Artec Alnico V PBass pickups

[bumperbass]

Anybody ever tried these? Says they are Alnico V, 8.5K resistance. I see a lot of posts for Artec preamps, but not pickups. Just wondering if these might be a poor man's vintage pickup, maybe for a backup, frankenbass, or even a main player?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Artec-Alnico...item257c1b9b30

They're $30, w/shipping, so for me at least, that's not a gamble I want to take, so that's why I'm asking if anybody's tried these.

My first thought is you don't get something for nothing, but it's been known to happen!

[Alexdeth89]

that dc resistance is a bit low, for me 11.5k or even 10k is far better. If you like alnico pickups, there are many sellers offering brand new squier p pickups for the same price. At least that's a very well known company, which artec is not.