Classic rock & bluesy stuff. Works perfectly with effects. I put this on my Stratocaster with Heavy Blues 2's in mid & neck. Very articulate and musical sounding pu, cleans well with guitar vol pot. Haven't tried split and only use a 3-way switch anyway. Clarity is the key word here, even distorted! (I don't use massive amounts of OD anyway) I've been using Air Nortons (full HB and these single coil sized) for appr 15 years now after trial and error with more than 50 odd pu's and my search for humbucking pu's has been over since then. Clarity is the key word here!