp scream. I think Holy Diver would be the perfect choice, but I already have it in my RG550....so? :?
Thanks for your time ;)
