Jupiter Rails experience?

[PS412]

I am thinking of buying a set of Jupiter Rails, any experience you can share?
They would be going in a mahogany neck/body guitar, bubinga top, ebony fret board. 25" scale

Other Duncan sets I have knowingly used: Black Winter set, Invader set, Jb 59, Custom V 59

Clean only has to be only good enough. Tuning a step down, moderate gain mostly, some gainier gain. I like neck.

 

[Mincer]

On paper, it looks like they would rock. But I haven't tried them. I am not sure many people here have, actually. I'd be interested in a review.

 

[PS412]

I agree with the paperwork.

 

[Rex_Rocker]

I posted a thread inquiring about them. I don't think anything defnitive was agreed on, but I also did some research.

FWIW, I think some people described it as a "Duncanized BL L500XL". From what I can gather, it's brighter than most of the Duncan range, but not quite levels of bright as the Bill Lawrence stuff or the Dimebucker. Kind of a beefier, easier on the ear, but still bright blade pickup along those lines.

 

[ICTGoober]

Sounds like something I'd dig. I certainly like Bill Lawrence stuff.

 

[ToneFiddler]

It has a brass baseplate or at least another metal, so it will be less bright than the BL stuff.

 

[Chistopher]

I've never tried it, but consider if it's a pickup with thin rails and a smiley eq, it's going to be compared to a L500.

 

[xxxplorer]

I was choosing between the Jupiter and a 500XL from Bill and Becky. I went with the Bill and Becky as I could get it in double cream and a matching pickup ring. And it was signifigantly less money lol.

 

[PS412]

Beefy, bright, Bill, Becky.
Beefy and bright sounds preety good to me. Now go ahead and make fun, but I have never heard of Bill or Becky and their L500. Another option to explore.
The hunt continues.

 

[Rex_Rocker]

Beefy, bright, Bill, Becky.
Beefy and bright sounds preety good to me. Now go ahead and make fun, but I have never heard of Bill or Becky and their L500. Another option to explore.
The hunt continues.

It's the actual Dimebag pickup. The Dimebucker is based off it.

 

[PS412]

After poking around and listening to youtube, youtube not the best to compare but o.k, I think the Jupiters sound better. A little more there, a little more full.

 

[xxxplorer]

If you get em, let us know how they are!

 

[Seashore]

For whatever this secondhand opinion is worth, I just talked with a sales guy who's tried the Jupiters in a couple different guitars and he said they have a tendency to be harsh and brittle. His experience was good with 250k pots, he recommended against any higher values.

 

[Frater106]

I want to try these, too. But I wanted to try the Invaders and Fluence Modern Open Cores more.

 

[Frater106]

I had started a thread asking about them years ago, but nobody responded.

 

[PS412]

I want to try these, too. But I wanted to try the Invaders and Fluence Modern Open Cores more.

I have a set of Invaders in a Les Paul style guitar. I quite like them.
I have not got the Jupiter rails. The guitar I was going to put them in is no longer mine. I traded it to a young fellow ( with his dads blessing ) for a couple of days of good old pick up/put it down dig dig dig labour.

 

[STLMTLHD79]

I have the Jupiter bridge in 2 guitars. Both unfortunately dont get much use however, the pickup is super modern and tight with medium/high output. For what it is worth, both the guitars i have it in do not sound great but i think its more the guitar than the pickup. I am thinking about pulling one of them and putting it in something else.

 

[Mincer]

I have the Jupiter bridge in 2 guitars. Both unfortunately dont get much use however, the pickup is super modern and tight with medium/high output. For what it is worth, both the guitars i have it in do not sound great but i think its more the guitar than the pickup. I am thinking about pulling one of them and putting it in something else.

If you get a chance to try them in another (better sounding) guitar, let us know how they sound!