Best Guitars With SH Configuration in 2024
Here you'll find the best guitars with SH configuration. If you like the bright tone of a Tele or Strat, but would also like to use warmer tones for different styles, a single-coil at the bridge and a Humbucker at the neck will give you the versatility you want.
After comparing the 2000+ guitars in our database, these are the best scoring ones with these characteristics. You can use our filters to the left to narrow down these results, or click on "Compare" to get a deep comparison between them. Our automated scoring system takes into account the ratings from ours users who own the guitar, and dozens of parameters to determine the build quality, playability, pickups quality, value for money, and more.
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After comparing the 2000+ guitars in our database, these are the best scoring ones with these characteristics. You can use our filters to the left to narrow down these results, or click on "Compare" to get a deep comparison between them. Our automated scoring system takes into account the ratings from ours users who own the guitar, and dozens of parameters to determine the build quality, playability, pickups quality, value for money, and more.
There are affiliate links on this page that may earn us a commission if you purchase after clicking. We are members of the Amazon Associates Program, and many others. However, we compare each guitar against each other under the same parameters, so this doesn't influence our scoring.
1. Ibanez TQMS1
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What our users think
- Neck profile shape: C (8 votes)
- Neck speed (thickness): Balanced (9 votes)
- Pickups noise: Slightly Noisy (1 vote)
Strengths & Weaknesses
Ibanez TQMS1
Ibanez TQMS1
- Stainless Steel Frets
- Locking Tuners
- Made in Japan
- Expensive Wood
- Bone Nut
- Top Brand Pickups
- Parallel Split Pickups
- Luminescent Inlay
- Tremolo
- Compound Radius Fretboard
- No Neck-Through Build
- No Weight Relief
- No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
- No Strap Lock
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Fender Custom American Custom Tele
Fender Custom American Custom Tele
- Made in United States
- Expensive Wood
- Bone Nut
- Top Brand Pickups
- Compound Radius Fretboard
- Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
- No Locking Tuners
- No Neck-Through Build
- No Push Knob or Extra Switch Option
- No Weight Relief
- No Luminescent Inlay
- No Tremolo
- No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
- No Strap Lock
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3. Music Man Valentine Tremolo
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What our users think
- Pickups noise: Noiseless (2 votes)
- Pickups power: Hot (2 votes)
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Music Man Valentine Tremolo
Music Man Valentine Tremolo
- Stainless Steel Frets
- Locking Tuners
- Made in United States
- Expensive Wood
- Compensated Nut
- Top Brand Pickups
- Coil Split Pickups
- Tremolo
- No Neck-Through Build
- No Weight Relief
- No Luminescent Inlay
- No Compound Radius Fretboard
- No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
- No Strap Lock
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4. Fender American Performer Telecaster Hum
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What our users think
- Neck access to high frets: Easy (1 vote)
- Fret edges: Smooth (1 vote)
- Tuning stability: Won't get out of tune (1 vote)
- Weight: Lightweight (1 vote)
- Neck profile shape: C (36 votes)
- Neck speed (thickness): Balanced (34 votes)
- Pickups noise: Slightly Noisy (1 vote)
- Pickups power: Slightly Hot (1 vote)
Strengths & Weaknesses
Fender American Performer Telecaster Hum
Fender American Performer Telecaster Hum
- Made in United States
- Expensive Wood
- Synthetic Bone Nut
- Top Brand Pickups
- Coil Split Pickups
- Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
- No Locking Tuners
- No Neck-Through Build
- No Weight Relief
- No Luminescent Inlay
- No Tremolo
- No Compound Radius Fretboard
- No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
- No Strap Lock
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5. Reverend Buckshot
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What our users think
- Neck profile shape: C (5 votes)
- Neck speed (thickness): Balanced (6 votes)
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Reverend Buckshot
Reverend Buckshot
- Locking Tuners
- Expensive Wood
- Boneite Nut
- Top Brand Pickups
- Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
- Made in South Korea
- No Neck-Through Build
- No Push Knob or Extra Switch Option
- No Weight Relief
- No Luminescent Inlay
- No Tremolo
- No Compound Radius Fretboard
- No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
- No Strap Lock
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6. Schecter Nick Johnston Signature PT
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What our users think
- Neck access to high frets: Normal (1 vote)
- Fret edges: Very sharp (1 vote)
- Tuning stability: Sightly unstable (1 vote)
- Weight: Slightly heavy (1 vote)
- Neck speed (thickness): Fast (1 vote)
- Pickups noise: Slightly Noisy (1 vote)
- Pickups power: Slightly Hot (1 vote)
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Schecter Nick Johnston Signature PT
Schecter Nick Johnston Signature PT
- Locking Tuners
- Black Tusq XL Nut
- Coil Split Pickups
- Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
- Made in Indonesia
- No Expensive Woods
- No Top Brand Pickups
- No Neck-Through Build
- No Weight Relief
- No Luminescent Inlay
- No Tremolo
- No Compound Radius Fretboard
- No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
- No Strap Lock
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ESP LTD Ron Wood
ESP LTD Ron Wood
- Bone Nut
- Top Brand Pickups
- Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
- No Locking Tuners
- Made in Indonesia
- No Expensive Woods
- No Neck-Through Build
- No Push Knob or Extra Switch Option
- No Weight Relief
- No Luminescent Inlay
- No Tremolo
- No Compound Radius Fretboard
- No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
- No Strap Lock
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Sterling Valentine Tremolo
Sterling Valentine Tremolo
- Locking Tuners
- Expensive Wood
- Compensated Nut
- Boost Pickups
- Tremolo
- Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
- Made in Indonesia
- No Top Brand Pickups
- No Neck-Through Build
- No Weight Relief
- No Luminescent Inlay
- No Compound Radius Fretboard
- No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
- No Strap Lock
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9. Harley Benton TE-53KR
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What our users think
- Neck access to high frets: Easy (2 votes)
- Fret edges: Smooth (2 votes)
- Tuning stability: Not bad (1 vote)
- Weight: Heavy (2 votes)
- Neck profile shape: C (3 votes)
- Neck speed (thickness): Balanced (3 votes)
- Pickups noise: Noiseless (2 votes)
- Pickups power: Slightly Hot (2 votes)
Strengths & Weaknesses
Harley Benton TE-53KR
Harley Benton TE-53KR
- Expensive Wood
- Bone Nut
- Top Brand Pickups
- Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
- No Locking Tuners
- Made in China
- No Neck-Through Build
- No Push Knob or Extra Switch Option
- No Weight Relief
- No Luminescent Inlay
- No Tremolo
- No Compound Radius Fretboard
- No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
- No Strap Lock
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10. Fender Squier Classic Vibe 70s Telecaster Custom
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What our users think
- Neck profile shape: C (29 votes)
- Neck speed (thickness): Balanced (25 votes)
- Pickups noise: Slightly Noisy (17 votes)
- Pickups power: Slightly Hot (20 votes)
Strengths & Weaknesses
Fender Squier Classic Vibe 70s Telecaster Custom
Fender Squier Classic Vibe 70s Telecaster Custom
- Bone Nut
- Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
- No Locking Tuners
- Made in Indonesia
- No Expensive Woods
- No Top Brand Pickups
- No Neck-Through Build
- No Push Knob or Extra Switch Option
- No Weight Relief
- No Luminescent Inlay
- No Tremolo
- No Compound Radius Fretboard
- No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
- No Strap Lock