i built (or hotrodded up) a guitar. It has a dimarzzio FRED and i put in an EMG active with separate volume and tone pots with a 5 way switch. IT SQUEALLLLLLLLLSSZZZZZ. I know people that said it wouldnt work right, they couldnt have been more wrong. I think everyone should try it at least once. Recipe- take one old TRACER and put a hole in the body for the pickup at a slant under the neck position and move the passive pickup to there. Then spend about $100.00 on a nice Active EMG and put it in the old cavity.WATCH OUT!