Taking a leap of faith...

[idsnowdog]

Got a set of Blackouts on the way, since Jolly's been singing their praises. I should get them on Monday and hopefully have time to install them in my Les Paul on Tuesday. First impressions shortly thereafter.

I've never even played actives before.

I have a set of the earlier Livewire singles and they are much more lively sounding than EMG's. They are amazing sounding strat pickups and far better sounding than most stacked pickups which can sound dark and stiff. IIRC Frank Falbo said that they mix a normal and inverted signal in the preamp which accomplishes the noise cancellation? They sound and respond like a real single coil, but without the noise.