I like the 1100 because it has adjustable polepieces and looks "right" to me. I hate the thin-form humbucker on my '96 AA, but I can't get myself to drill two holes in the neck to mount a DeArmond.
Yes I didn’t want to drill two holes either, in case neither pickup sounded very good.
I made a work around.
The pickup is mounted purely to the pick-guard.
I am thinking about adding a slot in the guard so you can adjust the distance from the neck and the height of the pickup is adjusted by the mounting screw at the too of the guard.
I actually prefer the 1000 and have never adjusted pole pieces on a pickup. You can instead adjust the height and tilt of the 1000 to suit. Plus the 1000’s are on the original Artist Award.
But the later AA’s seem to look better with the 1100 as you say.