Need help identifying mid 1980's strat replacement pickups

[brian denz]

Hello everyone,

I got these SD strat replacement pickups put in at a guitar shop in North Hollywood CA in the early to mid 1980's and I luv them. Enough so that when I get another strat I'd like to have the option of using something either identical or similar, but I need help identifying them. I haven't removed the pickups to see what markings are on them. The neck and middle pickups are clearly single rail instead of posts, and the bridge pickup is a dual rail, probably a hot rail.

Any comments are appreciated.

 

[jeremy]

welcome to the forum!

if they are sd pups, id guess hot stack neck and middle, hot rails bridge

 

[brian denz]

Hello everyone,

I got these SD strat replacement pickups put in at a guitar shop in North Hollywood CA in the early to mid 1980's and I luv them. Enough so that when I get another strat I'd like to have the option of using something either identical or similar, but I need help identifying them. I haven't removed the pickups to see what markings are on them. The neck and middle pickups are clearly single rail instead of posts, and the bridge pickup is a dual rail, probably a hot rail.

Any comments are appreciated.

Thanks Jeremy, yeah they're SD's. I'm sure your right. Do you know if the current or newer versions of these sound as good as the 1980's versions, is there a difference is sound?

 

[Mincer]

There should be stickers or stamps on the back, but those are the most likely. How do they sound?

 

[jeremy]

they should sound very similar

 

[Chistopher]

The bobbins on the botton look different from a Hot Rail

 

[brian denz]

There should be stickers or stamps on the back, but those are the most likely. How do they sound?

They sound incredible compared to the stock fender strat pickups.

 

[Artie]

I've never seen a Duncan "rails" pup with those rounded corners. That looks more like a Barden, or Barden clone. There's another company that makes those Barden look-a-likes, but I can't remember who. Kent Armstrong maybe? Or Lollar?

It's KA that does those: Kent Armstrong Rails

 

[brian denz]

I've never seen a Duncan "rails" pup with those rounded corners. That looks more like a Barden, or Barden clone. There's another company that makes those Barden look-a-likes, but I can't remember who. Kent Armstrong maybe? Or Lollar?

It's KA that does those: Kent Armstrong Rails

I'm fairly certain they're duncans, seems they made "no logo" ones in the early to mid 1980's.

 

[Mincer]

Yeah, that bridge pickup isn't a Duncan...the Hot Rails never looked like that. Open it up and see if there is a sticker.