The EVH/Axis pickups were available in black, for the Sport model. (I have a set- as well as the chrome covered versions ... you can buy them second...
It's certainly doable, though it's less complicated if you use the north coil of the bridge (furthest away from the bridge) when split in position 1,...
How long do you have ... ha ha ha ... I've probably re-wired mine dozens of times, including a piezo and preamp at one point. (Though I'm now back to...
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Silhouette Special Pearl Blue rosewood, hardtail
Silhouette Special Candy Apple Red, rosewood hardtail
Silhouette Special in Carbon Blue Pearl maple neck tremolo
Sub 1 Graphite tremolo Routed SS style
Sub 1 Pearl Blue hardtail, now with BGPups Pure 90's
Sub 1 Cinnamon hardtail Routed SS style
Handwired '65 Princeton Reverb Head with Hoffman turret board
2 x 12 cab (Celestion and Weber)
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