I couldn't be more impressed with it clean. Although keep in mind that a.) my "cleans" come thru the dirty/boosted side of my amps with the guitar's volume rolled off (which is pretty clean, the way I have my amps set up) and b.) I'm known for having bad taste and a tin ear, so YMMV. I think you'll be pleasantly surprised, though. I have a couple shots of tequila in me so I'm not really sure what you're talking about with regard to the bridge pickup but in case you don't have any experience with it, the Custom Custom has a SHITLOAD of midrange. Can be a bit off-putting when you're playing solo but with a band, it slashes thru a mix like no other. I finally got recordings from our November show where I played the SuperPro for the first time and my solos were cutting like a mofo.