Duncan JB - Love it or hate it? Why?

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So the JB itself is a weird pickup for me. I like most JB derivatives. The Duncan RTM is one of my favorite pickups of all time. The Distortion SH6 my absolute favorite, which is similar to a JB but with ceramic magnet. However the JB itself is kinda plain jane to me. In fact in high school it was the first piece of guitar gear I played and was disappointed by. It's a bit too loose for what I like and to me the output doesn't sound like it's there despite on paper having the same output rating as all my favorite pickups. It's higher output then the L-500XL another favorite of mine.
So I'm not a fan of the standard JB but appreciate its contribution to the gear community, and feel like it would be one of my favorite pickups with a few simple tweaks.