Cayotic, I agree about the drums, they are horrible but did the trick for keeping time while doing the recording. I'll be changing them as soon as I get the middle part organised.
Re neck pickups, I don't agree that they make you sound less sloppy, I just like the sound. A lot of guitarists use them for their lead parts such as Marty Friedman, Jason Becker, Vinnie Moore etc. I find the sound much warmer and fuller than from the bridge. For me the bridge works better for crunchy rhythm parts and more trebly clean parts. It all comes down to personal taste.
Thanks for the comments;-)