I did it... I changed one of my strats over from a SSS to a dual Humbucker axe... Since I already had a Strat that got all the single coil tones that I needed... I wanted something with a little more bite and a little different tone... Pickguards are only going to cost around 12-25 bucks maybe more if you get a designer or custom one... If you're going to get a humbucker... get a humbucker. Minibuckers are convenient... but I'd rather have a standard bucker than a mini if I were installing them... My friend has a '57 reissue Strat with 3 minibuckers in it. It sounds pretty good.