Pickups for hss charvel

[rocksoldier]

So iīm about to change the pickups in my charvel (22 fret,bolt on,floyd, maple board, poplar body) and was thinking about a custom/hotrails combo.
I think just get the neck and bridge pickups replaced for now btw.
My big question is: how hot is the neck version of the hotrail?

I DONīT Like a big effect drop when i switch to the neck pickup for leads.
Would some other single sized bucker work better for that?

And please feel free to suggest another nice combo...

Iīm looking for something that sounds fat, but still with clarity, and would also like to be able of getting a good split sound from the neck pickup.

[tone4days]

Re: Pickups for hss charvel

i know that i've heard the JB / HR / HR combo before and it sounds incredible both clean and driven ... very nice balance across the guitar - no worries there ... i bet a custom / HR / HR would sound pretty sweet too ..

i've not tried a rails split, so i cant tell ya what it'd do ...

good luck
t4d

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Re: Pickups for hss charvel

Man
i have a H-S Charvel Fusion Deluxe
i have the hotrails, but not installed it yet because of the snap on the baseplate that not fit the pickup cavity .so, i canīt give you an idea of the sound of the hotrails Neck.
but iīll give you my OK for the custom custom Bridge
it is awesome
my guitar has the same woods as yourīs, just have a fretboard made of ROSEWOOD, and yourīs maple 1 peice, right?
check it out here
tuned in D

https://forum.seymourduncan.com/showthread.php?t=22874

[rocksoldier]

Re: Pickups for hss charvel

Actually itīs a 2 pice maple, but that doesnīt make that much of a diffrence i guess...

Does you CC have enough highs and lows? I know it has lots of mids, which i like, but is it to warm for some crunchy hard rock/heavey metal tones?

And thanks to you both for the help