I guess there’s a few schools of thought here. Here’s my experience.…
My CU22 with Dragon 1’s I love for rock band stuff only and the split sounds with the rotary switch are really great. Very Strat like……Thought about replacing them with 57/08’s for versatility and getting PRS to do a refret with DGT profile Jumbos. I already talked to them about this.
I play Classic Rock and Blues & Bluesrock and some beefed up R&B, not metal or detuned music. So there’s that……..
I have used many pickups over the years and I've become very fond of some of the older PRS pickups as well as some of the newer ones. Tend to gravitate towards hot PAF types…..
I use Dragon 2’s in one of my handmade LP’s after a suggestion on here and they are really good sounding and articulate ….maybe because the body and neck are Black Limba with the typical LP maple top…who knows…
Ive got a set of 59/09’s in my Corsa (chambered) LP that really needed a push and they excel at that. Someone on here mentioned the difference between the 5708 and the 5909 is that the 09’s are just more of everything, which that guitar needed…..
I’ve got a set of usa 245’s in a Santana SE and they just work well in that guitar. TheMann bridge really brought that guitar to life. My outdoor rain gig guitar…..
My DGT’s pickups I adore, but as of yet are not available
The 5310’s in my P22 I also like but they’re a different animal……I don’t find them to dark. I have a stoptail P22 version
I didn’t care so much for the HFS in my old CU24. To many highs for the music genre’s I play… the Vintage Bass I liked….