It's interesting to me that nobody has yet brought up the fact that the HFS (which, incidentally, stands for "Hot, Fat, Screams") and Vintage Bass pickup combo is mainly used in the 24-fret guitars. The Dragon II pickups (and the 57/08) tend to be voiced for being directly under the "24th-fret" harmonic spot for the neck position, which is why many people describe the 22-fret models as sounding "fatter."
I've not had any experience with putting the pickups in the other way around (i.e.- putting the pickups which are voiced for 24-fret models into a 22-fret guitar.) I'd imagine that the Vintage Bass pickup out of the box would be a bit too hot for the neck position in a 22-fret model without some type of modification to it (since it's supposed to be compensating for the fact that it's been pushed not only farther away from the sweet spot, but also closer to the bridge pickup, which in-turn affects the tones involving both pickups.)
If you've already done the swap, I'm actually curious what the results are.[/QUOTE
Prs does or rather has done this in the past. I've seen dragon 2s in cu24s and HFS/VB in cu22s.
Imho, if you love 5708s and you're really in to that I can't see you liking the HFS.
Imho, if you love 5708s and you're really in to that I can't see you liking the HFS.
57/08's rule.
To me, it would depend on the rest of the rig...amp and pedals. Those are polarly diverse pickup sets.Hi, I’m deciding between two guitars, CE 22 with 57/08s and CU24 with HFS/VB. I like them both equally.
But which one would you choose to be your primary guitar, covering all styles (from gentle jazz to dissonant black metal)?
I play mostly EVH 51500III lbxII and I further shape my tone mainly with Keeley compressor and EQD Palisades overdrive. I also use hi-gain fuzzes, but not as my main tone.To me, it would depend on the rest of the rig...amp and pedals. Those are polarly diverse pickup sets.
I haven't tried any of the vintage/reissue style PRS pickups yet. I do have a CE22 with VB/HFS pickups. All I can say is I like them, and prefer them over the Dragon IIs that they replaced. I play through a Mesa Mark IV and Bogner Goldfinger.I play mostly EVH 51500III lbxII and I further shape my tone mainly with Keeley compressor and EQD Palisades overdrive. I also use hi-gain fuzzes, but not as my main tone.
I really like the 57/08 character. I guess the question is: Does it make more sense to try to add some oomph to 57/08s for metal riffs, or to tame the HFS?
And tell me about which genres do you play and what do you think is HFS’s limit, style-wise. What they suck at.I haven't tried any of the vintage/reissue style PRS pickups yet. I do have a CE22 with VB/HFS pickups. All I can say is I like them, and prefer them over the Dragon IIs that they replaced. I play through a Mesa Mark IV and Bogner Goldfinger.
I've been pretty stuck on 80s hard rock for a little while now. Then move over into a little Landau territory, then Lukather. It's annoying when people say "what amp", but it's true. I've typically preferred the '57 Classic pickups w/ my Les Paul for neck/middle clean tones. But through the Bogner Goldfinger I picked up a few weeks ago, the VB in the CE22 sounds better. It's my new clean sound. Can't talk much about switch positions, as I have a 5-way rotary, and I don't really love the 2, 3, and 4 position splits.And tell me about which genres do you play and what do you think is HFS’s limit, style-wise. What they suck at.