Middle single coil to pair with SD P-Rails

[ascheetz]

I am putting together a tele thinline “partscaster” and have ordered the P-Rails for neck and bridge. I am going to have two mini switches enabling switching between P-90/humbucker/rail (I know the pickup rings exist but have opted for this setup instead).

I am now looking for a single coil to put in the middle. I would love to be able to achieve classic Strat tone - Lenny, Little Wing, Sunshine of Your Love - that sort of thing. I am a hobbyist and will mostly be playing low vol at home. Any thoughts?

 

[supertruper1988]

I am an HSH fan and I like P-rails. However I have not use P-rails in an HSH guitar yet.

In my experience with P rails the neck pickup works better upside down IE with the rail towards the neck. It sound much better as a rail that way.

Having said all of that I would recommend something medium output like a Seymour Duncan Alnico 2 Pro Strat Middle to pair well with the Duncan P-rails.

Also if you are going al they way with this and are planning to use a super switch, I have been working on an HSH schematic that will auto split the p-rails on positions 2&4 and give you the neck & bridge on position 3. I will see about finishing that up soon.

 

[Tretgeraet]

I am putting together a tele thinline “partscaster” and have ordered the P-Rails for neck and bridge. I am going to have two mini switches enabling switching between P-90/humbucker/rail (I know the pickup rings exist but have opted for this setup instead).

I am now looking for a single coil to put in the middle. I would love to be able to achieve classic Strat tone - Lenny, Little Wing, Sunshine of Your Love - that sort of thing. I am a hobbyist and will mostly be playing low vol at home. Any thoughts?

I admit I have nothing to contribute to the topic, but I was wondering and curious how "Sunshine Of Your Love" is an example for "classic Strat tone". Are thinking of a specific recording or live version of the song?

 

[stratamania]

Middle: Seymour Duncan SSL-2 RW

 

[supertruper1988]

Here is a pdf of that diagram I wrapped up.

 

[Mincer]

I'd go with a Five Two. I'd even order it with flat poles, which you can do from any SD dealer.

 

[Strat Avenger]

Dimarzio Area 61.

 

[ThisIsHuhWow404]

I’ve always been curious about putting a Lipstick Tube For Strat between two P-Rails but have no idea how they would sound together.

 

[Spud]

I’ve always been curious about putting a Lipstick Tube For Strat between two P-Rails but have no idea how they would sound together.

It might look cool. I am unsure if the lipstick would have enough ooomph to go with the rails? I built one where I put in a Duncan neck lipstick in the neck and their bridge version in the middle witha 57 classic at the bridge and that works for me.

 

[JohnnyHardtail]

I like the Dimarzio area 67, or Area 58. However I really dislike the magnet stagger pattern that Dimarzio use. To combine with humbuckers in HSH config, it is much better to custom order pickups from Dimarzio with FLAT poles.