Description
Some players want their Strat to stay a Strat but occasionally growl like something heavier. That’s the whole idea behind the Cool Rails. It’s a dual-blade humbucker squeezed into a standard single coil footprint, so there’s no routing, no modification, just a straight swap into the bridge position.
- Medium output with a smooth, bluesy edge rather than a hot-rodded scream
- Bright, dynamic highs balanced against a deliberately scooped midrange
- Chords carry real humbucker thickness and crunch
- Single notes get a touch of sizzle without tipping into harshness
Because it’s hum-canceling, it plays nicely with your neck and middle single coils, giving you a genuinely versatile setup rather than one pickup fighting the others. A ceramic magnet drives the tone, wax potting keeps things quiet under gain, and the 4-conductor shielded lead gives you room to experiment with coil-splitting and other wiring tricks down the line. Like every Duncan, it’s hand-built in Santa Barbara, CA. If you’re chasing a matched set, pair this with the Cool Rails Strat neck model in black.
Specs: DCR 10.6 | Ceramic magnet | 4-conductor shielded cable
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