Need advice on a single-coil sized humbucker...

[tfridgen]

So I've got a beautiful guitar that I would LOVE to keep, but I can't do anything with the single coil in the bridge. Anyone know of a killer single-coil sized humbucker that I can pop in to satiate my chugging needs. The single coil is just way too twangy, I need something that will allow me to chug metal and scream solos!

 

[Tommyv]

I'm using a hot rails in the bridge of my strat on this mark v video:

Just jump to about 3:02 to hear chunk

+1 on the hot rails. I have one in my Am. Std. Strat. It sounds really good.

 

[rupe]

Another Hot Rails vote...it's pretty brutal compared to the other options and still very tight

 

[tfridgen]

Right on thanks folks, that' all I needed, got some ordered, should be here tomorrow!!!

 

[blackba]

I have had a SD hot rails in my MIM strat for years, great pickup. I made it so I could run it split, but its very noisy that way, so its now really worth doing.

Hope you like it...

 

[boost]

I have had a SD hot rails in my MIM strat for years, great pickup. I made it so I could run it split, but its very noisy that way, so its now really worth doing.

Hope you like it...

Run it in paralell. That's what I do with my Tele Hot Rails. I like the sound better than true single and there is no noise.

 

[Mudder]

GFS Li'l Killer is a solid option too. I would go for the 10.6k version instead of the 16k because it has better clarity, but I have both and they're nice.

 

[Jeff Hilligan]

Little screamin demon is really good.
I always loved the Joe Barden blade single that Ty Tabor used in his Zion guitars.

 

[Sick Michael]

Another vote for the hotrails. I have one in my strat and it sounds great, the guitar will still sound like a strat but its a much more useable pickup and sounds really full for leads. Good strong output with less highs and more mids.

 

[blackba]

I have had a SD hot rails in my MIM strat for years, great pickup. I made it so I could run it split, but its very noisy that way, so its now really worth doing.

Hope you like it...

Run it in paralell. That's what I do with my Tele Hot Rails. I like the sound better than true single and there is no noise.

Good idea, should be very easy to change the push pull switch to be a series/parallel switch. I am so used to running humbuckers in series and split coil, that I forget about running both coils in parallel....

 

[boost]

I have had a SD hot rails in my MIM strat for years, great pickup. I made it so I could run it split, but its very noisy that way, so its now really worth doing.

Hope you like it...

Run it in paralell. That's what I do with my Tele Hot Rails. I like the sound better than true single and there is no noise.

Good idea, should be very easy to change the push pull switch to be a series/parallel switch. I am so used to running humbuckers in series and split coil, that I forget about running both coils in parallel....

Yep. I have the bridge pickup on my LP hooked to a push/pull on the tone control set to parallel and it just cleans the bridge up nicely and gives it almost a tele twang to it. No hum.

 

[blackba]

Yep. I have the bridge pickup on my LP hooked to a push/pull on the tone control set to parallel and it just cleans the bridge up nicely and gives it almost a tele twang to it. No hum.

Just got the push-pull pot rewired, so I can run the hot rails in series or parallel. Really digging the parallel mode, its brighter, has more treble, but still full sounding. I also like the lack of buzzing. I much prefer the parallel setting to splitting. Thanks again for the idea.