Mincer & Co.....

[zozoe]

I know your setups are not always, let's say, N-S-N, or
S-N-S,, so, what are my hum-free positions on a S-N-N or N-S-S setup... I picked up some stray SD Surfs, & the hottest bridge p/u is South 9k, while the others are both North, leaving me with a S-N-N situation if I really want the hottie in the bridge.... or maybe it'll spice up my 2 & 4 position sounds if i leave it in the middle??
thanks all~

[Clint 55]

Use a neck bridge blender. If you cock it, you can get mostly bridge and mostly neck sounds with hum cancellation, plus more mixed neck and bridge or full neck and bridge position. Actually a very handy set up. You could even blend in some hum cancellation to your position 4 which wouldn't be hum cancelling between neck and middle.

[eclecticsynergy]

Any combination that's S-N should give hum rejection, so your position 2 will be humbucking but position 5 won't.
I say use 'em anyway. Is it worth getting a different, South-up neck pickup just for position 5?

The Surfer Custom bridge is a great pickup - juicier yet still Stratty.
Just what Strats always needed, IMO.

[Mincer]

Any combination that's S-N should give hum rejection, so your position 2 will be humbucking but position 5 won't.
I say use 'em anyway. Is it worth getting a different, South-up neck pickup just for position 5?

The Surfer Custom bridge is a great pickup - juicier yet still Stratty.
Just what Strats always needed, IMO.

This is exactly what I'd recommend, too.