They're hereeeee.... BW Rails

[Overlord]

Looks like they are out now, and I assume will be announced soon!

For those who crave relentless power in their tone, Black Winter Rails brings a ferocious new edge to our legendary Black Winter pickups. Built for the heaviest, most extreme metal genres, this evolution combines the crushing aggression of the original Black Winter with the modern advantages of rail design. The result is a passive pickup that delivers searing high-gain tones with even greater string-to-string balance, tightness, and sustain. Whether you’re shredding through fluid leads, executing thunderous palm mutes, or pushing the limits of drop tunings, the Black Winter Rails offers the clarity and control you need to dominate the mix.

The addition of rails to our Black Winter’s brutal tripleceramic magnet foundation takes the original’s highoutput intensity to a whole new level of precision and performance. By evenly distributing the magnetic field across all strings, the rail design ensures unparalleled balance, even under the heaviest distortion. This tightens up the low end for focused power, while extending sustain for screaming leads that demand attention. Whether you’re chugging through drop-tuned brutality or layering intricate chord progressions, the Black Winter Rails keeps every note defined, giving you the responsiveness demanded by modern metal players.
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https://www.americanmusical.com/p/seymour-duncan-black-winter-rail-pickup-set-black?sku=SEY-1110592B

 

[Masta' C]

Oh, sh**!

And they stuck to triple Ceramic magnets! Half expected them to go A8 like all the other "rail" models, LOL!

 

[Rex_Rocker]

Damn.

I need them.

 

[weepingminotaur]

Instant desire. Damn.

 

[Mincer]

Well, they certainly look the part!

 

[Overlord]

Oh, sh**!

And they stuck to triple Ceramic magnets! Half expected them to go A8 like all the other "rail" models, LOL!

From my rail pickup experiments, I could see how they might change some of the magnets to make them sound similar to their standard counterparts.
I believe most of the Duncan humbucking Rail pickups they have are at least Trembucker spaced, if not wider, and why they come with their own mounting rings.
So that could change the wind a bit from the traditional versions I would think.
And from the time I ordered myself two different Alnico 5 fat blade custom shop rail pickups, the magnet might actually be part of the rail you see sticking out of the pickup instead of the poles, screws, or bolts.
I might also say most rail style pickups I've tried also seem to be a little more even sounding and less chaotic sounding and more prone to the guitar they are in because of the more even and neutral magnetic field.
Perhaps giving a more focused sound by naturally rolling off not only the low frequencies, but also the higher ones.
I'm not a pickup winder, so I couldn't tell you exactly. But definitely curious to what others opinions are, and also want to give the BW rails a try!

 

[Artie]

Those look badass.

 

[ToneFiddler]

i like the dimebucker so guess the Winters are not my thing.

next up, blackened black winter rails!

 

[jeremy]

From my rail pickup experiments, I could see how they might change some of the magnets to make them sound similar to their standard counterparts.
I believe most of the Duncan humbucking Rail pickups they have are at least Trembucker spaced, if not wider, and why they come with their own mounting rings.
So that could change the wind a bit from the traditional versions I would think.
And from the time I ordered myself two different Alnico 5 fat blade custom shop rail pickups, the magnet might actually be part of the rail you see sticking out of the pickup instead of the poles, screws, or bolts.
I might also say most rail style pickups I've tried also seem to be a little more even sounding and less chaotic sounding and more prone to the guitar they are in because of the more even and neutral magnetic field.
Perhaps giving a more focused sound by naturally rolling off not only the low frequencies, but also the higher ones.
I'm not a pickup winder, so I couldn't tell you exactly. But definitely curious to what others opinions are, and also want to give the BW rails a try!

there are two types of rails, generally speaking. the dimebucker/lawrence style with metal rails and a bar magnet under the coils, and the other where the rails are bar magnets. they sound fairly different but do have some similarities, like being more even sounding than poles and screws

 

[Securb]

I really want to try these, but I have nothing to put them in. Two guitars sitting next to me right now have Black Winters. All of the other possible candidates sound killer, I don't want to touch them. Plus, I use those guitars in the studio to get a rhythm sound distinctly different from the BW guitars. My only option is to buy another project guitar.

 

[Mincer]

I really want to try these, but I have nothing to put them in. Two guitars sitting next to me right now have Black Winters. All of the other possible candidates sound killer, I don't want to touch them. Plus, I use those guitars in the studio to get a rhythm sound distinctly different from the BW guitars. My only option is to buy another project guitar.

DO IT!

 

[weepingminotaur]

I really want to try these, but I have nothing to put them in. Two guitars sitting next to me right now have Black Winters. All of the other possible candidates sound killer, I don't want to touch them. Plus, I use those guitars in the studio to get a rhythm sound distinctly different from the BW guitars. My only option is to buy another project guitar.

I'm in a similar situation. I don't have a guitar to put these guys in. And I'm out of space on my guitar rack, so another guitar would also require a new stand or at least a stand...sigh...

 

[Securb]

i like the dimebucker so guess the Winters are not my thing.

next up, blackened black winter rails!

I have Dimebuckers in two guitars. When I record, I like the combo of the slightly mid-scooped Dimebucker with the mid-forward Black Winter for complementary tracks. On this track, the lead is a Dimebucker, the rhythm is a Black Winter.