joyouswolf
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Re: Ever try Railhammer pickups?
NICE Sounds clips. Thanks
NICE Sounds clips. Thanks
Ever try Railhammer pickups?
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Gplayerzzz
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Re: Ever try Railhammer pickups?
I'm still looking for reviews if anybodys tried em. The only reviews around just say sound great, thats it. This board has the most members with great ears.
I'm still looking for reviews if anybodys tried em. The only reviews around just say sound great, thats it. This board has the most members with great ears.
verbotenco
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Re: Ever try Railhammer pickups?
Yep. Their attempt to jostle their way into the competition. I think the pickup market is already a duopoly of SD and DiMarzio.
Yep. Their attempt to jostle their way into the competition. I think the pickup market is already a duopoly of SD and DiMarzio.
Edgecrusher
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Thank god what you "think" has no bearing on the real world.
Thank god what you "think" has no bearing on the real world.
Re: Ever try Railhammer pickups?
Blix....the Gary Moorish solos was awesome......I dig your touch, tone and phrasing. Excellent use of space and letting your sweet vibrato degine the phrase. Good stuff!! Oh yeah, the railhammer sounded darn good too! But I was more imporessed with your playing.
Blix....the Gary Moorish solos was awesome......I dig your touch, tone and phrasing. Excellent use of space and letting your sweet vibrato degine the phrase. Good stuff!! Oh yeah, the railhammer sounded darn good too! But I was more imporessed with your playing.
Gplayerzzz
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Thats cool. I like the EQ of the Chisel. Joe said it has more agressive highs then the Anvil.
zontar
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I like to try out new & different things--so there is an appeal to me for them.
That's why I wanted to try P-Rails.
The first time I saw them on a guitar in a store, I had to try them--and I loved them in the neck--so I got one.
I hope I see a guitar with the Railhammers in it to try them out.
(Although who knows if I'd get one)
I went through the same thing with the Lace Alumitones as well.
I've played guitars with Alumitones in them, and liked them--but they are a bit pricey for what I'd do with them.
So maybe if I ever buy another guitar I'll try an Alumitone and a Railhammer?
Probably not, but who knows?
I like to try out new & different things--so there is an appeal to me for them.
That's why I wanted to try P-Rails.
The first time I saw them on a guitar in a store, I had to try them--and I loved them in the neck--so I got one.
I hope I see a guitar with the Railhammers in it to try them out.
(Although who knows if I'd get one)
I went through the same thing with the Lace Alumitones as well.
I've played guitars with Alumitones in them, and liked them--but they are a bit pricey for what I'd do with them.
So maybe if I ever buy another guitar I'll try an Alumitone and a Railhammer?
Probably not, but who knows?
leevc5
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Bought a set of Railhammer Chisels on Craig's List for cheap just because they looked interesting. Hands down the best pickups I have ever played. I installed them in my experimental strat and played thru a 5F1 amp with a 12" Cannabis Rex speaker. I won't wax poetic, all I can say is they are clearer, more articulate and tighter than anything else I have tried.
Guitar Player mag had a tidbit:
http://www.guitarplayer.com/gear/1012/billy-corgan-and-railhammer-pickups-team-up-for-signature-model/57109
Bought a set of Railhammer Chisels on Craig's List for cheap just because they looked interesting. Hands down the best pickups I have ever played. I installed them in my experimental strat and played thru a 5F1 amp with a 12" Cannabis Rex speaker. I won't wax poetic, all I can say is they are clearer, more articulate and tighter than anything else I have tried.
Guitar Player mag had a tidbit:
http://www.guitarplayer.com/gear/1012/billy-corgan-and-railhammer-pickups-team-up-for-signature-model/57109
stratguy23
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Re: Ever try Railhammer pickups?
Necro-ing of this thread is justified, I think, given that Railhammer has been putting interesting new stuff into the marketplace.
I tried the Hyper Vintage set, basically their PAFs. It did what the tin says, i.e., tight low strings and warm high strings. The result was slightly compressed in the mids for my already mids-heavy SG, and I wanted a more traditional look, but it was a good set. I bet it would sound great in an LP.
I'm really interested in the noiseless humbucker-size P90 line. That, to me, is the most interesting new thing in pickups besides the Fishman Fluence stuff.
leevc5, can you go into any more details about the Chisels? How would they compare with other ceramics, say Duncan Custom, Gibson 496R/500T, Dimarzio Super Distortion, etc.?
Necro-ing of this thread is justified, I think, given that Railhammer has been putting interesting new stuff into the marketplace.
I tried the Hyper Vintage set, basically their PAFs. It did what the tin says, i.e., tight low strings and warm high strings. The result was slightly compressed in the mids for my already mids-heavy SG, and I wanted a more traditional look, but it was a good set. I bet it would sound great in an LP.
I'm really interested in the noiseless humbucker-size P90 line. That, to me, is the most interesting new thing in pickups besides the Fishman Fluence stuff.
leevc5, can you go into any more details about the Chisels? How would they compare with other ceramics, say Duncan Custom, Gibson 496R/500T, Dimarzio Super Distortion, etc.?
leevc5
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Well Stratguy, in a less hostile environment I would be more than happy to go into the details. Unfortunately, this is not the time nor the place as I seem cause a hubbub every time I try to go into details. I would direct you to post 19 of this thread, if you haven't already been there, and listen to the sound cloud samples. I think those brief samples demonstrate a lot regarding the sonic capabilities of these pickups (even though they are a different flavor than mine). The clarity, the way you can hear how each string is articulated and how tight and defined the bass is.
I am a big Fluence fan, have a set on my Les Paul, Tele and Strat, and I would say that these Railhammer pickups are as, if not more, interesting than the Fluence. The Fluence are treading down the same path with a new technology and a great two voice per pup capability. I think the Railhammers are breaking new ground in terms of taking pickups to a new level of sonic accuracy. But, then again, all Fluence needs is the formula and they can, I'm sure, do the same thing.
(I really am grateful for the ignore button)
Well Stratguy, in a less hostile environment I would be more than happy to go into the details. Unfortunately, this is not the time nor the place as I seem cause a hubbub every time I try to go into details. I would direct you to post 19 of this thread, if you haven't already been there, and listen to the sound cloud samples. I think those brief samples demonstrate a lot regarding the sonic capabilities of these pickups (even though they are a different flavor than mine). The clarity, the way you can hear how each string is articulated and how tight and defined the bass is.
I am a big Fluence fan, have a set on my Les Paul, Tele and Strat, and I would say that these Railhammer pickups are as, if not more, interesting than the Fluence. The Fluence are treading down the same path with a new technology and a great two voice per pup capability. I think the Railhammers are breaking new ground in terms of taking pickups to a new level of sonic accuracy. But, then again, all Fluence needs is the formula and they can, I'm sure, do the same thing.
(I really am grateful for the ignore button)
stratguy23
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Thanks, leevc5. I don't see the videos in post 19 - maybe they aren't up anymore?
I have heard some demos of the Chisels, but most haven't been terribly enlightening for me. They're usually at too high gain for me, and so much stuff at high gain sounds all the same to em. I guess high gain is probably their intended application.
It's interesting that the Reeves Gabrels sig guitars have Chisels in them. He's not a metal guy (though he probably has the chops), so I'm guessing that the Chisels are more versatile than what demos show.
Thanks, leevc5. I don't see the videos in post 19 - maybe they aren't up anymore?
I have heard some demos of the Chisels, but most haven't been terribly enlightening for me. They're usually at too high gain for me, and so much stuff at high gain sounds all the same to em. I guess high gain is probably their intended application.
It's interesting that the Reeves Gabrels sig guitars have Chisels in them. He's not a metal guy (though he probably has the chops), so I'm guessing that the Chisels are more versatile than what demos show.
leevc5
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Re: Ever try Railhammer pickups?
As you know a guitar pickup although simple looking is in fact a very complex device with each component and the interaction of all the components having a significant effect on the resulting signal that is translated into sound. I think that the if you take any one component and assign a particular attribute to it (such as the magnet) you could be missing the design attributes of all the other components and therefore come to an incorrect conclusion. In the case of the Chisel, I think it was designed around a ceramic magnet taking into account it's high output and theoretical tonal characteristics. The resulting sum of the parts yields a pickup that does not necessarily fall into the category that other ceramic pickups have been assigned.
I think I will see if I can swap the ceramic in the neck to an A5, give it a listen and then try an A2.
As you know a guitar pickup although simple looking is in fact a very complex device with each component and the interaction of all the components having a significant effect on the resulting signal that is translated into sound. I think that the if you take any one component and assign a particular attribute to it (such as the magnet) you could be missing the design attributes of all the other components and therefore come to an incorrect conclusion. In the case of the Chisel, I think it was designed around a ceramic magnet taking into account it's high output and theoretical tonal characteristics. The resulting sum of the parts yields a pickup that does not necessarily fall into the category that other ceramic pickups have been assigned.
I think I will see if I can swap the ceramic in the neck to an A5, give it a listen and then try an A2.
VinceT
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Re: Ever try Railhammer pickups?
I had Anvil/Chisel set in one of my Reverends as stock - great pickups, did exactly what they promised (tighter bass, warmer highs), ultimately, they were too hot for me, as I prefer a pup that offers me playing dynamic space. I swapped them out for a set of Railhammer Nuevo-90s - p90 equivalent in a HB mount. Those are FANTASTIC pickups - p90 tone with no hum.
Not a gimmick, any more than SD rails are a gimmick compared to traditional single coils.
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I had Anvil/Chisel set in one of my Reverends as stock - great pickups, did exactly what they promised (tighter bass, warmer highs), ultimately, they were too hot for me, as I prefer a pup that offers me playing dynamic space. I swapped them out for a set of Railhammer Nuevo-90s - p90 equivalent in a HB mount. Those are FANTASTIC pickups - p90 tone with no hum.
Not a gimmick, any more than SD rails are a gimmick compared to traditional single coils.
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