Higher Output: Cool Rails bridge or Dimarzio Fast Track 1

[jeffe]

Hello all, looking for a middle pup to go between p-rails (not hot). I would like to series/parallel split the middle with a push-pull. I can't find any old threads about real use outputs of these two compared, anyone used them both?

 

[austin]

Re: Higher Output: Cool Rails bridge or Dimarzio Fast Track 1

The Fast Track has a similar output to the Cool Rails neck IME. So the Cool Rails bridge would be hotter than it.
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Austin

 

[elelpe]

Re: Higher Output: Cool Rails bridge or Dimarzio Fast Track 1

Never had both at the same time. FT 1 is single coily sounding compare to the fuller CR. About output, Austin might be right.

 

[austin]

Re: Higher Output: Cool Rails bridge or Dimarzio Fast Track 1

...FT 1 is single coily sounding compare to the fuller CR...

This is definitely true! I've been trying to find the perfect neck pickup for an SSH guitar and, among other pickups, I tried a Cool Rails neck and Fast Track 1. The Fast Track is definitely a fat single coil sound whereas the Cool rails is 75% humbucker/25% single coil. So if you were going to do a series/parallel thing with it a Cool Rails would definitely be more useful in terms of the tones you could get.
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Austin