HS-2^™ pickups are solid neck and middle position choices for guitars with a full-size humbucker in the bridge position. The HS-2^™ pickup’s natural tone blends well with humbuckers, making a smooth transition when switching from rhythm to single-note picking. Using the HS-2^™ also eliminates the annoying problem of switching from a quiet humbucking to a noisy single-coil pickup. A little-known secret about the HS-2^™: Eric Johnson discovered that wiring an HS-2^™ for single-coil operation creates one of the best vintage tones around.

Like the HS-3^™, the YJM^™ and the Virtual Vintage^ฎ series pickups, the low noise, hum-canceling HS-2^™ works well through high-gain racks and amps where any pickup noise is multiplied through preamps and effects chains.

Recommended For:

All positions.

Tech Talk:

In the classic Strat configuration, the HS-2^™ works in all 3 positions. It can also be part of a mixed set with the HS-3^™ and YJM^™ models. The HS-2^™ also works in H-S-H combinations, recommended with PAF Pro^ฎ, Fred^ฎ, Air Classic^™ and Humbucker From Hell^ฎ in neck and bridge positions.

Specifications:

Wiring Standard four conductor
Magnet Alnico 5
Output 90mV
DC Resistance 14.97K
Year of introduction 1980
Patent # 4,442,749