What is you opinion of the middle position on a Stat?

[dead of night]

Hi. I haven't heard much from players about the middle position on a Strat. I guess it's like the middle child in a family: often overlooked. I always seem to stay in the middle position pickup. It has a nice bite, just the right sound for me. What are your opinions?

[BadJaxx]

i never cared much for it until my JM Strat...i like all but the bridge pup alone...

[Hipster Dofus]

I use it sometimes on my EJ's. I like that it retains "strat tone with more gain. I use very little gain as it is, but when I really get dirty, the middle pup is cool.

[Big Al Z]

I'll second liking that middle pickup. Seems to be that way no matter what set I have in my strat. I've had SD, Fenders and Carvins in the same strat and that middle pickup just works great for me. I probably use the bridge pickup the least - but that'll all depend on the type of music you're playing.

[googoobaby]

It's my favorite position on my Suhr.

[Tonefish]

I never cared for it much until I tried it with some D'Pergo Vintage '50s pickups. It is a really nice addition to the range of tones.....awesome in fact!!

[Jim Collins]

The middle position is a position I use quite often. It is the inbetween postions that get the least amount of use from me.

[Mixotonic]

Never cared for it on my AV62 RI. Its the only one I don't use on that guitar.
However, I have a Gibson LP with a P-90 in the neck and a Burstbucker 3 in the bridge
and the middle position on that guitar is freaking sweet. I guess I need a sc and a hb pickup to make it work for me.

[HHB]

I use it alot on my latest stratoid, I recall Robin Trower talking about the overlooked middle pickup in a GP mag 25 years ago, he said it was his most used setting

[PdL]

For me the middle pup gets the most use. Probably 75% of my rthymn (sp) playing is via that pup. The one position that I never use is the bridge pup. I like to use the bridge/middle combo on occassion, but never the bridge by itself... way too bright and thin for me. And of course, the neck pup is great for the blues....

[tubedude]

The middle is the least used on my Strat, but use it on my Fender Nashville a bit.

[jgyn]

Good for rhythm, wah wah pedal...

[Don L]

Rarely use it when I try to mimic a bridge bucker sound with a strat.

[dave s]

Middle pickup is my 'go-to' pickup for clean rhythm tones. Nice piano-type tones into a near clean amp. Still has that strat 'jangle' and sits perfectly in a live mix.

dave

[Troubleman]

In my early years of playing Strats I almost never used it, and admittedly it is still my least used position, but after seeing blues guitarist Debbie Davies use of the middle position I rethought my opinion and started using it more. With my EJ-mutt Strat (EJ Strat with an SRV Strat neck) I REALLY like that position - I use it a lot.

jb