Thanks @ViperDoc - right on the dot - and I love Jimmy Herring. I’ve seen him with the Allman Brothers and with John McLaughlin. Truly amazing player who deserves WAY more attention than he gets.LOVE IT, OMG. Your distinctions of sound couldn't be better! May I add Jimmy Herring vs. Cannibal Corpse to the list?
Smooth (slow, asymmetrical) vs. harsh (fast, symmetrical, square-wave) distortion. Nothing wrong with what you said, brother. Sorry if I come across as a troll, I hate that sh1t. Building a few amps has helped me better understand what the hell even happens between our hands and the speaker. Your question about whether to swap pickups or add a boost pedal is simply a selection point of change, both options being pre-input to your amplifier. A boost pedal or hotter pickup can essentially accomplish the same thing depending on what pedal you select and how it's set up, but you already know that. I like swapping pickups, it just seems like an a55 pain in a HB guitar, but I support any advancement in such skill and knowledge.
Go forth!
...and get a 594 if you don't have one. Best guitar on the planet.
In audio terms, I’d say that I’m looking to increase even-order harmonics and reduce odd-order harmonics, but I’m pretty sure that’s what you said in different words.
Anyway, I would have a tech do the pickup swap (I’ve got a good one nearby) on the HB - I’m fine going inside a tube amp with a soldering iron, but I’m not going anywhere near a 25 year old PRS 10 top with no access panels.
And, as mentioned before, the addition of a simple OTA-type (current) compressor to my small effects chain has done a world of good in rounding off some of those burrs, so I may just leave the guitar unmolested.
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