I used my Marshall 50-watt, solid-state, two-channel amp to test the CV Strat, and the results were generally quite pleasing. The output from the bridge humbucker wasn't quite as gritty or roaring ...

Later in the decade, tinkerer extraordinaire Edward Van Halen drove the point home by forcing a humbucker into the bridge position of a 'Strat-style' body and, well, the rest is history. You may like ...

Indeed, of the 28 new guitars, 14 are bridge ‘bucker only ... ESP’s decision to forego neck humbuckers in many of its 2025 builds (fear not, HH fans – there are a few of those on the books ...

The 57 runs "Pure Vintage '57 single-coil Strat" pickups, and the Modern runs a pair of Fender's latest generation IV noiseless single-coils up front and a coil-splittable humbucker at the bridge.

The pickups are a pair of V-Mod II Stratocaster single-coil pickups along with a Double Tap bridge pickup. The bridge can tap from humbucker to single coil with just a push of the bottom tone knob.