Tape head having sensors proximate to an edge

An apparatus, comprising:

• a module having a tape bearing surface, a first edge, and a second edge, wherein a first tape tenting region of the tape bearing surface extends from the first edge along the tape bearing surface toward the second edge, wherein a second tape tenting region of the tape bearing surface extends from the second edge along the tape bearing surface toward the first edge;
• a first guide positioned relative to the tape bearing surface for inducing a first tenting of a moving magnetic recording tape above the first tape tenting region of the tape bearing surface;
• a second guide positioned relative to the tape bearing surface for inducing a second tenting of the moving magnetic recording tape above the second tape tenting region of the tape bearing surface,
• wherein a middle region of tape tenting is between apexes of the first tenting and the second tenting of the moving magnetic recording tape, wherein the middle region is closer to the tape bearing surface than the apexes of the first and second tentings of the moving magnetic recording tape;
• and
• a sensor in a thin film region of the module, wherein the sensor has a free layer, wherein the sensor is positioned at a location of the tape bearing surface below the middle region of tape tenting, wherein the tape bearing surface is planar.