Will the output of a coil split Cool Rails pickup be too low?

[GotTone]

I'm curious if this is even worth trying. My concern is that the resulting coil split mode will have too low of an output to be usable.

 

[Travis]

Re: Will the output of a coil split Cool Rails pickup be too low?

It's not too low to be usable. But it is pretty generaic sounding. I've got a guitar where I can split both the Cool Rails in the middle and the Hot Rails in the neck via push/pull pots. I really only use them in combination, never split by themselves.

 

[frankfalbo]

Re: Will the output of a coil split Cool Rails pickup be too low?

That's exactly it. They're great when used with another pickup. All my rails guitars have coil cuts in them. It's always usable, but mostly in concert with another pickup. I sometimes use the neck as a single by itself, though too. I'm getting ready to try a Hot Rails bridge/neck hybrid. One coil from each, used in the neck position. When I cut it, I'll cut to the Bridge coil for more output.

I'm also not afraid of low output. I'll just bring the gain up, or kick on a boost pedal, or dig in harder. But for some people, having a guitar with tones ranging from high output humbucker to vintage output single is frustrating. They like it more balanced. To me I like to play off of it, using it like different gain stages.

 

[Benjy_26]

Re: Will the output of a coil split Cool Rails pickup be too low?

I didn't care for the CR split, but it sounds very stratty when wired in parallel.

 

[LesStrat]

Re: Will the output of a coil split Cool Rails pickup be too low?

Perluss Whun to Travis. LesStrat is push/pull on all three pups (HR/CR/HR). But they sound better split when TWO are used together.