Middle single in an HSH

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Middle single in an HSH
« on: March 10, 2021, 12:21:58 PM »
I am looking for something for the middle position of my RG that has a little less magnetic pull as it grabs the strings when I dive the trem. Even when I lower it, the pickup just grabs the strings and you get a nice "bam" as a result. Any ideas?
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Re: Middle single in an HSH
« Reply #1 on: March 10, 2021, 08:42:34 PM »
What middle pickup are you using?

I've always just lowered my middle pickup a whole lot but that's mostly because I rarely if ever use it and would have preferred a HH setup over a HSH setup on my RGs.
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Re: Middle single in an HSH
« Reply #2 on: March 12, 2021, 07:41:09 AM »
Right now, it's the oem. I will lower it a little more. That being said, I do use it quite a bit for clean passages, usually in one of the notch positions along with either 'bucker.
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Re: Middle single in an HSH
« Reply #3 on: March 20, 2021, 07:35:02 PM »
Try a seymour duncan alnico 2 pro (the singlecoil, not the hb). Tried a true velvet, ssl-5, fs1, and sds1 before settling on the a2 pro to pair with breed set. It's low output and warm.

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Re: Middle single in an HSH
« Reply #4 on: March 23, 2021, 01:29:17 AM »
All the Area line except the VSolo and the VV Blues use A2, so string pull is low.  Pick the one that gets you the heat you want.  I like the '61 in an HSH setup.

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Re: Middle single in an HSH
« Reply #5 on: April 08, 2021, 11:55:54 AM »
Thanks. I have a lot of options now. That's not a bad thing.
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Re: Middle single in an HSH
« Reply #6 on: November 04, 2021, 06:16:39 AM »
Just curious which one you ended up with.

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Re: Middle single in an HSH
« Reply #7 on: November 25, 2021, 08:09:03 AM »
Dimarzio Cruiser Bridge in the middle position. Great stratty tones with less string pull, and it keeps up with humbuckers better than most traditional singles.

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Re: Middle single in an HSH
« Reply #8 on: April 15, 2022, 01:44:57 AM »
I am looking for something for the middle position of my RG that has a little less magnetic pull as it grabs the strings when I dive the trem. Even when I lower it, the pickup just grabs the strings and you get a nice "bam" as a result. Any ideas?

Anything without Alnico 5 rod magnets.   Alnico 5 rods have insane string pull, cause buzzy strings and intonation issues unless at least 1/4" from the string when held at the last fret.  I quit using them years ago because of that, and was reminded why again recently when doing a setup on a guitar that had Alnico 5 rod magnets..........yikes.  They do NOT play well with low action, and they MUST be far, far from the strings.  Alnico 2 or 3 is actually louder in practical usage because you can get it much closer to the string without issue.  Something like a Cruiser, which is a rail pickup designed to sound like a single, would also have low string pull.