Blille
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I love the sound of a neck Strat pickup or a PAF in a 22 fret guitar but I feel like it doesn’t do it in a 24 fret guitar. I immediately remember what it’s “supposed to sound like” and miss it.
After going through a few pickups I’ve come to the conclusion that a PRails is a great choice in a 24 fret HH guitar. At least for me.
1) The P90 sound seems much more resilient to the neck position -There’s a YT video of someone rotating a prails in the neck and you can barely tell any difference in the P90 but the change in the rail is significant.
2) Being closer to the bridge makes it a bit less hot which is a common complain with the prails
3) The rail is perfect to do an “in between” sound with the other inside coil
4) If you have a HH 24 fret guitar chances are that you have a hot bridge pickup so you may be able to balance the output of the prails even in series
5) It takes magnets very well so you can shape the tone (and to a certain extent output) to your liking - I opened a thread asking for feedback and ended up with an A3/A4 combo that softens the P90 quite a bit and I really like.
I currently have it in my Strandberg with a custom/59 hybrid in the bridge and I’m really enjoying it. The sounds I use the most are P90 and the rails with the bridge inside coil but I’ve also used the series on occasion for solos.
After going through a few pickups I’ve come to the conclusion that a PRails is a great choice in a 24 fret HH guitar. At least for me.
1) The P90 sound seems much more resilient to the neck position -There’s a YT video of someone rotating a prails in the neck and you can barely tell any difference in the P90 but the change in the rail is significant.
2) Being closer to the bridge makes it a bit less hot which is a common complain with the prails
3) The rail is perfect to do an “in between” sound with the other inside coil
4) If you have a HH 24 fret guitar chances are that you have a hot bridge pickup so you may be able to balance the output of the prails even in series
5) It takes magnets very well so you can shape the tone (and to a certain extent output) to your liking - I opened a thread asking for feedback and ended up with an A3/A4 combo that softens the P90 quite a bit and I really like.
I currently have it in my Strandberg with a custom/59 hybrid in the bridge and I’m really enjoying it. The sounds I use the most are P90 and the rails with the bridge inside coil but I’ve also used the series on occasion for solos.
