Marcus, you're not dumb. You probably just haven't been exposed to the Rev Solo yet. But if you have and you went back to whatever you were using before, then you're dumb!
Oh, it's just a joke...lighten up! Seriously, though, it's the best pickup I've used. You could use a magnetic pickup with Eurosonics and probably do fine, but I don't like how they don't pick up enough sounds from the body and neck.