Ok Greg, I wanna see you bench report the korina virt and give it back its 36 frets Not sure what you could do about the humbucker route but heres a guitar that really looks like it deserves unbutchering.
p.s. I wasn't on the weekend Joe apparently went off and got banned but he's very knowledgeable about guitars, gear, and music. He was always there to answer questions and help out, even though he was a bit "blunt" at times with his answers and opinions. I wouldn't hesitate to buy a guitar off him and his prices seem pretty fair ( a bit on the high side but thats some rare stuff he's selling) to me.