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Ordered a set of Blackouts today to put in a Warbeast. Got a guitar tech willing to put them in for $50 for the pair. Not sure if this is a good deal or not. Im willing to pay it as long as its done right. Im not familiar with active pups is there anything i need to check/look at before i take the guitar home?

In the past – anytime I had actives installed … there was always enough room in the cavity to put the battery.  Just wrap it in light foam, so it doesn't come into contact w/ the other components.  

With that said – @ NAMM, I took a look at the new Liberator electronics from Duncan.  They're pretty big in design.  If the new pickup systems have the Liberator hardware – that cavity may be pretty tight.

But – I'm personally not a fan of routing out the guitar … try to squeeze it in if possible.  If you ever want to resell it – that route will be a ding against someone wanting to restore it to stock. (Oddly enough, not everyone sees 'upgrades', like better pickups as an upgrade).  Collectors love stock. (Just my .02 FWIW).