anyone using SD Hot Rails?

[dstroud]

I've tried the more popular Dimarzio and SD Pickups, not messed with the boutique ones at all. man I've found I really like the Seymour Duncan Hot Rails. Such a good low mid tone with good gain and no shrill top end at all. Works great with plexis' and my JCM800 type amps. Anybody else using these?

 

[bish0p34]

I have one in the neck of a BC Rich STIII. Not a fan. It's going. Very undefined, and muddy.

My buddy has one in the bridge of a Strat. That's a much better fit.

 

[dstroud]

I have one in the neck of a BC Rich STIII. Not a fan. It's going. Very undefined, and muddy.

My buddy has one in the bridge of a Strat. That's a much better fit.

yeah I hear - I have not tried the neck, I could def see that being muddy. I'm strictly using it for bridge with no tone circuit and 500K pot. I tried 250K pot, various tone circuits. 500K with no tone was the best option for my rig.

 

[chunktone]

Had one in my main guitar for about 15 years. They're great!

 

[Riggins1966]

have one in my telemaster. Sounds killer. Had the same pickup in my bigsby cabronita but it didn't sound as good in an actual tele IMO. Go figure.

 

[atrox]

I found them to be a bit "honky" sounding for me.

 

[blackba]

I have had a SD hot rails in my MIM strat since the mid 90's, really like the pickup. Its not as nice as a full size humbucker, but sounds great to me. I really like the hot rails set to parallel wiring too, adds a nice added dimension when you don't want the output of the hot rails.

 

[riffermadness]

I have an older shr-1b Hotrail in the bridge,the SRV in the middle and the SHR-1N in the neck of my Mexican Strat and I really like the creaminess of the bridge pickup,but its a fire breather when I add max gain to it,it never muddys up and cuts right though,the neck I would describe as very fluid and less treble kinda a Dave Murray Strat tone,the SRV in the middle is lower powered and in the notch 4th position I get that Strat tone I love..I like all mine and have a middle position one laying around not being used.

 

[stephen sawall]

I have a P-Rail and Triple Shot I am putting in the neck of my LP. JB in the Bridge. Half the P-Rail is a Hot Rail.

 

[cardinal]

I had a Strat with a Cool Rails at the bridge. It sounded great; like a typical moderate output humbucker.

 

[dstroud]

I have a P-Rail and Triple Shot I am putting in the neck of my LP. JB in the Bridge. Half the P-Rail is a Hot Rail.

interesting I didn't konw that! I'll have to check that out

 

[stephen sawall]

I have a P-Rail and Triple Shot I am putting in the neck of my LP. JB in the Bridge. Half the P-Rail is a Hot Rail.

interesting I didn't konw that! I'll have to check that out

With two Seymour Duncan Triple Shot and a out of phase - I am going from a three-way switch and 3 sounds to 40 sound variations.

I wanted to add some single coil and P90 sounds to use with the humbucker.