I love the \m/ bridge pickup. Have it in 2 guitars. I have a neck pickup but am not dissatisfied with my current pairings with a 5909 neck and 5708 neck, so I haven't even tried it yet. Both mine are uncovered as I just prefer uncovered in general and I like the squabbin look. Not sure why PRS only offers a covered version other than to streamline and not end up with unused stock sitting around. I think this pickup was really just marketed to those already in the PRS camp. Most folks not in the PRS camp are not going to be looking for pickups here if they don't already play PRS guitars. There's a ton of boutique pickup makers that are non guitar brand specific and that's where most go. I think the \m/ pickup was just designed to appeal to us here that want a hotter pickup since most of the new pickups are in the PAF/vintage vein. While the \m/ is plenty modern, it's also EXTREMELY versatile and dynamic. Works for damn near anything IMHO.