P-Rails: Humbucker that Splits to a P-90
Until now, if a guitarist wanted both tones, either they would have to install both a humbucker and a P-90 in different positions in the same guitar; or they’d have to haul two guitars to the gig. Enter P-Rails™, Seymour Duncan’s newest pickup. It’s a full-size humbucker that splits to a full-size P-90; and P-Rails are available in both neck and bridge-calibrated positions.
In a guitar setup for two humbuckers, a pair of P-Rails will give even the greediest guitarist the best of both humbucker and P-90 worlds. A single two-way switch (push-pull or mini-toggle) allows the player to switch between both full-size humbucker and P-90 sounds.
But the greediest guitarists would not be content with merely two great and as-yet unachievable tones in the same guitar. No… the greediest guitarists would also want the unmistakable chime and “cluck” of the legendary Stratocaster® as well. For them, P-Rails delivers, thanks to its Alnico-powered rail pickup. A three-way switch (DPDT on-off-on) brings in the added dimension of an authentic-sounding vintage Strat®. And, when both the neck and bridge rails are used together, the tone is reminiscent of the “2” and “4” sounds on a great Strat’s five-way pickup selector switch.
P-Rails are available individually or in a neck and bridge set. Other than the addition of the switch, no modification is necessary to achieve a wide variety of classic guitar tones. Like all Seymour Duncan pickups, P-Rails are hand-built in Duncan’s Santa Barbara workshop.
Specifications:
- Neck
- Humbucking
- D. C. Resistance: 12.60KΩ
- Resonant Peak: 4.0KHz
- P-90
- D. C. Resistance: 7.20KΩ
- Resonant Peak: 7.1KHz
- Rails
- D. C. Resistance: 5.45KΩ
- Resonant Peak: 5.6KHz
- Bridge
- Humbucking
- D. C. Resistance: 18.35KΩ
- Resonant Peak: 2.9KHz
- P-90
- D. C. Resistance: 10.05KΩ
- Resonant Peak: 5.5KHz
- Rails
- D. C. Resistance: 8.30KΩ
- Resonant Peak: 3.8KHz
- Magnet: two Alnico 5 bars
- Cable: four-conductor
- USA MSRP: $129 individually, $248 neck and bridge set.
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