Examples of iconic bridge pickup clean tones?

[Rex_Rocker]

Thanks guys! Some educational content here.

But yeah, as soon as I heard that Kurt Cobain tone, I thought "Surf Rock". I know Kurt's tone is not Surf at all, but I couldn't help but connect the points there. And yeah, Surf is the other bridge pickup clean tone other than Country that makes my mind think "yeah, that's what I can do with my bridge pickup" other than Chugg, LOL.

Those Hair Metal tones seem interesting too. Kinda like the Metallica chorusy cleans but on the bridge pickup. I know the Metallica clean tone comes from something that was pretty standard for that era (or maybe slightly before). I just didn't realize bands did that on the bridge pickup as well.

 

[Clint 55]

The first Cobain clip probably sounds extra surfy and single coil-y cuz it's a ~ 7.6k 59 neck in the bridge. Here's the JB.

 

[Chistopher]

As far as i remember Dick Dale used to choose bridge pickup of his strats;

True, but most his sound came from the fact that he strung his guitar with 16s.

 

[Clint 55]

How in the eff does something not blow up with +13 gauge strings? Either the guitar or the strings or ur hands?