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I've been playing a lot with my strat lately loaded with 3 SSL-1's and I have been discovering the quot;tastes like chickenquot; sound of the middle pick-up. It is neither boomy nor shrill which I find good for blues and accompaniment for ballads clean or otherwise. It seems that the majority of people I talked to use the middle pick-up for position 2 and 4 only and some even disconnect them ala Blackmore and Malmsteen.

I use the middle pickup a lot by itself. I only have it connected to the volume pot and to the switch.

Number 1 please

I'm one of those where the middle is only to enhance neck and bridge.

I have my strat wired so that the middle position combines the bridge and neck together. So there is no middle pickup by itself.

ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.............. ..let me think about that...............NO

unless im playing bluesy stuff (which only happens around once a month)

I only use a middle pickup when I want to play a strat. I don't think they belong on an H-H guitar; they just get in the way. For me, it's either H-H or H-S-S.

Yes but only combined with the neck or bridge pickup. Never by itself. Lew

2 amp; 4 positions only

I use both...

2 and 4 ... but very rarely. my guitar is HSS and i nearly always the bridge humbucker.

I use positions 2, 3 and 4 on my H/S/H. Also, I'll use 2 4 with the HB full on or split depending on the tone I want.

Bizarrely, when I played with my uncle's strat (3x single coil) I always used the middle one on its own - I thought it gave a great rhythm sound playing open chords - a solid foundation to build a song from, if you will. Nothing flashy or rocky about it - just very effective, IMO.

I love the middle pickup by itself. It's what I use for rhythm all the time.

Hendrix, Trower and Rory Gallgher used the middle pup extensivly. I feel like im in good company.

I have a set of Kinman Traditionals in one of my Strats, and the middle pickup solo is quite excellent. The #2 and #4 positions are pretty great as well.

Yeah, i used the middle pickup on my old strat. Sometimes alone.

I dont need no damn middle pickup!!!!!!!!

unless it is in 2 or 4

I only have guitars with dual buckers, but I never use the middle position, unless I want to combine a full bucker with a split one, which happens once in a blue moon.

ahahahah i hate the middle pickup... but it looks liek i´ll CHANGE My mind with this ibanez.
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