Product: Artec Single Coil Hot Rail
Price Paid: USD 13
Submitted
05/28/2008
at
09:17am
by
Justin W.
Email: justin<dot>whin at gmail<dot>com
Features
:
Single Coil/Humbucker hybrid
- Cover: Black
- Pole Piece: Chrome Blade
- Bobbin: Plastic & Fiber
- Cable: 4 Conduct with shield
- Magnet: Alnico 5
- Output Resistance: 11.0 K
Instrument
:
What model guitar or bass did you install this in? 2004 Stratocaster
What position is it in? Bridge
What pickup are you replacing? A Fender Mexican Hot Single Coil
Other pickups installed on the instrument? Fender Mexican Hot Single Coils
Any artists using this pickup? Not that I know of
Reason for changing the pickup? Less noise, more humbuckery
Sound
:
7
It is quite hot.
I am using a Crate 60 Watt amp, over all it sounds OK. I was expecting it to sound a little more like a Humbucker, I was kinda disappointed that it retains a lot of the sound of a single coil, the noise has decreased quite a bit from the old single coil it replaced, so I can drive the amp up without getting a case of the 60 cycles, though, it's not as quiet as a Humbucker.
It does good for the one half of the music I play, which is blues, classic rock and some country, though, I'd never consider using it for hard rock, or metal.
It is VERY trebly, as it is in the birdge, I can't get it muddy or midy at all, just very, very trebly
Overall Rating
:
7
I probably wouldn't buy it again, I'd just buy a new pickguard and a humbucker instead.
I've been playing for quite a few years. I have a Les Paul (gibson) and a Stratocaster (Mexican). I am also a left handed player.
I chose this one because I only paid $13 for it.
