HCS(Hum-Cancelling Singlecoil)-Stingray 500 – Alnico 5 Single-Coil
Neck:Â Big, full and very dynamic with punchy mid and balanced highs that exhibit a good jangle. Rich in harmonics, these pickups are authoritative, yet touch sensitive. Played hard they are fat, yet they brighten up with a light touch. They have more output but clean up well.
Middle:Â Has the same characteristics of the neck but reverse wound and has reverse polarity for hum cancelling in switch positions 2 and 4. They have more output but clean up well.
Rhythm/ Lead Circuit
Each pickups has own 3 way mini toggle switch for Series/ Split/ Parallel function and 1 master bypass toggle for Lead sound (series bridge pickup) with 5 ways pickups selector.
1) Pickup 5 way selector
Position 1: Neck
Position 2: Neck & Middle
Position 3: Middle
Position 4: Middle & Bridge
Position 5: Bridge
2) Mini Toggle Switch for each pickups
Up: Series Coils (Standard Humbucker or Hum canceling)
Middle: Split Coils (True Single with 60Hz noise *Hum canceling Pickup selector position 2 & 4)
Down: Parallel Coils (Parallel Humbucker or Hum Canceling- Weaker & Cooler tone than Series)
