Re: P-Rails...is it supposed to sound like this??
Hey eddiesideways!
I've been considering the P-Rails Hot for the bridge of my Strat as well. Now that you've done it yourself let me ask you this:
I suppose you have the P-Rail installed in a "no angle" position (straight manner as in stock HSS Strats)... When in rail mode, do you think the fact that there's "no angle" on the position of the pickup has some noticeable effect on the tone?
Thing is, my Strat has a stock single coil pup in the bridge which I wanna change for a P-Rail Hot so I've been debating with myself if I should install it straight (as in a HSS American Deluxe) or angled (in the manner in which Eddie Van Halen places the humbucker in his Frankenstrat or Billie Joe Armstrong places the humbucker in his Blue Fernandes Strat). Check these pics to see what I mean:
HSS position (no angle)
BJA position (with angle)
EVH position (with angle)
Any option is the same to me since I have to carve a hole in the guitar and the pickguard anyway to place the P-Rail Hot, so I wanna know what would be the best option tonewise to retain as much as possible the original sound of the stock singlecoil bridge pickup when in rail mode on the P-Rail.
My first impulse is to place it with no angle (HSS style) because this way the strings are right over the top of the pup pole (in the BJA or EVH position with an angle, the pup will be slightly off in this regard).... But considering that someone like EVH who's a tone freak decided to angle the humbucker makes me wonder if there's a real difference...
Unfortunately this is a decision I have to make in advance without experimenting first because once I carve the wood and pickguard in one manner there's no turning back, so if anyone has any experience on this regard any input will be greatly appreciated!
Hmmm did I just stole the thread a lil' bit?.... Sorry about that!... If I did I'll just start a new one with my question.
Cheers!
Hey eddiesideways!
I've been considering the P-Rails Hot for the bridge of my Strat as well. Now that you've done it yourself let me ask you this:
I suppose you have the P-Rail installed in a "no angle" position (straight manner as in stock HSS Strats)... When in rail mode, do you think the fact that there's "no angle" on the position of the pickup has some noticeable effect on the tone?
Thing is, my Strat has a stock single coil pup in the bridge which I wanna change for a P-Rail Hot so I've been debating with myself if I should install it straight (as in a HSS American Deluxe) or angled (in the manner in which Eddie Van Halen places the humbucker in his Frankenstrat or Billie Joe Armstrong places the humbucker in his Blue Fernandes Strat). Check these pics to see what I mean:
HSS position (no angle)
BJA position (with angle)
EVH position (with angle)
Any option is the same to me since I have to carve a hole in the guitar and the pickguard anyway to place the P-Rail Hot, so I wanna know what would be the best option tonewise to retain as much as possible the original sound of the stock singlecoil bridge pickup when in rail mode on the P-Rail.
My first impulse is to place it with no angle (HSS style) because this way the strings are right over the top of the pup pole (in the BJA or EVH position with an angle, the pup will be slightly off in this regard).... But considering that someone like EVH who's a tone freak decided to angle the humbucker makes me wonder if there's a real difference...
Unfortunately this is a decision I have to make in advance without experimenting first because once I carve the wood and pickguard in one manner there's no turning back, so if anyone has any experience on this regard any input will be greatly appreciated!
Hmmm did I just stole the thread a lil' bit?.... Sorry about that!... If I did I'll just start a new one with my question.
Cheers!
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