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I've found that stock pickups are usually pretty even-tempered and smooth sounding from top to bottom. If you like how yours sounds, that's great.
It sounds like you could get some different sounds out of it by changing the hights of the different screws a little bit- if you raise one or two of them up a little you will probably notice a difference right away in the loudness of those particular strings. That may be good for soloing but bad for rhythm playing if the sound becomes too unbalanced....
With all the Humbuckers on the market, there are a lot of things you could try if you are looking for a different sound. If you thought yours was too hot, you could look for something with more of a vintage sound. If you wanted something even hotter, I'm sure you could find a high-output model, too.
Check out some of the websites from the pickup manufacturers, most of them have sound samples you can listen to.
PS I've been playing since before you were born and I am still learning things every day- so don't be afraid to axe questions
HTH
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