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I'm wondering if any of you have tried any bridge humbuckers in alder or ash-bodied teles, with a humbucker version of the metal tele bridge/bridge pickup setup. I'm looking for a low or medium output pickup with a good organic sound.

I'm guessing non-potted pickups like Seths or Antiquities would be out due to microphonics...Any other advice?

Unless you run insane gain at very high volume levels, potting is not an issue. For an organic sound from a 'bucker,the Seths, Antiquities, Pearly Gates, and to a certain extent, the 59 will get the job done.

I have had several humbuckers in teles of ash, poplar and alder. I like the 59 for transparency and rawness. I like the custom custom for great mids and agressive solo tone. The C5 works well too. It's like a 59 with more bass and smoother highs. The JB works nicely too. I think the JB is very versatile and definitely goes well with the natural tele tone. The Seth Lover really sounds good too. I have not had feedback problems but I don't send a high signal in to my amp.

If I were to pick one, today, it'd be the JB. It cleans up well. It's punchy and it rocks.

I used a JB for 3 years in my Tele and got tired of the excess treble, been using a set of Stewmac Golden Age humbuckers but I just got a '59 set and I'll be trying out these tomorrow, let you know what I think then. The JB sounds good when going for a heavy sound but now I'm looking for vintage sounding pickups.