Nothing inherently. My point was that it simply was the worst of both worlds. It was low output with nothing even vaguely resembling single coil tone. It was a humbucker without any "oompf" (that's a technical term). If it had output in the range of my Screamin' Demon (~10K), then we might be talking. If it had any Tele twang at all, I could see some value. IMO, if a Tele bridge doesn't twang at all, what's the point?Originally Posted by tot_Ou_tard
Conversely my Area 61s, while they have roughly the same output as that rails pup, have single coil tone to spare and are hum-canceling. Instead of being the worst of both worlds, it's the best of both worlds. I wouldn't hesitate to put an Area 61 in the bridge of a Strat. I wouldn't want that particular rails one ever again. I've also tried a Tele with a Dimarzio Virtual Hot T in it and liked it quite a bit. Plenty of twang, no hum.
I had a friend who had (I think) a Duncan Hot Rails in the bridge of a Strat. It sounded great for metal/hard rock. It didn't sound anything like a typical Strat bridge, but in that guitar for that player, that wasn't the point. I think I prefer the sound of a full-sized humbucker to a single-coil sized one (as far as humbucker tones go), but that's why my Floyd is an HSS