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Seymour Duncan SHR-1b Hot Rails Bridge Strat Single Coil Sized Humbucker Pickup - Black Demo

High-output Bridge Humbucker in a Single-coil Sized Pickup for Strat-style Guitars - Black

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Seymour Duncan Pickups - It's all about tone!

Seymour Duncan's Hot Rails pickup is one of the highest output pickups Duncan makes, and also one of the most popular. The Hot Rails uses a pair of blades coupled with strong ceramic magnet and powerful coil windings to create a pickup that's full and fat with a ton of sustain - perfect for classic rock, but also lending itself very well to more aggressive tones such as garage rock or metal. Best of all, these humbuckers - and all their beefy tone - fits inside a single-coil-sized pickup. Add girth to your tone with the Hot Rails!

Seymour Duncan Hot Rails at a Glance:
  • High output
  • Complete setup

High output
One of the highest output and most popular pickups Seymour Duncan makes, the two thin blades, strong ceramic magnet, and powerful coil windings give you the incredible sustain and a fat, full sound that's needed for playing heavier rock music. This pickup responds to the subtlest finger movements, and comes with four-conductor hookup cable to facilitate flexible switching options such as coil tapping.

Complete setup
The Hot Rails are available for both bridge and neck/middle positions. For an incredibly versatile guitar, use an SHR-1b in the bridge position along with an SVR-1n Vintage Rails in the middle and an SCR-1n Cool Rails in the neck. You won't believe the sound coming from your Strat! The Hot Rail pickups respond well to maple or rosewood fingerboards.

Seymour Duncan Hot Rails Features:
  • Humbucking design in single-coil-sized
  • Bridge position
  • Color: Black
  • Ceramic magnet
  • High output
  • Great for heavy tones
  • Four conductor wire
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Why Choose Seymour Duncan?
Quite simply, it boils down to tone. Seymour Duncan has spent the majority of his life refining the art of creating pickups. Seymour Duncan is dedicated to getting the best tone possible from his pickups, from modern metal monsters to faithful reproductions of gems from the '50s and '60s. We know tone is important to you which is why we choose to carry Seymour Duncan pickups. With the massive amount of pickups available from Seymour Duncan, you're certain to find the sound you've been looking for.

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Tech Specs

  • Type: Humbucker
  • Position: Bridge
  • Active/Passive: Passive
  • Magnet Material: Ceramic
  • Number of Conductors: 4 wire plus shield
  • DC Resistance: 16.6K
  • Connectivity: Soldered
  • Number of Strings: 6
  • Covering: Covered
  • Color: Black
  • Format: Strat-sized
  • Manufacturer Part Number: 11205-02-B

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Rated 5/5

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I absolutely love this pickup I put it in G&L Legacy because I wanted a humbucker that I didn't have to change the pick guard for yet still use a coil tap switch when I wanted a single coil sound. It's not to hot hence the name cool rail and what's even better they make them for tele's too.
Rated 5/5

Great drop-in for a Bronco Bass Mod

Been tricking out a bronco bass, and this was a super easy drop-in that gives it a fuller sound. Tone knob half way up gives a nice bite while still sounding 'bass appropriate'.
Rated 5/5

Fits in a jag. Holes line up. Sounds real good.

Wanted to play punk/hardcore with my jag but the stock pickups just weren't cutting it. Wouldn't sell it for an HH because my pops gave it to me. So I slapped this bad-boy in there and now it rips. 10/10 would do again.
Rated 5/5

Unleash Fun!

I have this maple-necked 2008 Fender Highway One Strat. A fine guitar, but it was never fun to play. I was told, it's a strat, you'll have to fight it. Fine. I fought it and while it definitely had great strat sounds coming forth, there was no fun to be had. And isn't that the number one reason why we play? To have fun? I dropped the hot rails in and the thing opened up. Single coils, while certainly having their place, were choking the power from my strat. Unleash the power. You shouldn't have to fight your guitar! Drop one of these in and have fun again! And for you traditionalist...I did keep the neck and middle single coils, so this guitar is not only fun, but versatile. I'm tempted to drop a hot rail in the neck position, but for right now, the thing rocks as is. Thanks to the great customer service from Sweetwater. Couldn't be much better.
Rated 5/5

Excellent Sound For Any Application

Very versatile, great sound. I use these in all my strats!
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