hot scn pickups were used only on the hss (humbucker/single/single) american deluxe stratocaster from 2004 to 2010. hot scn pickups claim a hotter output than a standard scn strat pickup and were designed for proper balance with a hot humbucker in the bridge position. the american deluxe series hss strat was designed with one single-coil scn pickup in the neck position, one single-coil hot scn pickup in the middle, and one dh-1 ("atomic") humbucking pickup at the bridge.