Because of my inherent ADD, I didn't initially read "the stuff in red" and went directly to the demo instead. Not knowing what was what, I immediately gravitated to clip 2 as my favorite. Generally speaking, I am a 2-pickup kinda guy and prefer the sound of a bridge pup in the equation - if it has to be biased one way or another. If the Thunderbuckers in clip 1 are running together, there is too much neck pup for my taste - the same reason I don't particularly care for the P-bass sound (without a bridge pup). Pickup placement aside, the Thunderbuckers sound more in-yer-face and "wide", with pronounced mids. More bark rather than growl. Then again, I like the sound of a Bicentennial more than the 60s 'birds that I've played...