A few months ago I wanted new Pups for my Ibanez. The folks over at
guitarnuts2.com forum recommended a place called Guitarfetish.com. They make a variety of pickups that cover all imaginable sounds & styles of music.
I was looking originally at pulling two humbuckers out of my Ibanez Artcore and going with 2 TV jones humbuckers. Would've cost me $129
EACH!
I visited GFS and they had several types of Gretsch style pups. I listened to the mp3 files of each, and then went to eBay. GFS has an eBay store where some of there stuff is cheaper since it's auctioned rather than just sold retail. In my case, GFS was introducing the pups I wanted for starting auction price of
$35 EACH.
No one else bid on them, I got both pups for $70 plus S/H of around $8.00. Installed them myself and I am extremely pleased at the tones I get.
Especially at the price I paid.
Prior to buying them I went to HarmonyCentral.com and looked up those pups on their reviews column. GFS has almost all positive reviews. I saw only one mediocre review after looking at about 50 all very positive ones.
So, Take a look & listen at what they have to offer. Then check out the reviews at HarmonyCentral.com . You should be able to find the sound you want at a much more affordable price.
I installed mine about 3 months ago and am STILL very pleased with the purchase. No short happy honeymoon then buyers remorse here!
Just my suggestion....YMMV.