I see a lot of these with 85/15's and also a few with 58/15's. I actually dig the way a couple of the ones with the 58/15's look, and was flirting with maybe getting one. I played a CE24 with the 85/15's and they sounded pretty good to me, from what I could tell, at pretty low volumes in a music store (which is not too meaningful, but it is something anyway). I tend to dig lower output pick-ups, which I am assuming the 58's are, but I was wondering if anyone who has some experience with both could tell me about the differences. Also, would the 58's split okay with the wiring scheme of the 24-08? I am really curious about both pickups.
Over the years I have had VB/HFS (did not like them, and replaced them with lower output Wolfetones, which sounded great in that guitar), 57/08's (liked them a lot - in a McCarty), and 53/10's (loved them, those were my favorites, but who knows how much was the guitar and how much the pickups). I have an incoming 408 on the way, but I have lately really missed the Cu24's I have had over the years, and think I might want to get one back into the collection at some point. There are some used ones out there with 59/09's and 57/08's also, but I dig the 24-08 (408) switching set up.
Over the years I have had VB/HFS (did not like them, and replaced them with lower output Wolfetones, which sounded great in that guitar), 57/08's (liked them a lot - in a McCarty), and 53/10's (loved them, those were my favorites, but who knows how much was the guitar and how much the pickups). I have an incoming 408 on the way, but I have lately really missed the Cu24's I have had over the years, and think I might want to get one back into the collection at some point. There are some used ones out there with 59/09's and 57/08's also, but I dig the 24-08 (408) switching set up.
