Odd, I've never seen anything like that. I agree that there's a lot of corrosion/rust there on the pickup. But I have pickups that have ended up that...
I'm seriously considering selling a couple guitars and going after this. I still don't know if I could make it happen in the end because there would...
I actually have a set of Sperzels on it now. Back when it was my only guitar, I couldn't change a string quick enough in poor lighting conditions so...
When trying out HB II and SCHB II, I found the SCHB II to be a little deeper sounding as well. I'm gonna guess that the SCHB w/mahogany back is a bit...