dnabbet2
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I'm not suggesting this as a standard approach to buying guitars, but since you asked ... I have a TH '54 Custom and a Robbie Krieger '54 Custom with a SD replacement staple pickup in the neck position. So, basically, two of the "same" guitar. And the TH I leave stock, and it sounds and plays great anyway. But the Robbie Krieger needed a repair, so it's been treated to a Jaeger Makeover 2.
And since it's not stock anymore, I can make any changes I want with a clear conscience -- if I want to swap out the staple/P90 for mini-humbuckers, for example, I'm not "wrecking" anything. So I've tried several pickups and a couple of bridges and a different set of machines, and I think I have the guitar the way I like it best, and it's mostly what I play now. But it's cool to have the box-stock number too.
And since it's not stock anymore, I can make any changes I want with a clear conscience -- if I want to swap out the staple/P90 for mini-humbuckers, for example, I'm not "wrecking" anything. So I've tried several pickups and a couple of bridges and a different set of machines, and I think I have the guitar the way I like it best, and it's mostly what I play now. But it's cool to have the box-stock number too.