I've gone back and forth between having one electric and two. Never owned more than two, and mostly just had one. And when I've had two, I always s thought about getting back down to one and never about adding a third. So I think my stasis point is somewhere around one or 1.5. And now that I own THIS one, it's definitely gonna be one for a good long while at least.
I've been getting to know the coil split sounds in the last couple of days and I stuck a clean boost in front of my OD pedal to use when in split coil mode. Really evens out the volume and provides enough signal to get a similar amount of drive out of the OD pedal, so I can switch between humbucker and split coil without having to make a lot of adjustments - just hit the boost - different sounds but basically the same levels of volume and OD. Having those split coils very greatly increases the odds of staying with just one electric for quite a while.
-Ray
I use a boost with my 594s quite often, too. I switch between a Suhr KokoBoost and a recent acquisition, the Pettyjohn Lift. Sometimes I stack them with an overdrive, but with my amps I usually don’t have to. I use the guitar volume and tone controls a lot for setting dynamics and overdrive on my amps as well.
Enjoy that guitar, it’s a beauty!