The H3 uses EMG's pickup technology without sacrificing the presence and open sound of the best passive humbuckers. This model utilizes over wound coils and ceramic magnets. In the neck position, this pickup has a lot of single coil quality, providing a piano like quality on the E and A strings for rhythm playing. In the bridge position, the harmonics jump out and fill your guitar's sounds with the full spectrum of mids, beautiful highs, and a solid low end. This model is suitable for many styles of music: classic, metal, punk, new wave, grunge, 50s...