SingleCut + BRW + Maple = ?

[callan]

I'm loving the Abraxas BKP made for my PRS CU22, they just have added so much meat to the guitar sound, I love that guitar so much more now!
Now, the balance between my main 2 gigging guitars is a little off and I'm hoping to fix that.

My other main guitar is a PRS Singlecut 594, with BRW fretboard and maple neck.
They come stock with low-turn pickups, which are fine, just don't have much output to them.

I'm thinking of trying a pair of BKP's in this guitar and seem to have many options to choose from.

I already have Mule's in a PRS Hollowbody, and the Abraxas mentioned above in my CU22.
I may in the future swap which guitar these are in, so like to have variety to choose from.
I do like to use coil split for cleaner sections/songs.

I can't really decide between: Rebel Yell, VHii or Riff Raff's, or any of the many other options really.
Can anybody here help? (open to mix-matched pairs too)
There doesn't seem to be a lot of people using singlecut's with BRW and Maple necks, so hard to get any real feedback online.

I like my guitars to be pretty versatile, but generally want to have them to be best for single guitar cover band duties.
This guitar I might play anything from Pink, ACDC, GnR, Stevie Wonder, U2, Robbie Williams, INXS, Tina Turner, Jackson 5, Killers, etc.
Really quite a big range of styles.
It may switch between E and Eb tunings, depending on the singer.

I guess some keywords that I might like, balanced, full and versatile as mentioned above?
No interest in playing any metal or jazz with this guitar - it's all pop and classic-modern rock.

thoughts ?

[Muffler]

My experience with:

PRS Singlecut and BKP: My SC245 sounds amazing with the Abraxas/Mule combo, very versatile set, maybe I'll try another set just for fun some day, but to me it's a perfect match.

Rebel Yell: I had one in the bridge position of a quite dark but great sounding les paul standard. Sounded massive but still kept a bit of classic open sound, not as compressed as most others pickups in the contemporary catalog that I've tried. My guess is it would sound great with my SC245 too, a bit more modern, scooped and with more output than it is with the Abraxas/Mule

VHII: I don't like them in my basswood music man, ugly highs and mid-highs, but I'm giving them a try in my PRS CU22 when I find some time to get with the soldering iron and let you know. My guess is this guitar won't sound that sharp with them installed

I've never tried Riff Raff before.

In terms of versatility for the styles you mention, the Abraxas or the Mule set seems a perfect choice for your guitar, but if you want to try something different, probably Riff Raff or VHII are more versatile than Rebel Yell in a Pop/Classic rock context

[Telerocker]

Wit a maple neck you might even wanna have a glimpse at the Crawler, maybe paired with a Mule-neck. 

[callan]

Thanks muffler and Tele,
So many choices I just want to buy them all :)

Tim has suggested the riff raff, so it’s hard to go past his recommendation.
Ordering next week unless I change My mind... again

[Telerocker]

Thanks muffler and Tele,
So many choices I just want to buy them all :)

Tim has suggested the riff raff, so it’s hard to go past his recommendation.
Ordering next week unless I change My mind... again

Best listen to Tim. However, I play in various coverbands and the Crawler, splitted or not, takes me everywhere. Mine sits in a swampash superstrat though.

[callan]

Best listen to Tim. However, I play in various coverbands and the Crawler, splitted or not, takes me everywhere. Mine sits in a swampash superstrat though.

On paper at least, the Crawler seems really hot.
Maybe one day I'll get to try them, but I think the RR is going to a good match for this one.


the real answer - I need more guitars :P

[Telerocker]

Best listen to Tim. However, I play in various coverbands and the Crawler, splitted or not, takes me everywhere. Mine sits in a swampash superstrat though.

On paper at least, the Crawler seems really hot.
Maybe one day I'll get to try them, but I think the RR is going to a good match for this one.


the real answer - I need more guitars :P

Crawler is medium hot, just a tad more output than the VHII in my other strat. Obviously the RiffRaff will be a bit less compressed and more open, however I cannot complain about the dynamics of the Crawler. 

[callan]

Riffraffs are locked in - I Ordered these Friday night.
Cant wait to have a hotroded 594 :)