Man, you like hot pickups! The good thing about a hot neck pup is that it sings nicely and allows fast runs to sound smoother, but it really turns into mud for everything else.
I guess you have a choice....you could either add a 9-14K neck pickup, or you could take out the 22K bridge, and come down to a more reasonable 12-16K. Personally, I'd do that. If your amp can have plenty of gain, your notes will sound bigger and more clear than by pushing it with super hot pickups. Just my 2 cents.
PS. and I agree about your theory of right handed picking technique. The adverse effects of picking up bad habits are not yet apparent to them. Not to mention looking amateur! LOL