So... I'm going to revisit this thread today.
When I first got this guitar (CE22) I didn't bond with it. The Dragon 1's were too dark and compressed, particularly the Treble pickup. Great for straight up, full onslaught lead guitar, but kind of flat, dull and sterile for everything else and not particularly good for high gain rhythm. I also really hated the 2 and 4 positions since they sounded thin and plinky.
I've recently started using a different amp; Mesa TC-50 rather than a Dual Rectifier. The TC-50 is a lot brighter than a Rectifier with more upper midrange and less low mids. Think modded Marshall. Through this amp this guitar sounds like a million dollars. The neck is clear, the bridge is both articulate and it screams. The 2 and 4 position now sound like they have some body to them.
With the Recto the CE22 was always kind of muddy, but had nice harmonics. With the TC-50 it's articulate and it just sings.
So yeah.... really digging this guitar now. Kind of glad I never got around to swapping pickups out of it.
Now my only real complaint is that the metal side markers are hard to see.
Cheers!
And since Photobucket sucks, here's some reposted pictures;