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Theres a pickup in the Custom Shop called El Diablo, according to Scott Ian, its a Screamin' Demon wound a bit hotter and will rails instead of poles. How much hotter is it? What affect does the rails have on the tone? makes it have more presence maybe? I dunno ive never had a guitar with a pickup that used rails. Anyways, how different do they sound and feel etc.? Anyone know?

Thanks,
Max

rails don't really affect tone IMO, they just eliminate any volume drop you would otherwise get if you pull off a huge bend..

all EMGs are rail magnets.. i've owned hotrails and an L-500XL as well, they're good if you're constantly putting them in different axes as well, because it dosen't matter about regular or trembucker spacing..

and this el diablo sounds like a hell of a pickup - mebbe a tiny step too far removed from tradition PAF to me though..

tom

first off scott ian has 2 custom shop pickups 1 is a hot rodded screamin demon and the other one is 21 k twin rail pick up .

i own and use in my main guitar the el diablo and it looks just like a screamin demon (no rails) mine is 14.5k /alnico 5 magnet/ 5.5k peak it is trem spaced to me it sounds like a screamin demon with the drive of a JB it sings like a JB and has a little less of that high high of the demon all in all it is my favorite pickup and i am glad i got it THANKS M J !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

one of these days ill order the rails one. my birthdays in the summer, maybe then


Originally Posted by shred-dogfirst off scott ian has 2 custom shop pickups 1 is a hot rodded screamin demon and the other one is 21 k twin rail pick up .

i own and use in my main guitar the el diablo and it looks just like a screamin demon (no rails) mine is 14.5k /alnico 5 magnet/ 5.5k peak it is trem spaced to me it sounds like a screamin demon with the drive of a JB it sings like a JB and has a little less of that high high of the demon all in all it is my favorite pickup and i am glad i got it THANKS M J !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Well, either you are right, or Scott Ian is right. The first post's description was paraphrased from a Guitar World interview with him.

im pretty sure shred-dog is right


Originally Posted by JB_From_HellWell, either you are right, or Scott Ian is right. The first post's description was paraphrased from a Guitar World interview with him.

that would depend on when the article was written since he has used JB's/PG's/screamin demon's (full page ad in guitar player 1998 or 1999) the blade pick up ant the in between one which is what i have if you want more info ask MJ in the custom shop about the pickups . by the way i never said you were wrong i was just trying to assist you since you asked a question


Originally Posted by shred-dogthat would depend on when the article was written since he has used JB's/PG's/screamin demon's (full page ad in guitar player 1998 or 1999) the blade pick up ant the in between one which is what i have if you want more info ask MJ in the custom shop about the pickups . by the way i never said you were wrong i was just trying to assist you since you asked a question

Sorry dude, I didn't mean that offensively. The interview was from '03, with Metallica on the cover.

Aren;t there 2, the Diablo and the El Diablo?


Originally Posted by JB_From_HellSorry dude, I didn't mean that offensively. The interview was from '03, with Metallica on the cover.

it's all good!!!!!!!!!!!!!