Yep, I'm from the Toon as well (well just out side it as I was born and bread in Wylam, went to school in Prudhoe !) and now living in the US for a while.
Just been to SDs website and yep the Alinico II pros come as either the bridge or neck version. You can buy them here in the US (32 bucks ~17 quid) or here in the UK for about 80 quid (yes folks that is 160 bucks !!! each!!!).
I'd get on to music 123.com and find out about international shipping, it may not be as much as you think if you are prepared to wait a bit !
If you used Erny Ball strings, you may want to buy some at the same time. The slinkies are about 5 quid (10 bucks) in the UK and about 4 bucks (2 quid) in the US ! I'm opening a mail order/web music store when I get home, gona call it Dick Turpins music store !
My instructors page and www.studiotrax.net for all things recording.
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