I didn't mention it, but I didn't back myself up with my post either.
I too have wired and made many, many of my own pickups. When it's all said and done...
such a waste of time. Yes, there are some pickups that are "supposed" to be great, but I've had those and hated them. Why? because they changed nothing as far as how "I" sound on the guitar.
No, I don't want a crackly, broken single-coil P.O.S. pickup, but I'm not gonna spend a bunch of money on some pickup that is supposed to be extremely "hot" or whatever they call it. It's misleading to kids who know no better, much like the kid who is looking at a Mr. O and asking the GNC employee which supps he should be taking....
Yes, there is "something" to it, but not nearly as much as people want you to believe.
Guitar... meh... fingers (everything) mind (everything) pickups.. meh... strings.. meh... amp... a pretty good piece of it.... effects (EVERYTHING!)
Now, when you hand me an acoustic guitar, you really aren't going to notice much difference unless you hand me a 10K Martin or something, or possibly a 12 string, other than that, it's personal preference...