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Old 06-28-2009, 06:02 PM   #23 (permalink)
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Re: Fender Standard Strat vs. Fender HSS Strat

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Originally Posted by captcoolaid View Post
I got to ask. Why have a middle pickup when you run a humbucker. why not just split the coils, or just do away with it all together.
It depends on one's pickup choices and overall goals. In one of my Strats, I want a vintage single-coil sound from the neck and middle positions, so I have Vintage Rails there. I put a Pearly Gates HB in the bridge position because I want that Strat to sound really hot when I engage position 5. Splitting off one of its coils would not give me a vintage sound in the middle position the way the Vintage Rail does.
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