JasonE
Roadie
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I am a big fan of an HSS guitar for gigging. I have been using them for years. You have to get the right pickups in it so they work well together. The other thing is that mine have components in them that get the bridge humbucker to sound more like a single coil when in position 2. Mine are all set up to auto tap. The Suhr and Anderson guitars I have came wired this way and balance well.
The reason I went to HSS guitars is that I pretty much have no use for a single coil bridge pickup in a Strat. I like it in a Tele and have used one of those a lot. In a Strat, I am not a fan. I have tried baseplates and it just doesn't get it there for me. I find that a PAF style humbucker gets the job done better and I can have a full humbucker sound for some fuller drive sounds. With the correct wiring it will do a good job in position 2.
The reason I went to HSS guitars is that I pretty much have no use for a single coil bridge pickup in a Strat. I like it in a Tele and have used one of those a lot. In a Strat, I am not a fan. I have tried baseplates and it just doesn't get it there for me. I find that a PAF style humbucker gets the job done better and I can have a full humbucker sound for some fuller drive sounds. With the correct wiring it will do a good job in position 2.