So 3 1/2 years since I started this thread. I found a used McKay that I like so I bought it. Best 335 I've ever played, though I haven't played very many. It's a copy of a '59 with a pretty chunky neck. I don't know what kind of pickups it has but they sound good.
Sweet One! I think this is the closest you can come to an old 335 with a Collings. It's the one I'd get. With Throbaks, which are plenty close enough to PAF's to make me happy!
I've never owned a Les Paul. I needed a humbucker guitar and wanted something vintage-ish. I wound up scratching my itch with a '73 Guild Bluesbird and it does all I need. Sounds great, plays like butter, and is super versatile. Really great value too....
I've been a fan of Gil's guitars (from a distance, way out of my league price wise), and I'm a Tele guy as well. My first reaction to this design was "how unfortunate!". But, just like the Bone, the more I look at it the more it kind of grows on me.