Some would argue that guitarists are a greedy bunch. They want it all. And they want it now. Two of things they want are the full and rich sound of a humbucker and the fat and clear tone of a vintage P-90. Five decades after the creation of Seth Lover’s classic design, the humbucker pickup still reigns. It’s the loud and proud sound of rock ‘n
roll from Zeppelin to black metal. And guitarists love the sound of the venerable P-90 single coil. Predecessor to the humbucker, the P-90 is the archetypal fat single coil that gave rise to the tones that birthed jazz, blues, rockabilly, and classic rock.
Until now, if a guitarist wanted both tones, either they would have to installboth 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; The 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 (pushpull
or mini-toggle not supplied) allows the player to switch between both full-size humbucker and P-90 sounds