Description
The Bartolini 3XR is built specifically for the bridge slot on your Stratocaster, where stock single coils tend to run thin and glassy. Instead, this one leans into a deeper, higher-output tone while still keeping that unmistakable single-coil articulation intact — think Strat character with more low-mid muscle behind it.
- Bridge position Strat replacement pickup
- Single coil design for authentic Strat voicing
- Deeper tone with higher output than a typical vintage-style bridge coil
- North Up (N) magnetic polarity
- White cover
Polarity matters more than most players realize once you start mixing pickups. Bartolini offers the 3XR in both North Up and South Up versions specifically so you can build a properly hum-cancelling set. This North Up unit is meant to be paired in either a North/South/North or South/North/South arrangement across your three pickup positions — get that right and you’ll cut noise and hum significantly compared to a mismatched set, all while keeping the tonal push this pickup is designed to deliver.
If your Strat’s bridge pickup has always felt a little thin or brittle for your taste, the 3XR is a straightforward way to add some backbone to that position without abandoning the single-coil sound that makes a Strat a Strat.
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