So.......for the last few years I've been wanting to get a fuller, more robust tone from my neck pickup.  The guitar is a 1989 Gibson SG Custom Elite  and I'm running her through a 1974 Fender Super Reverb. The SG still retains the stock pickups which are "spotlight" humbuckers and the guitar has a factory coil tap switch.  I had the output measured on the pickups and I was slightly surprised at the readings.  The neck pickup reads 7.1/3.6 khz and the bridge is 13/6.7khz!!!  The bridge pickup is pure bad ass tone and I can't imagine her sounding better but anything is possible.  For the neck pickup I'm contemplating the Seymore Duncan Seth Lover PAF, a Gibson 57 reissue or (and I"m really leaning in this direction) a Lindy Fralin "Unbucker" which is designed for coil splitting with an output of 9.5k. Any thoughts from the peanut gallery?  Here are some pictures of the rig.

Seymour Duncan Jazz.   It's the best sounding neck pickup I've yet tried short of a matched pair of Lollar Imperials.

The Seth is a good choice if you're after a good ol' paf tone, but if you want a paf type with some snot and raunch, have a look at a Pearly Gates, Alnico II Pro, or an Alnico II Pro Slash model. I've also been hearing good things about the Whole Lotta Humbucker pups. Good enough that I'm considering a set for myself.








 

Thanks for the input so far.

LINDY!!! and the Fender Reverb is one of my favorite sounding amps. That and a Plexi and I would be in tone nirvana.



ETA: Sweet guitar too.

Have a look at porter pickups

Seems like this is the way I'm leaning after listenig to some of the youtube videos and after speaking with Lindy.  While I like the unbucker I may go with the overwound high output humbucker by them.  My problem with the SG as it is now is that it's too quiet with the coils split so more output is essential when they are split.  Thanks for the compliment as well.

And here's the page I got the above links from, they have alot of different diagrams to choose from: http://www.seymourduncan.com/support/wiring-diagrams/schematics.php?schematic=color_codes





 


 

I don't know a thing about p/u's, but just wanted to say that that combo looks awesome!
I always wanted an SG.... and a Super Reverb as well

If you'd be interested in higher output pickups then you should definitely consider high wound Lollar Imperials



I put them into one guitar I made for a friend and that is one beefy sounding axe.   Those pickups cost me 357 dollars for the pair

but I'd gladly do that again.

I'll check them out!

The Burstbuckers are nice, but the Pro version in my LP Standard is really bright. If you are interested in staying with Gibson p/u, something like the 57 Classic might be better in the neck.  It sounds very nice in my LP. For a lower price point, the Seymour Duncan Jazz that someone mentioned would be worth checking out.



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So I settled (about a month ago) on a Lindy Fralin High output humbucker (12k) and it sounds amazing!!!

If you can find a Dimarzio Virtual PAF, then that's what I would get.