Some love 'em, some don't. Inveterate modders seem to hate everything that's stock, so, that maybe doesn't inform anything. YOU gotta decide what YOU think.
I was playing my grandson's Dot a few weeks ago, and I thought it sounded great. Personally, I don't think pickups are the big deal that some others do. I think amplifiers/effects are the major source of the tone.
And happy soon-to-be new guitar day!!!