A few changes in my Thinline. It has been the guitar I played less, it will change now...
Old circuit: TBX tone & 500k volume controls, 4-way switch
New circuit: 500k tone & volume controls, 3-way switch, RS by Jensen .022 cap
Old bridge pickup: Lollar Special T
New bridge pickup: TV Jones Classic Plus
Old bridge: Gotoh Tele
New bridge: Savalas (probably Gotoh)
Old strings: Elixir 10 - 46 strings
New strings: DR 10 - 46 strings
Onyx guitar kit in place of the wood screws.
The sound is balanced now. With the tele pickup I had to adjust the highs in the TBX, it was too trebly with the TBX all the way up. The P90 on the other hand needed highs to stay clear. My first thought was to change only the circuit with resistors and a tone control so the tele pickup would see 250k and the P90 would see 500k when it was selected. Everything changed on August when I watched the "Crazy Heart" movie with Jeff Bridges. I always wanted a Gretch guitar but they are expensive and they have thin necks. I was so determined to have a guitar with TV Jones pickups I even considered of ordering a new guitar but quickly I came back to reality so I decided to change more than I had thought in my Thinline. Being hollow is closer to Gretch from all my other guitars.
From the beginning my first choice was the Classic Plus because I wanted to stay on a vintage style pickup to match the P90. I was sold on the Classic Plus when I watched the Ibanez video in the TV site and realized the pickup can do much more than vintage sounds.
Now that I have played the guitar I see that both pickups sound great together and they are very versatile. TV Jones are HB's but more clear and tighter. The P90's are the coolest pickups. Great cleans (almost Fender) and ideal pickups for jazz & classic rock sounds. P90's can do great any type of music except metal, TV Jones can do even metal! A big effect on sound was the change from Elixir to DR strings. I use DR string exclusively for more than ten years. When I made the Thinline I tried the Elixirs to see if they last longer. They do last longer but they are dull & lifeless, they are the worst strings I have tried. I should have changed them a long time ago but I wasn't satisfied with the pickups and it took me three years to decide...
Finally a fret dress from my luthier lowered the strings and the action is where I want it. It plays & sounds great :icon_thumright: