HS-4™

DP217

The HS-4™ is the vintage magnet-stagger version of the HS-3™. While there is obviously a strong resemblance to the HS-3™, the vintage stagger recreates the string-balance of single-coils from the 50s, producing a unique sound in the neck and middle positions with both chords and single-note soloing. And there’s no 60-cycle hum.

Recommended For

Neck and middle positions

Tech Talk

The HS-4™ works very well with high-gain amps, but the classic setup is with an overdrive pedal and a Marshall® amp. The pedal boosts sustain and distortion, and the sound cleans up dramatically when the pedal is switched off. Works well in all 3 positions for slightly warmer than usual Strat® sound. The vintage 50s magnet stagger is a subtle change from the standard HS-3™. It alters the overall balance between the individual strings, resulting in a little more clarity and string definition. This is most obvious on the unwound strings, particularly higher up the neck.

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Specs

Wiring: 4 Conductor
Magnet: Alnico 5
Output mV: 93
DC Resistance: 23.5 Kohm
Year of Introduction: 1995
Patent: 4,442,749

Pickup Dimensions

Tone Guide

Treble: 7.0

Mid: 6.0

Bass: 6.0

Color Options

Players & Soundbytes

Roy Marchbank
Fabrizio Chiruzzi
Joe Stump
John Norum

Roy Marchbank

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Song: Flymans Knuckle
Album: Jakobite
Band: Roy Marchbank
Guitar Used: Byrd Super Avianti
Pickup Used: HS-4™ - Neck
Pickup Used: Virtual Vintage® 54 Pro - Middle