I have a Cioks DC-5 under my Nano. It is bulletproof, has done countless gigs, never seems to fail to power anything I throw at it, is very quiet.
I umm'd and aaaah'd about the cost of it then went for it - so glad I did.
No pick guard then.
It's the easiest solution and you can change your mind later when you've lived with it for a bit.
BTW - what pickup you got in that one?
I tried that - it looks really odd - you need the screws for it to look "right" - so saw off the heads, stick them in the holes, and then double sided tape - then if you want to go guard less you can do...!
I knew I should have specced up a less practical truss rod solution for the neck. Dammit.
I have, however, ensured that there is a built in weakness in the bridge metal so it lifts at the back over time..... 🤭
Ash (for it is he!) is in my humble opinion, the best we have in the UK. His pickups are sublime. He gets massive respect in the guitar community and does some of the best guitar pickups around. His master wound custom stuff is properly good.
If anyone out there in bass land needs a pickup for a project, or wants to upgrade a bass and put something hand wound in and really special then go give him a prod.. Lets just say a custom wind like this one would cost well under £100 - and closer to £50..