THANKS SLIP,YEAH I DO LOVE HUMBUCKERS,I HEAR THE EMG51/EMG55 ARE GREAT HUMBUCKS FOR METAL.I LIKE STEVE VIA;S AXE WITH THE MONKEY HANDLE,.OR JOE SATRIANI'S AXE IS NICE,BUT I DONT WONT ANY FLOYED ROSE TREMS.I'LL STICK WITH WHAT I KNOW BEST.i dont think iam gonna buy another custom 24 just way too expensive,but they just came out with a S2 CUSTOM 24 FOR ABOUT HALF THE PRICE OF THE CUS24.THE S2 STRIPS DOWN THE CUS24,THAT ADDS DIFFERENT BEVELED TOP,3 WAY SWICTH INSTEAD OF 5 WAY,IT SAYS IT VERSATILITY COMES FROM ITS CUSTOM WOUND PICKUPS.THAT DOESNT TELL ME MUCH.THEY LOOK MORE LIKE THE SE MODELS THE WAY THERE BEVELED .MADE IN USA..HEY HAVE YOU HEARD THE STORY THAT NOT ALL GUITARS THAT SAY MADE IN USA ARENT AT ALL.GOST GUITARS?