| Title: | GUITARnotes - Where Every Note has Emotion | 
| Notice: | Discussion of the finer stringed instruments | 
| Moderator: | KDX200::COOPER | 
| Created: | Thu Aug 14 1986 | 
| Last Modified: | Fri Jun 06 1997 | 
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 | 
| Number of topics: | 3280 | 
| Total number of notes: | 61432 | 
    
    To anyone knows about Demarzio HS-2 pick-up.
    
    I want to put one in the bridge of my Am.STD Fender Strat.
    The saleman said this pick-up is a single pick-up build as a humbucka to
    fit in a strat. How was the sound? I would like to get a crunchy sound.
    Is HS-2 a good pick-up?
    
    Any other type of pick-up have crunchy sounds?
    
    Than you,
    Kl
    
    
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| 2497.1 | FLS red? | ROYALT::BUSENBARK | Thu Apr 09 1992 13:21 | 4 | |
|     Try a Seymour Duncan Hot Rail in the bridge pickup,a HS2 is not the
    far off from a generic strat pickup like in an American standard.
    
    
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| 2497.2 | PHAROS::SAKELARIS | Fri Apr 10 1992 10:51 | 12 | ||
|     I second what Rick said about the HS-2, but I wouldn't go for an FLS
    again. I had both on my Strat. I was let down by the FLS only because
    it didn't scream as I expected. The way they advertise it you'd think
    you didn't even need one of these hi gain preamps. Now it is a good
    enough pickup, dont get me wrong. Just in my opinion, its a bit
    costly. 
    
    For the bridge position, I'd either do the Hot Rails, or the
    DiMarzio HS-3. The HS-2 offers a warmer tone than the stock. The HS3
    offers tone and I think a bigger output signal (more to crunch with).
    
    "sakman"  
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| 2497.3 | thanks | JUNCO::KLO | red light/green light | Fri Apr 10 1992 13:34 | 3 | 
|     Thanks for your advice guys.
    
    KL
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| 2497.4 | CAVLRY::BUCK | Breakneck speed is what I need | Fri Apr 10 1992 13:41 | 1 | |
| I also recommend the Duncan Hot Rails. I have one and it screams! | |||||