Excellent pickups. Not sure what is the magic here (might be the alnico bar magnet, vs ceramic one?), but these sound MUCH better than the other much more expensive hum cancelling brands. I have tried quite a few different ones, but these blow those out of the water in terms of sound.The signal is very strong, a little warmer than regular single coils, but they don't sound muddy.The notes are bouncy and have plenty of "air" and you can equalize the sound to be cleaner, if you want.I was surprised how good they sounded plugged directly to amp, without any pedals.Than we have other advantage - price. The quality for the price in terms of manufacturing is amazing.This is my second set and may buy a third.I have a few remarks that are not reason to lower my star rating, which might help people who buy this product:1. Somewhat difficult to fit in the pickguard, takes patience and careful handling in order to avoid damaging the windings.2. MUST be used with minimum 500K or higher potentiometers and 1mf to 1.5 mf caps, otherwise they would sound too dark.3. If you want even brighter sound you might order two neck pickups, which are around 6k (to place one in the neck and one in the middle) and a middle pickup, which is around 9k, to place it in the bridge.That would make the positions 2 and 4 more sparkly.All in all, great product and you may want to give it a try. You have hardly anything to lose.I was skeptical at first, but now I am a believer.