So an update on this, the Supertone bridge did in fact help the string balance. It didn't solve the issue, but to my ears the string balance is slightly better. I need to decide whether it's worth it to me to spend for an aftermarket pickup and the luthier cost to get a different neck pickup. On this bass I use the neck pickup soloed 90% of the time, so I have no plans to replace the bridge and may even just remove it altogether. As far as what pickup to use, I'm still leaning towards either a Lollar Thunderbird or a Serek B90... can't decide yet.
Unsurprisingly setup is massively improved vs the old bridge, it's night and day difference. In general the tone is better as well, it's almost like I installed a fresh set of flats even though I used the same string set. I suppose when you don't have the string silks sitting on top of plastic saddles, you'll get better tone. What a shock!
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