Least shrill/midrangy pu's for hard rhythm attack?

I love Fralins and am staying with his stuff but for the last few years I've just played Esquires. Thinking of going back to a Tele set. All my PU's are really hot and since my attack is so hard it makes it tough to dial in a sound that isn't too harsh in the midrange. Would a 50's spec set get me there? Any ideas from you guys that play Fralins and play mostly hard rhythm for a more mellow/flatter response set?

 

He's gone out of his way for me time after time in the past. One of the coolest guys around. I figured I wouldn't bug him until I heard back from some of you guys.

At first when I started I was going for that Esquire bridge thing and went through a bunch of different overwinds. Trouble is I love 'em all especially the blues special but the bridge I have in there right now is pretty hot and a little too much for some ears especially when I'm nailing the high strings. Even if my treble and bass are flat on the amp I can't dial in a decent balanced rhythm tone because I don't have an eq pedal or any way to zap some of those mids.

If I roll back the tone on the guitar, it's just dulls it down but doesn't address the mids as much. If I play light it's fine, and in some venues it sounds awesome esp. when I can crank the champ, but it's more like the tiny rooms with the amp super low in volume that I run into that harsh sound, because I'm hitting the strings too hard.

I also changed the stock speaker after I blew it to a "10 from an old Vibratone, and that thing is pretty muddy which only complicates the problem in some rooms.

Thanks for your help!