Hot Rails Pickup
What is the best humbucking pickup that can fit in a single coil pickup slot?
I looked at the Seymour Duncan Hot Rails are they my best option? or would you recommend another?
The "best" pickup is highly subjective. It totally depends on the sound you want! Seymour Duncan's website has a page where you can listen to each pickup and compare the sounds. Each pickup is played in each position, both with and without distortion. It's always the same player, same lick, and same amp. The only difference is the pickup. (The guitar is the same for each type of pickup. For example, they used the same strat for all the single coil strat pickups.)
The Seymour Duncan forum (http://www.seymourduncan.com/forum/) is a place where people talk pickups and compare their tonal qualities. It's a good resource. They've even added pickups to their lineup based on design ideas from the forum.
2 of my guitars have Seymour Duncan single coil sized humbuckers installed. My strat has a Hot Rails bridge, Duckbucker middle, and JB Jr neck. My Ibanez RG has a JB Jr in the middle.
Hot Rails is indeed a great pickup. It is high-output, so it will overdrive a tube amp easily. You'll loose the true vintage strat sound because that sound is based on lower output pickups. But for me, the guitar still retains most of its strat character.
Duckbuckers keep the glassy strat sound (and lower output), but give you a humbucking pickup. JB Jr's are supposed to sound like the normal JB humbucker from Seymour Duncan. Personally, I don't hear it, but compared to the Hot Rails, it's got more treble and slightly less output.
I also find the Cool Rails pickups intriguing, but I've never tried them.
The most recent Ebay auctions for Hot Rails Pickup are listed below. You can now search through the results and find great low prices on Hot Rails Pickup.
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 SEYMOUR DUNCAN SHR 1N HOT RAILS FOR STRAT BLACK PICKUP NEW US $75.99 |
 DUAL HOT RAIL HUMBUCKER ST NECK PICKUP 4 WIRE High quality US $9.90 |
 Seymour Duncan SHR 1n Hot Rails Neck Pickup US $30.00 |
 Seymour Duncan Hot Rails pickup for strat White US $26.00 |
 Seymour Duncan Hot Rails pickup for strat Black US $27.00 |
 NEW Seymour Duncan Hot Rails Tele PICKUP SET STHR 1s Black for Fender Telecaster US $149.95 |
 BLACK ALNICO 12K HOT RAILS Humbucker LEAD Pickup R73A US $24.99 |
 Seymour Duncan Hot Rails for Tele Bridge Pick up Free SD Screwdriver US $79.95 |
 Duncan P Rails SHPR 1 N B Pickup Set P 90 Humbucker HOT US $173.95 |
 Dragonfire White Chrome Hot Rails PickupNew US $19.95 |
 Seymour Duncan STHR 1 Tele Hot Rails Pickup Black US $79.95 |
 SEYMOUR DUNCAN DESIGNED STRAT GUITAR HR 101 BLADE PICKUP HOT RAIL HR101B BRIDGE US $15.50 |
 Active Hot Rail Dual Blade Humbucker Guitar Pickup Set US $35.99 |
 NEW Seymour Duncan SHR 1b Hot Rails Strat PICKUP White for Fender Stratocaster US $75.95 |
 HOT RAILS style Mini Humbucking Pickup fits Tele US $24.99 |
 DUAL HOT RAIL HUMBUCKER ST NECK PICKUP 4 WIRE US $9.49 |
 Seymour Duncan SHR 1b Hot Rails for Strat Guitar Pickup US $75.95 |
 MIGHTY MITE HOT RAILS MB PICKUPS ON LOADED WHITE PICKGUARD FOR FENDER STRAT 403 US $89.99 |
 DUAL HOT RAIL HUMBUCKER NECK ST PICKUP 4 WIRE 228015 US $4.98 |
 Seymour Duncan SHRB1 Hot Rails Bridge Pick up White US $1.00 |
 Artec Alnico 5 Guitar Hot Rail Humbucker Pickup Black US $25.99 |
 1 Black Belcat Alnico V Hot Rail Blade Strat Pickup US $17.72 |
 2pcs Black Belcat Alnico V Hot Rail Blade Strat Pickup guitar parts US $26.09 |
 2 Belcat white magnet ROHS Alnico V Hot Rail Blade Strat Pickup high quality US $33.66 |
 New DUAL HOT RAIL HUMBUCKER ST NECK PICKUP 4 WIRE DHR112937 US $9.99 |
 SEYMOUR DUNCAN HOT RAILS NECK PICKUP FOR STRAT® BLACK US $75.95 |
 Seymour Duncan SHR 1n Hot Rails Humbucker Strat Neck Middle Pickup 4 Cond Black US $75.95 |
 Belcat Alnico V Hot Rail Blade Strat Pickup Black and superior US $21.68 |
 Seymour Duncan STHR 1n 1b Tele Hot Rails Pickup Set US $159.90 |
 Strat pickup Seymour Duncan mini humbucker hot rails US $25.50 |
 USA SEYMOUR DUNCAN NC HOT RAIL BLADE 5 WIRE HUMBUCKER PICKUP NECK BRIDGE 10K 5K US $12.51 |
 Seymour Duncan SHR 1N Black Hot Rails Strat Pickup Neck NEW US $75.95 |
 Dragonfire Tele Hot Rails Bridge PickupBlack NEW 122K Output US $19.95 |
 FENDER SQUIER DELUXE HOT RAILS STRAT DUNCAN DESIGNED PICKUPS UNPLAYED COND US $239.00 |
 Vanson High Output HOT Rail Single Coil Pickup White US $23.54 |
 Seymour Duncan SHR 1n Hot Rails Guitar Neck Pickup White US $75.95 |
 Seymour Duncan SHR 1b Hot Rails Strat Guitar Bridge Pickup White US $75.95 |
 IVORY 11K HOT RAILS Humbucker Guitar LEAD Pickup R73F US $19.99 |
 Hot Rails for Strat WHITE Bridge Guitar Pickup FREE SHIPPING US $45.00 |
 SHR 1n Hot Rails for Strat WHITE Bridge Guitar Pickup FREE SHIPPING US $45.00 |
 Seymour Duncan Hot Rails Pickup Used for 1 week US $15.50 |
 Seymour Duncan Hot Rails STHR 1B Telecaster Bridge Guitar Pickup PU 6577 US $55.00 |
 NEW SEYMOUR DUNCAN SHR 1n STRAT HOT RAILS NECK PICKUP US $75.95 |
 Seymour Duncan Hot Rail SHR 1N neck pickup US $70.00 |
 Seymour Duncan SHR 1 Hot Rails for Strat Guitar Bridge Pickup Black US $75.95 |
 Seymour Duncan SHR 1 Hot Rails for Strat Guitar Neck Pickup Black US $75.95 |
 Seymour Duncan SHR 1b Hot Rails Stacked Single Coil Pickup Black Bridge US $74.89 |
 SEYMOUR DUNCAN HOT RAILS FOR STRAT BLACK NECK OLD STYLE GUITAR PICKUP NEW US $40.00 |
 Seymour Duncan HOT RAILS for TELE NECK STHR 1N GUITAR PICKUP NEW US $10.50 |
 Seymour Duncan STHR 1 Hot Rails For Tele Replacement Pickup Set US $149.95 |
 Artec Alnico HOT RAIL single humbucker pickup 119k P49 US $24.64 |
 Samick Greg Bennett Series Guitar with Seymour Duncan Hotrails Pickups US $325.00 |
 Seymour Duncan Hot Rails For Tele Pickup Set US $149.95 |
 Seymour Duncan SHR 1 Hot Rails Stacked Single Coil Pickup White Neck US $75.95 |
 Seymour Duncan SHR 1B Hot Rails Bridge Pickup Black PROAUDIOSTAR US $75.95 |
 Seymour Duncan SHR 1B Hot Rails Bridge Pickup White PROAUDIOSTAR US $75.95 |
 SEYMOUR DUNCAN SHR 1B HOT RAILS FOR STRAT PICKUP NEW US $75.99 |
 ARTEC ALNICO 5 HOT RAIL PICKUP FOR STRAT ETC BK AP21 US $24.49 |
 Dragonfire X2N Power Rails Pickups Black Rail Magnets Hot Output Black New US $39.95 |
 Dragonfire X2N Power Rails Pickups Black Rail Magnets Hot Output Zebra New US $39.95 |
 Dragonfire X2N Power Rails Pickups Chrome Rail Magnets Hot Output Black New US $39.95 |
 Dragonfire X2N Power Rails Pickups Chrome Rail Magnets Hot Output Cream New US $39.95 |
 Dragonfire X2N Power Rails Pickups Chrome Rail Magnets Hot Output White New US $39.95 |
 Dragonfire X2N Power Rails Pickups Chrome Rail Magnets Hot Output Zebra New US $39.95 |
 Dragonfire Hot Rails PickupHumbucker in a Single Coil Size Black with Chrome US $19.95 |
 Dragonfire Hot Rails PickupHumbucker in a Single Coil Size Black US $19.95 |
 Dragonfire Hot Rails PickupHumbucker in a Single Coil Size Cream with Chrome US $19.95 |
 Dragonfire Hot Rails PickupHumbucker in a Single Coil Size White with Black US $19.95 |
 Dragonfire Hot Rails PickupHumbucker in a Single Coil Size White with Chrome US $19.95 |
 Dragonfire Hot Rails PickupHumbucker in a Single Coil Size Zebra US $19.95 |
 Dragonfire Tele Hot Rails Bridge Pickup Cream NEW 122K Output US $19.95 |
 Dragonfire Tele Hot Rails Bridge Pickup White NEW 122K Output US $22.95 |
 Dragonfire Tele Hot Rails Bridge PickupCream NEW 122K Output US $19.95 |
 Seymour Duncan Hot Rails STHR 1B Telecaster Bridge Guitar Pickup PU 6326 US $43.75 |
 Seymour Duncan STHR 1 Hot Rails Lead Tele Pickup US $79.95 |
 DEAN MARTINI GUITAR a unique exotic rare guitar excellent hotrails pickups US $333.00 |
 SEYMOUR DUNCAN HOT RAILS BRIDGE PICKUP FOR TELE® US $79.95 |
 Seymour Duncan STHR 1 Hot Rail Humbucker Pickup Set for Tele Bridge Neck– Black US $152.60 |
 Seymour Duncan SHR 1B Hot Rail Humbucker Pickup for Strat Bridge – Black US $79.80 |
 Seymour Duncan SHPR 2B Bridge P Rails Hot Pickup Black NEW US $104.95 |
 SEYMOUR DUNCAN HOT RAILS BRIDGE PICKUP FOR STRAT® BLACK US $75.95 |
 TWIN BAR BLACK NECK HOT RAIL PICKUP FITS FENDER GUITAR US $12.87 |
 TWIN BAR BLACK HOT RAIL BRIDGE PICKUP FITS FENDER STRAT US $13.97 |
 NEW Seymour Duncan STHR 1b Hot Rails Tele PICKUP Bridge for Fender Telecaster US $79.95 |
 Seymour Duncan SHR 1B Black Hot Rails Bridge Pickup NEW US $75.95 |
 Seymour Duncan SHR 1b Hot Rails Stacked Single Coil Bridge Pickup Black US $75.95 |
 NEW Seymour Duncan SHR 1n Hot Rails Strat PICKUP Black Neck Fender Stratocaster US $75.95 |
 NEW Seymour Duncan SHR 1n Hot Rails Strat PICKUP White Neck Fender Stratocaster US $75.95 |
Installing a Seymour Duncan Hot Rails SR-1 pickup into a Fender (Mexi) Stratocaster
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