Cutlass HSS humbucker pickup replacement

Hi I recently got this Cutlass HSS. I am considering replacing the bridge humbucker. It’s OK but a bit quacky in the high-mids and bright IMHO. Much less compelling than my Stingray and Stingray HT.

The single coils sound great and seem fairly powerful and I like the trem so I am thinking of getting a ballsy old school ceramic humbucker and using this guitar like a superstrat for classic metal. So, no pretty PAF subtleties, nuances, or edge-of- breakup Thornbucky sophistication on this one…

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