Matching PU for a STHR-1b hot rails?

[jmcgowan]

I've got a STHR-1b hot rails in my Tele's bridge position and I love it. Unfotunately, it tends to overpower the PAF-style hummy I have in the neck position. (The body is routed for your standard dual-coil humbucker.) I want to match something hotter for the neck but haven't been able to decide what. I'm playing mostly rock covers through either a 50-watt Marshall or Fender Blues Junior amp. Any advice welcome!

Thanks,

Jim

 

[jeremy]

Re: Matching PU for a STHR-1b hot rails?

welcome to the forum!!

do you know what pup you have in the neck now? have you tried raising the neck bucker closer to the strings?
depending on what tone you like id say a jazz bridge model in the neck would work well. the bridge is a little thicker and has a little more output than the neck and matches up well with very high output bridge buckers

 

[jmcgowan]

Re: Matching PU for a STHR-1b hot rails?

Thanks, Jeremy. The existing neck position humbucker is out of an old Les Paul. It's a DiMarzio PAF from the late 70's I believe. Raising it has not resulted in the increased power I was looking for and in fact it seems to just add too much string pull... the notes tend to bark out and die off quickly.

 

[Farkus]

Re: Matching PU for a STHR-1b hot rails?

What about getting a new pickguard for Warmoth (or anyone who'll cut you a custom one) for your tele that has a Strat sized neck pickup route...and then stick a HRn in there? Unless of course that's not the tone you want...I think that they match up very well together.

 

[Fusion1]

Re: Matching PU for a STHR-1b hot rails?

I think WixomWhat did the same thing Farkus is recommending in his tele.