Well just to let everyone know that was helping me I just fooled around with the pickups and found a useful tone and I'm actually digging it. Like one of the first replies said it is different from the other guitars but it has its use in my playing spectrum.
It's weird sometimes I love my guitars and sometimes I hate them and I am sure alot of factors go into that. Probable most of all how I am playing that day. I try to never jump the gun that is why I come to the forum with questions. My problem is I am a gear whore so I'm always searching for some new way to teak my sound and get excited about buying some new equipment.
Based on the gear whore thing, I suggest you save the original pickups, in case you decide to sell the guitar. Whatever upgrades you make will hurt resale.
As far as the GFS pickups, give em a shot. I put some odd GFS gold Nashville retroton something types into a friends MusicMan Silhouette a few years ago, and he still loves them.
I thought it was an odd combination, but he likes it. Plus he can make any guitar sound amazing. And he let me have the Dimarzio PAF Pros that were in the silhouette.
Win Win.
