Duncan pickup similar to Gibson 496r?

GrooveHT

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Duncan friends, long time no post! I'm looking for a hot-ish neck pickup similar to the 496r in the Duncan product line that would play nice split with the SD middle single coil and the Custom bridge. Trying to be a bit evocative of Buckethead's tones, but also sounding authorative enough split with a single coil in the middle. middle singlecoil is a hot Texas antiquity; assume the humbucker will be closer to the strings thanthe singlecoil, so some of the disparity will be evened out. I believe the 496r is about 8.4k and ceramic; assume 42 or 43 awg?

Guitar is a warmoth HSH, 5 way super switch, Gothic 510 bridge

 
Closest you're going to get from a "specs" standpoint is probably the Alpha neck, but it's going to be a bit brighter/clearer than the 496R.

Something like the Jazz "bridge" model (SH-2b) or Screamin' Demon in the neck would probably work nicely next to the Texas Hot single and Custom in the bridge.
 
I am guessing you want a brighter sound? Then the Parallel Axis or the Full Shred might be under consideration.
 
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