I have a custom 22 with the dragon II pup's and I really like them. they have a real smooth/mellow sound to them, but at the same time can have a very nice bite to them. Don't even try to compair them to gibson type pup's because they are completely different, but still work very well for an alternate to that sound. They're defanately not for everybody, but I happen to like them for my style of playing.