If you want great and inexpensive pickups, checkout Rose Pickups http://www.rosepickups.com I have one of his humbuckers in the neck position on my Tele and it's excellent.
My choice was the natural finish Casino Coupe. The 339 size but true hollowbody sound was a delight. I put on heavier strings (light top/heavy bottom 11 - 52 halfrounds), shimmed the bridge 1/8" and adjusted the poles to raise the b & high e especially. I can not imagine anything better without...
Garbage 2005
The Urban Guerrillas, 1984
SRV 1985
Grant Hart 2000
Plenty of others though - Patti Smith, Paul Westerberg, X (several times), John Doe solo. Never been to a show that was all bad.
I recently picked up a Casino Coupe and love it. The pickups may not be Gibson but they're wonderful to my ears. The neighbors may not always be so sure, especially when I stomp my DS-1 pedal and turn to face the amp ...
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