First time swapping pickups from passive to active, they do sound mean, but has tons pf clarity, look fantastic on my tele, highly recommend if you want a pickup that is a hybrid between passive and active, I have Harley Benton with super 70s emgs, it seems like daemonums are hotter, but seems to not to lose any clarity, these will compliment high gained tone, but always remember, speaker is no 1 reason for your tone.