Hotrails not so hot?

[Iced Dragon]

I replaced the Coolrails-neck with a Hotrails and put the CR in the middleposition of my Jackson PCS Dinky (maple body), and it's not as hot as I expected. Don't get me wrong, it's nice but not 'great'. I expected more dirt but it's actually very clean, not that much more output than the CR. Just a little more bass and mids.
Seems to give about the same amount of crunch as the CR...and I was looking for more.

 

[William Walstra]

Re: Hotrails not so hot?

That's odd, when I had a Hotrails it was too much output for me, far from sounding clean at all.

 

[strat_master]

Re: Hotrails not so hot?

that is odd, my hot rail in the bridge is realy hot, infact its too hot for me.

 

[Hooey]

Re: Hotrails not so hot?

hi guys, i'm looking to get the hot rails for my bridge on my mex strat. Gonna get it second hand so what are the things i should look out for? changing my pickups for the first time..

 

[Iced Dragon]

Re: Hotrails not so hot?

I bought it secondhanded, I don't guess the guy sent me the wrong pup?

My Coolrails had a baseplate the same size as the pup itself, I guess all CRs are like this, but the 'Hotrails' came with the 'extra-large' baseplate with 'lip' as I thought all old designed HRs had (had to cut it off of the HR to fit my guitar). It came in the normal plastic jewel-box but the info was missing. It only has a sticker on it with an 'N' (neck).

The overdriven tone is very sweet, probably slightly more crunch then the CR.
Could it perhaps be a Vintage rails instead? Definately a warmer clean then the CR.


EDIT: Can't be the VR, since the rails don't make an edge in the middle (if I interprete the pics right), shall be a HR afterall. The rails seem to be slightly thinner then those of the CR, but this might differ in all pups I guess?

 

[TattooedCarrot]

Re: Hotrails not so hot?

Sure it's not wired split?

 

[Iced Dragon]

Re: Hotrails not so hot?

green wire to ground, black to switch, white and red solded together.

 

[Robert S.]

Re: Hotrails not so hot?

The Hot Rails neck pickup is only a bit hotter than the Cool Rails neck pickup, unlike the bridge Hot Rails which is considerably hotter than the Cool Rails bridge.

The HR neck is a bit warmer than the CR neck.

 

[Zerberus]

Re: Hotrails not so hot?

The Hot Rails neck pickup is only a bit hotter than the Cool Rails neck pickup, unlike the bridge Hot Rails which is considerably hotter than the Cool Rails bridge.

The HR neck is a bit warmer than the CR neck.

Yep..if you want mondo output, consider a CoolRails Bridge or a Hotrails Bridge if you want to go completely over the top

 

[Travis]

Re: Hotrails not so hot?

How difficult was it for you to cut off the lip? What did you use?

 

[Zerberus]

Re: Hotrails not so hot?

takes about 5 minutes with a Dremel Cutoff Wheel

 

[Travis]

Re: Hotrails not so hot?

What if one doesn't have a dremel?

 

[Iced Dragon]

Re: Hotrails not so hot?

a little more primitive I guess...a grip (?) to cut electricity-wires...and a file to cover it up :wall:

less then 5 minutes here :burnout:


So damn, following the rules isn't always that good...neck for a neck, bridge for bridge

 

[Inge Malmstein]

Re: Hotrails not so hot?

I replaced the Coolrails-neck with a Hotrails and put the CR in the middleposition of my Jackson PCS Dinky (maple body), and it's not as hot as I expected. Don't get me wrong, it's nice but not 'great'. I expected more dirt but it's actually very clean, not that much more output than the CR. Just a little more bass and mids.
Seems to give about the same amount of crunch as the CR...and I was looking for more.

I think you expected the hotrails neck to sound like you would put the hotrails BRIDGE version at the neck.
Of course the hotrails bridge is a very hot pickup, but for a neck-pickup it must have less output, or it would sound too muddy.

 

[Artie]

Re: Hotrails not so hot?

Yep..if you want mondo output, consider a CoolRails Bridge . . .

It depends on the guitar and the setup, of course, but I tried a Cool Rails (bridge) in the neck, and it was ice-picky and lifeless. That same pup, moved to the bridge, has become one of my favorite pups.

 

[Iced Dragon]

Re: Hotrails not so hot?

It depends on the guitar and the setup, of course, but I tried a Cool Rails (bridge) in the neck, and it was ice-picky and lifeless. That same pup, moved to the bridge, has become one of my favorite pups.

Yep, it's an all-maple body and the CR was waay too cool (liturally), the HR is warmer.