What bridge humbucker to pair with a DiMarzio Cruiser? (MIA Strat)

Agramal

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I have a '97 MIA Fender Strat Plus that currently has a semi-Billy Corgan setup: BC-2 in the bridge, Ripper in the middle, Cruiser in the neck. I like the Cruiser in the neck quite a bit, particularly to cop Khruangbin tones, but the bridge is lacking. I play a variety of styles but tend to divide my pickups between the neck, which I use for cleans, and the bridge, which I use for heavy tones and leads.

My Strat has a universal route so I can put a full-size humbucker in the bridge. I play in drop D most days through fairly high gain. I don't need something that matches the output of the Cruiser, just something that sounds good in the bridge of a Strat. I'm eyeing the DiMarzio Tone Zone, AT-1 and Super Distortion, but am open to anything.
 
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I have a Super D in the bridge of my 70s RI strat. I had problems at first I had a tone control hooked to it and 250k pots. Once I removed the tone and put a 500k vol it came alive.
Sound very late 70s early 80s. Makes me want to play that era of hard rock and metal.
 
I used Cruiser with Dimarzio PAF 36th and it was so good. But also it would go well with Pearly Gates bridge and Custom Custom, too.
 
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