Thanks for the responses...I am learning alot here.

I should have used the term "coil splitting" I guess,,that's essentially what my capability is now with the Ibanez Artist. Like you say, the coil split sound isn't the most usable, and I was wondering if there was an offering from BL that corrected this somewhat. But, it's probably a matter of the nature of the beast with humbucking pickups.

I might be picking up an Epiphone DOT 335 soon, so I might consider the 450 for that guitar if it turns out I don't like the stock Gibson pickups. Which, at first listen, don't sound too bad.