Most people i see using this pickup use it in the middle position but i had a old Fender Strat laying around that needed love TLC, I put this in the bridge and its definitely a Humbucking pickup for sure, I used it live many times for rock and metal (things going from Early nirvana to some more modern progressive metal) and it works perfectly in the bridge position, its not as high gain as a full sized humbucker but it does the job, and it does it well.