Hot Rail equivalent in a full size?

[jackstrat357]

I love the Hot Rails in my Strats. Tight, Crisp, Perfect. My solo's cut right through the band.

What full size bucker would have similar characteristics as the single coil sized Hot Rails?

I'm putting it into a Charvell DLX375, Bridge position.

 

[frankfalbo]

Re: Hot Rail equivalent in a full size?

I feel like the Full Shred would get you closest, but there's no real equivalent. Between the angle of the strat pickup, the dual blades, and the ceramic magnet, there's nothing really close. But I think the Full Shred bridge would have a lot of the characteristics you listed that you like about the Hot Rails, and would respond similarly, and feel familiar to you when you switched guitars.

 

[Heavy]

Re: Hot Rail equivalent in a full size?

Wow, that's a very different description than what I'd give a hot rails. I think the Tone Zone shares some tonal ground. Darker, bassier, and real loud.

 

[jackstrat357]

Re: Hot Rail equivalent in a full size?

Interesting, After listening to the sound clips 4 million times, my ear pointed me to the Full Shred.

I tend to dial the guitars tone knob into the heavy treble region using the Hot Rails. With the hot rails there seem to be more compression - the distortion is a nice purr, rather than a farty blown speaker sound.

I had a Strat with Pearly Gates, and that was the farty blown speaker sound.