Think I've got my bridge pickup sorted with Alegree's take on a BK Warpig which sounds huge, really fills the SG out and gives it more of that LP push I was after.
My current neck pickup is an Axesrus Late 50s humsize P90. It's good but I've always found it a bit too twangy and thin under gain which is more emphasised now in comparison to the bridge pickup. I also want to go back to a neck humbucker as I find that P90s sound too uncompressed and loud/dynamic compared to the bridge humbucker which makes for an unbalanced guitar across pickups. SG neck position tends to be a bit thinner and "less creamy" than an LP so I was hoping I could find something to counter that a bit.
I didn't mind the stock 490r so I'm thinking I should just get one of them again. I want something that can split nicely as well though as I hear the Warpig does a great split. How does the 490r fare here? Also been looking at cheaper options like Tonerider (Rocksong neck?) as to be honest I don't use a neck pickup much, more for the odd clean bit and bluesier lead tones.
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The other option is to contact Oil City, Mojo or Alegree & seek their expert advice. It'll be slightly more expensive, but you won't be disappointed.
That said, if you're happy with the 490R (actually a good pickup for heavier styles, despite its reputation) then go for one of those. Or get one of the "local" pickup guys to wind you something on that theme but a bit "more betterer"
Unless the OP requires a volume/drive difference between lead and rhythm, the obvious answer is another Alegree pickup - one calibrated for the neck/Rhythm position. That could be a humbucker. Could be a humbucker-sized P90.
BK Pig'90s are enormous fun. I dare say that Alegree can conjure up something just as juicy.
Maybe I'll leave it for a bit and decide when there honeymoon period has worn off! Seem to recall lots of people on the BK forum using Warpigs with Mules and MQs in the neck so maybe a hot PAF would work ok.