[Charlie Bernstein]

Humbuggers will never give you the tone of single-coils. Hummers have their virtues, but single-coils are more versatile. It's simple guitar physics: You can overdrive underwound pickups, but you can't underdrive overwound pickups. That's what pedals and volume knobs are for.

So I'd rather drive single-coils hard than try to catch those nuances (what you mean by blues) with humboogers. Ain't gonna happen.

But since you want to load something new into your Menace, that narrows your choices more than somewhat. One obvious compromise would be a pair of vintage-style P-90s made to fit humbungle slots. Another great choice: Jason Lollar's Imperials could also take you into sweet Luther Allison heaven.