Seymour Duncan Hot Rails Strat - Bridge - Black

Ok I realize tone is pretty subjective. Ive been playing guitar for almost 30 years now, and mostly played Gibson guitars with Humbuckers. Like most guitar players, its fun to get different gear, to tone chase and try to get that sound in your head etc…In the last couple of years I have been able to pick up a couple of nice Strats, despite feeling they were for blues or classic rock for most of my adult life. I was pleasantly surprised that I liked the action and the way they played. But, I always had a tough time with the bridge pickup sound. I liked the clarity, but i feel they need more sustain and harmonics. Plus they always have that inherent high end single-coilness, which I personally do not prefer. I have routed out some less expensive guitars/pickguards and installed various other humbuckers. But I didn’t want to go that route with my more expensive strats. I play mostly 80’s rock through modern metal. I have about 17 guitars, pickups in them are stock Fender, stock Gibson, EMG’s, and about 4 guitars with some Dimarzio humbuckers. Choosing pickups nowadays can be a little daunting, manufacturers have so many different models. Youtube videos help, but sometimes its hard to tell with all of the different effects chains, amps, video processing, different types of guitars etc.. But I decided to give Seymour Duncan pickups a try. I know I’m late to the game, but I am kind if a creature of habit with a if it’s not broke, don’t fix it type of mentality. Long story long, I installed the hot rail pickup in the bridge of a guitar I liked, but now I love. Harmonic’s and sustain are much more lively, with a clarity that I really like over many of my other guitars. Shipping was fast, instillation was very easy, and since installing the hot rail, I have literally ordered a bunch of other Seymour Duncan pickups to install in my other guitars. I now have a Slash set, Yngwie Malmsteen set, 2 JB’s and a JB jr… and while I like all of these pickups for their different tones, I think the Hot Rail and the JB are my favorite for everyday use. It’s kind of funny, because I used to think that Hot Rails were kind of gimmicky, old 80’s style pickup’s etc. that couldn’t be as good as a full sized humbucker, right? Nope, I was wrong.

The Hot Rails are fantastic for high-gain tones. They’re very hot, punchy, and thick, perfect for metal and hard rock. Noise is minimal for a humbucker-sized single coil, and they fit perfectly in a single-coil slot. Great upgrade if you want more power and sustain without changing your guitar’s look.

Very happy with this pickup. I recently decided to change out the bridge pickup on my strat. I have one of these on my traveler guitar and I love the way this pickup makes that little guitar sound. So, when it came time for a change in my strat, I chose this. It was a very good decision. The pickup is very easy to install and the tone is great. It has now doubled the versatility of my strat because I actually use the bridge pickup now. It is a great compliment to the neck and middle pickups. 100% love it and will be upgrading my other strat with the same pickup.

What can I say, Duncan Rules!!

Seymour Hot Stack plus Strat 20.3K Alnico 5 recommends Vol 250k. Tried it with 500K was way too much upper mids and highs

revolutionary on a SSS setup. Add this to make your strat scream. I have been sitting on a strat because I love my Paul more but I should have modded this guitar 30 years ago.

Quacky, well-rounded sound. High output powerhouse. It sounds super rich through a Metal Zone pedal & an eq.

There’s a reason we buy SD. Good value , easy to install, well built, and perfect functionality. I can’t speak so much for the tone as I’m a tech versus a player. But my customers love the tone options.Ships with mounting hardware, plenty of lead wire, and wiring diagrams

Picked this up for my Partscaster build. I wanted the humbucker sound but the body I had limited me to single coil size.It was very easy to install and wire up. Screws are included along with rubber bumpers, these are a nice touch over more traditional springs.Leads are colour coded, making it very easy to follow any wiring diagrams you find.The tone is amazing. While not as fat sounding as normal humbuckers due to the smaller size, it still packs a punch. It's responsive to my volume and tone controls, and goes well with the few pedals I use.Whatever tone you're looking for, this can deliver!

Monté sur ma Fender Mustang Competition, ce micro est parfait.Il rentre très bien dans l'emplacement et sonne si l'on veut avec un léger gain ou alors plus de claquant. Tout dépend de la manière dont on le rapproche des cordes.

I purchased this pick up from Angledbox and there was a problem with the delivery address, we couldn't figure it out but they went straight on the case, they spoke to Amazon and their courier company to get the item retrieved and sent to the right address. Great customer service from Angledbox, highly recommend it supplier. The pick up is excellent with a lot of output, as good as a hot rail can get.

No noise, 100% chugs, still plenty of 'strat' tone left.

Esta pastilla es poderosa !!!Yo la uso von splitter y obtengo single coil y humbucking en un espacio sencillo