Also, what's the Ampeg vertical 2x10 that you've got there? How does it sound?
I've been adjusting heights and feel like I've gotten it a little better off now. The more I play around with it though the less I think I'd ever use the bridge pickup so I guess it doesn't really matter all that much. The neck pickup sounds f*cking great and I love the extra little bit of trebly bite that the middle switch position adds. That bridge pickup by itself is just too...thin and bright for my taste.Ha! I had to go back and reread your original post because all I did was check out the picture of your awesome Dano.
Yes I do/did have that same problem with mine. I figured it was because, as others have said, the pickups were probably identical, and the string vibration at the neck is much greater than at the bridge. I adjusted the heights of both to compensate for it, but the neck is still a bit louder. It's livable though. If I remember correctly, the middle position on mine is the loudest of all.
I use the bridge pickup often, probably slightly more than the neck, with the middle position being used the least.
Conversion makes that AUS$568. If I bought from the US & shipped the guitar - say AUS$100 - I'd still come out a couple of hundred cheaper than buying locally! Hmmmm.
Not sure if they ship down under but...here's where I got the pricing.