OK so just when I thought I had put this to bed, someone suggested the “Lil’ Screamin’ Demon” Strat-size humbucker from Seymour Duncan. I listened to some demos and it sounds like this thing can really rip, and get substantial chug under high gain. Output-wise, it seems like this might be the right balance where it can still push something like the Dual Rec, but won’t be too unmanageably out of balance with the Lollars (obviously still a lot less hot than the JB). Lastly, the somewhat scooped EQ of this pickup has me thinking it should give me some good quack if I wire it to switch to parallel in position 2.
All of this, and as an added bonus I must admit I like the idea of keeping a more vintage look with the single coil-size pickup in the bridge
This is what I’m noticing, but as I said before, I am a noob


Haha so I thought I would run it by the experts!! You all have helped me realize that some output imbalance between the bridge and middle/neck is not necessarily a terrible thing, and may well be necessary to get the tones I’m looking for. Does this option seem like maybe the right compromise? Love to hear your thoughts!
Thanks again to everyone for the feedback, and your patience and willingness to help a noob like me

My apologies for my ignorance- I’m trying to learn and this community has been super helpful, thank you!