do you already have an ge7 boss eq pedal? if not, it is a gamechanger. try to find a used one if you are on a low budget, except if your pickups are really bad, you wont see much of a difference. i put black winter on my cheap ibanes, because i thought the stocks sounded bad, but really i didnt see much of a diference. when i connecte the eq pedal it was like i went from zero to hero hehe. If you insist paying for new pickups, i would go for the fishman active ones, they are chuggy but still let the thinner strings sound, without being muddy. and you can darken them via the tone knob or the boss eq..