Re: Neck humbucker and middle single coil to go with a PAF Pro in the bridge?
The top end on the A67 doesn't quite sound like a single coil, it sounds weird to me, its tone overall is different compared to a real SC tone and not in a very nice way I feel. But some people do like them, I liked it initially too but not any more. It gives decent sounding quack but an actual SC would sound better for that purpose if 3rd position doesn't require hum cancellation.
I have not tried traditional SC from dimarzio or duncan, although I'd try out duncan stuff first since the range has more stuff to pick from.
From your post I can see why you don't think the Cruiser and FT1 aren't good choices, but I can't tell why you're recommending a single coil if the Area 67 gives more output and good quack.
Depending on how much louder an STK-S4 is in relation to a standard single and how loud it is compared to an unsplit neck humbucker (which is what Rex_Rocker seems to want), I'd say could be the best fit for the middle spot. ...and if the STK-S4 is still too weak, there's the STK-S4b. I wouldn't rule out the DiMarzio Injector Neck, just yet either. It has the same figures as the DiMarzio FS-1 single which, if I understand correctly, is extremely close to the SSL-6.
FWIW, I'm not sure about DiMarzio, but I strongly caution against judging output (or BMT) by what you find on the Duncan product pages.
The top end on the A67 doesn't quite sound like a single coil, it sounds weird to me, its tone overall is different compared to a real SC tone and not in a very nice way I feel. But some people do like them, I liked it initially too but not any more. It gives decent sounding quack but an actual SC would sound better for that purpose if 3rd position doesn't require hum cancellation.
I have not tried traditional SC from dimarzio or duncan, although I'd try out duncan stuff first since the range has more stuff to pick from.
