Hiya , :)
I ( think I ) hear what you are saying about he tone - and it certainly helps me to comment further.
Short answer : Stormy Mondays.
Long answer:
So I could give more helpful input to this and similar posts, I dropped my Stormy Mondays out of my Ibanez AF75 this afternoon - and fitted /set up/ played the Mississipi Queens again. At the end of the 'experiment' I had reminded myself what the attributes of the Mississippi Queens were - and ( for my purposes ) - re-installed my Stormy Mondays. :)
Compared to the Manhattans and Stormy Mondays - the M.Qs were assertive, edgy and clear - but in Hollow guitar /chord melody 'mode' at low volumes they were just 'blocky' sounding; with much of the power of the Warpig neck, but without it's velvety rounded nose on the note delivery. I then dug into the plain strings - switched the practice amp amp model to a 'British classic ' and they absolutey sang when I applied long bends and slow vibrato on the end . Bear in mind, this was with flatwound 12's on , so I was easily getting a singing tone out of the M.Qs on a 'hollow box' without light strings or any real pre-amp gain , or amp volume to assist. I had used the M'Qs for just such effect in a 335 copy some time ago - and remember thinking how these would probably be great Solid body with Soul pickups or indeed absolutely great for ( my requirement of ) Larry Carlton tones, but with a much tighter bass than the Stormy Mondays.
The Manhattans are very 'open' sounding, but with a plummy richness and depth that would ( if anything) resonate deeper in contact with a wood block. When you said " Jazz sound with , but with aslightly brighter tone " - it evoked memories of how the Stormy Mondays brought out the bright 'snap' of the maple top on my Les Paul. Think of the Mules, remove some of the mids - and make the bass strings a bit more 'soft focus - and generally speaking you have the Stormy Monday in a solid body.
Moving on ; take this ability of the Stormy Mondays to pretty much 'read' the woods and acoustic foundation of your guitar - and listen to some of djl's excellent sound clips in the 'Player's section - and you have a good idea.
I ( however ) stuck with the potted Stormy Mondays, for although I can definately hear a touch more 'air' in djl's unpotted ones, I feel that the slightly more compact sounding potted ones, carry a touch more sweetness. When you are in Stormy Monday territory, it's all subtle - and indeed somewhat subjective , but that is the logic of my thinking on this one.
You could try ( as I did ) the Alnico IV version of the Stormy Mondays ( available by request ) - and the bass / mids will aquire a tighter and somewhat pure and almost crystalline 'zing' when sliding round on them, but for me they gained a 'toothy' edge to the trebles - which seemed to rob them of their signature sweetness somehow. I enjoyed the experience - and indeed ( now long deleted ) comparitive soundclips I left on here - drew votes for both types of sound ( i.e AII Stormys and AIV Stormys).
To me Stormy Mondays ARE the Alnico II sound - with what I feel is a uniquely B.K.P. sweetness in the treble.
:)
* Late edit*
Yes, I think the E.Q difference between M.Q bridge and Manhattan neck would be really quite stark. Stormy Monday bridge / Manhattan neck would be diverse within the same guitar - but one assumes similar volume levels. Here the AIV Stormy Bridge could really play to it's strengths. As the Manhattan pair are lovely, I never really had to consider the question myself, but look out for a couple of soundclips that a guy called 'Gerry' left in the Player's section - where they ( as a pair ) were fitted in a Hamer Newport. I know other people have tried the Manhattans in a solid body guitar on here , but ( unfortunately ) I cannot remember exactly who.
