I agree. I love the sound of a neck pickup. Also nice to use the middle position and volume knobs to balance the tone. ‘50s wiring allows the volume knobs to clean up the sound a little quicker. I can go from clean to crunch rotating the control from 8 to 10. If you haven’t tried it it is a simple and worthwhile mod.
Oooo...sounds like fun!
My bass has double bucks with the same knob and switch configuration, but has an extra knob i haven’t figured out yet.
I bet both of you have tube amps.