About pickups: I have both an Armstrong humbucker (the model that came with my Eastman) and a DeArmond 1100 (reissue, on my Epi Broadway), and as much as I like the DeArmond's single-coil voice, the pickup doesn't like RF-noisy environments. The bar where I play regularly has ancient wiring and dimmers on the lights, and the combination makes for a constant hum via the DeArmond. Not sure what the RF threshold might be--the DeArmond might be quite happy in a room that's more up-to-date electrically. (As it is at home.)
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