Hi Guys,

I have an American HSS 2008 Strat and want to return to single coil pickups, can anyone tell me if the the body routing on my guitar is HSH? I think it is but just wanted verification that single coils will fit.

Thanks!

Absolutely. Many Fender guitar are actually routed for HSS or HSH configurations. All you need is a new pickguard. What you're wanting to accomplish is a very common thing. I almost did the same, but sold the guitar instead....

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Pickups are mounted to the pickguard, so it won't be an issue if the rout is too big. the problem only occurs when looking to plop a humbucker into a body routed for only single coils.

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Many thanks guys, yep thats what i thought thanks for confirming this!

Best of luck. The only minor detail might be a slight touch of hollow body. I've heard SRV had a model that was routed out for three humbuckers which he covered up with single coils but produced a mile hollowbody sound....

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Thanks man!

I just found this:

Since 1998, many high-end US-made Fender Stratocasters such as the American Deluxe, American, Hot Rodded American, American Special and American Standard series came with an HSH pickup rout instead of a "swimming pool" (or "bath tub") cavity to increase the total amount of wood that actually can resonate, producing a more complex tone. The HSH rout allows players to modify their pickups to the most often seen after-market configurations without re-routing or cutting into their guitar's body, while maintaining more wood than a "swimming pool" rout.

Cool!