I have a Custom Shop SG Custom with the 490R/490T configuration and I quite like it, especially for recording. I find the 490s really allow the personality of different pedals and amps to come through very well. And as a result, I can get a lot of really great tones with the SG. I have a US LP Standard with BurstBucker Pros and a Custom Shop LP Standard with CustomBuckers, which are both great guitars, too. But both LPs generally sound like themselves more consistently regardless of the pedal(s) and/or amp I play them them through. The BurstBucker Pros are really hot and cutting; the CustomBuckers are more organic / airy / woody sounding. So, I can use the SG to get a wide range of tones - a wider range than the LP, at least to my ears. And I can use the SG to compliment the LPs nicely, if that’s what I ‘m looking for. So as with many questions around pickups, a lot of it depends on what you’re looking for. If you want a lot of flexibility, then the 490R/T configuration can really deliver. And I think you can probably get just about any sound out of them if you put in the effort to tweak your setup.
