Great report, Ironwolf!!
I had covered 5815's put in my SC Prototype this week, I also find them to be absolutely amazing!
What did you get for resistance when you measured the 5815 bridge?
Hi Pete,
It came out perfect in the middle
58/15LT 7.82 k ohms
59/09 9.44 k ohms
85/15 8.55 k ohms
Pearly Gates 8.23 kohms
The pearly gates in the L P has just the slightest edge in one specific region, that being the bottom 4 power chords, The A G F E minor, PG still has a little bit more power And depth, on mid gain. could be the extra 2.7 lbs of mahogany.
I'm actually chalking that up to the Wiring differences in the volume and tone pots most likely.
Because the pearly gates then lose out the battle of responsive picking dynamics string muting and harmonics.
I'm guessing the capacitor that PRS puts in to boost the single coil sound changes things ever so slightly on the humbucker setting but to fantastic benefit in single coil.
Given that tiny observation the 8515's are 96% there, remarkable range on the guitar now, with much more tonal options than the LP.