Flipping P-Rails

[snootles]

Hi,

I have a set of P-rails in an HSH Steinberger. I get virtually no quack in 2/4 pos with the middle single coil and the p-rails single coils.

One of the main problems is the the pups are all pretty close together on the steinberger. Is it worth flipping the P-rails around so that the rails are nearer the bridge and neck? Would you flip both around or just one?

 

[sbecker67]

Re: Flipping P-Rails

If the single coil tone is more important to you than the P-90, go ahead. I wouldn't expect to get "quack" just because you're combining two single coils though.

I'm probably wrong but, I think, the "quack" is more a product of the Strat construction i.e bolt on neck, scale length and pup positioning than just two single coils in series

I have a 24 fret, neck through "super strat", H-S-H guitar that has no quack

 

[frankfalbo]

Re: Flipping P-Rails

Yours is the perfect case to flip. The middle single coil relieves the P-Rails of the burden of producing quack from the two rails. Combining the rail coil with the middle single in such close proximity takes some of that away. I think you'll be very satisfied with the flip.

 

[snootles]

Re: Flipping P-Rails

Thanks Frank. Should I flip both?

 

[GuitarDoc]

Re: Flipping P-Rails

I would only flip the bridge pup so the rail is closest to the bridge. It won't make a heck of a lot of difference in tone by flipping the neck pup.