Originally Posted by: alucard0941Would an 81 sound too brittle in the neck position?

The 85 at the neck and 81 at the bridge is the Zak Wylde setup, I think Kirk Hammet uses two 81's. THe problem I have with the ZW set is my Ibanez doesn't have the multiple tone controls to allow a change in the mix from neck to bridge (that may be why a lot of guys use EMG's on Gibsons... hmmm). They sound great off the bridge but for me it's just too loud and bassy from the neck when you flip forward. This becomes a problem if you tweak the tone for the neck because it will then be too tinny off the bridge. Anyway, I love this set for lead and used them on a recent track through a GT-Pro, great tone. Swings and roundabouts, horses for courses, six to one and half a dozen to another... ! :p