POST # 532 Steve Cropper on Why He removes his Strat's Middle Pickup

Yeah, right across the bridge. And that will tell you why I can’t play a Stratocaster. Right where I’m picking is where that middle pickup is, and those little magnets that stick up knock the pick right out of my hand. I’ve always liked the Stratocaster sound, however, so on my Strat I removed the center pickup.