HOT RAILS STRAT - NECK in Bridge

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Scatabrain

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Long story short, in my excitement I bought and installed the neck pickup in my bridge position in my STRAT. At the moment I can only budget one but will eventually just get the B.

But for now...

I like how it sounds. My favorite pickup in the guitar has been my stock neck pickup. And I wanted a hum bucker in the bridge. I figure I'd have the best of both worlds. I can cover Hendrix to Megadeth.

Now that I know there is a difference in the hot rails B and N, I wonder if what I did is unique and cool, or less than it could be.

I do prefer a beefier sound overall and I tend to turn the tone down more than not. Although I do like the new N in the bridge with the tone dimed as well. I didn't care for the stock neck pickup at all with any tone choice.

I see the difference between the 2 is DCR. Does the B have an even hotter output suited to a bridge position?

And perhaps this N pickup would be even better than the stock neck pickup that I like a lot. My thought is if I did this, I would also want to add a push pull switch to switch to single.

I think what I'll do is leave it in the bridge position for now and get the B later and try them out.

It's already a huge improvement. I wonder if it could be even better! Love the hot rails.

Anyone have any advice on the (probably) confusing mess I have described? Any thoughts are appreciated.

Cheers.

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Re: HOT RAILS STRAT - NECK in Bridge

the bridge is significantly hotter and thicker than the neck model
 
Re: HOT RAILS STRAT - NECK in Bridge

I think I would like the neck model in the bridge better. The bridge model gets way too compressed for me (that is the point).
 
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I've always suspected that a Hot Rails neck and a Cool Rails bridge, are the same pup. You may have just installed a Cool Rails in your bridge. Maybe. ;)
 
Re: HOT RAILS STRAT - NECK in Bridge

ArtieToo said:
I've always suspected that a Hot Rails neck and a Cool Rails bridge, are the same pup. You may have just installed a Cool Rails in your bridge. Maybe. ;)
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The tone profile looks different. The DCR is similar.


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Re: HOT RAILS STRAT - NECK in Bridge

But wouldn't the tone profile be derived from playing one in the bridge, and the other in the neck?
 
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ArtieToo said:
But wouldn't the tone profile be derived from playing one in the bridge, and the other in the neck?
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It seems like the tone profile charts for the B and the N on their pages are separate. Evidence - sound samples unique for each.
 
HOT RAILS STRAT - NECK in Bridge

Bought a proper amp today. A Bassbreaker 18/30. Man the pickup sounds great. I agree that the hot rails N in the bridge is probably exactly where I want to be for the style I am going for.

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Re: HOT RAILS STRAT - NECK in Bridge

ArtieToo said:
I've always suspected that a Hot Rails neck and a Cool Rails bridge, are the same pup. You may have just installed a Cool Rails in your bridge. Maybe. ;)
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One thing you can plainly see on the old models, before they buried the magnet underneath the circuit board, was that all the Cool Rails have a shorter magnet, while all the Hot Rails have a taller magnet.

You're correct that the Hot Rails N and Cool Rails B have statistically compatible DCR specs. So yeah that's a fair way to look at them; to see the HRn as a tall magnet alternative of the CRb and vice versa.
 
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