Reddit reviews Kmise Zebra Faced Humbucker Double Coil Pickups For Electric Guitar Pickup (Black & Cream)

This paint from Home Depot

These pickups

If you looking for really something cheap you may find a good deal on a used pickup like this . Or you could get a basic one for amazon like these the Amazon ones sound pretty good in a cheap epiphone I have but they seem to be more fairly low output

You can get Behringer pedals for 25 bucks — less money than it’d cost you to source the parts yourself. Mooer, Caline, and Donner pedals are priced similarly.

You can get a generic loaded, prewired Strat pickguard for 17 bucks or a set of generic humbuckers for 14 bucks on Amazon.

There is a shitload of gear to fit any budget. You want handmade in the first world by the original designer? Pony up. You want inexpensive factory stuff that’ll get you in the ballpark? There ya go.