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Authorities said.....best leave it.....unsolved
A year on the 594 has taught me one thing: right, wrong or otherwise, I crave another equipped with rock/metal upgrades. It needs a trem, also, and I'd even consider a Floyd. \m/ pickups or similar. Pattern vintage shares just enough in common with the specs of prior loves (defunct EVH models) to deliver some of the same feel, just coupled with a much cozier scale length for my purposes. The potential for a shred machine seems strong. Or maybe I need counseling.
Instead of trying to undo all the work put into the intended design like a toddler running amok with crayolas, maybe I could just learn to love a CU24 equally, like the rest of the world. (Hmm, could pattern vintage exist as an option for CU22/24?)
Rather than trying to correct my previous attempt at a list, I'm just going to say pretty much any solid-body with a RW neck in the sub-25" scale range could get snatched up. Ditto anything with Alex LIfeson's name on it.
I loved the 59/09'in the 594. I agree with your take on making one into a metal machine. Or, you could get a Santana. Seriously. A little beefier neck in the Santana, not wildly different than the Vintage, at least IMO. A fast player, with a trem. Tons of fun!