If you want a really versatile guitar, try the H-S-S (Bridge:Humbucker; Middle and Neck: Single-Coil) pickup configuration or the shredder favorite, H-S-H (Bridge and Neck: Humbucker; Middle: Single-Coil). You could also add coil-tapping to the humbuckers to allow for single-coil sounds from the humbucker positions.
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What's important is whether you are happy with the instrument you are playing. Any style of guitar can be used for any style of music its really up to you. You also don't have to settle with just a single guitar. Guitar sounds are like textures, you can experiment in using them in different ways to create whatever style you want.
If you want a really versatile guitar, try the H-S-S (Bridge:Humbucker; Middle and Neck: Single-Coil) pickup configuration or the shredder favorite, H-S-H (Bridge and Neck: Humbucker; Middle: Single-Coil). You could also add coil-tapping to the humbuckers to allow for single-coil sounds from the humbucker positions.
If you want a really versatile guitar, try the H-S-S (Bridge:Humbucker; Middle and Neck: Single-Coil) pickup configuration or the shredder favorite, H-S-H (Bridge and Neck: Humbucker; Middle: Single-Coil). You could also add coil-tapping to the humbuckers to allow for single-coil sounds from the humbucker positions.