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The forum "village bicycle" Harley-Benton Mosrite-alike baritone left me with two Sky/Armstrong P90s in lieu of proper Mosrite single coils.
Dyna-Sonics or Filter'Trons should confer a combination of twang and grit.
Owning a squire VI I'd be looking for as bright a pickup as possible to avoid anything using more than two strings sounding muddy, the strangle/bass roll-off circuit is useful in this respect too.
Even the nasty Squier J Mascis and Fender mk1 American Pro pickups are single coils - just not necessarily in the right proportions.
I've made a Bass VI from USACG parts - initially I had single coils and aspirations of getting the Curtis Novak ( https://www.curtisnovak.com/shop/bass-vi-1961/)
But settled for a raucous single coils - now I've got Jaguar pickups and at some stage will need to re-route and replace the pickguardian pickup.
I personally use the bass VI as a rhythm guitar that can provide basslines ( all chords are built around the G and D string ) - that said I sold my Jazz Bass and kept this... who knows maybe Jack Bruce, Noel Redding, Glen Campbell and Mary Kaye were onto something
There is someone here selling Jaguar-sized p90s from The Creamery - I'd be tempted to give them a shot
In answer to the original question, personally I would go with Jazzmaster pickups if the body is routed for them. JM pickups are deep, clear and punchy, which is exactly what I would look for in a baritone/Bass Vi pickup.
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My habit on six string, 30" scale instruments is ADGCEA or BEADF#B.
I was tempted by those for a project Squier CV Jaguar. I decided against partly because I feared they might sound too fat but mainly because my guitar has a fret issue.
This is where baritone guitars and Fender offsets excel. Double stops often work better than full chords. Octave pedals add to the fun. (Think: John Paul Jones riffs on eight string bass.)
I have had it tuned CFBbEbGC with Ibanex Baritone strings once or twice...