I'm pleased that I'm not the only one sticking up for the Guild humbuckers.
Bill, if you ever get the urge, it would be interesting if you did a temporary swap of the M-85 bridge with the 90s Guild bridge that's on the Fender Rascal. If it's anything like my experience with the Schaller 2000 (mentioned above), the difference should be really obvious. Not sure if they have the exact same hole pattern though.