Seymour Duncan SVR-1N BLK Vintage Rails

I put them in one of my experients on a Yamaha RGX 1212S (superstrat from the 80s - neck through alder body). Middle position used.
I appreciated the wiring possibilities (parallel and in series using a mini switch i rewired for he purpose). Soundwise the PU is nothing special when used by itself but it gives many new options in combi with neck or bridge.
When used alone it was inferior to the original single coils if one is after twank or clear string definition. Parallel mode gives a decent vintage sound. Series a bit muddy.
Low output - not a hot pup in any way.
Superior construction.

Great pickup, but there's one detail I wish I knew before I bought it. The coil split is not done the traditional way, i.e. one of the two magnet bars stretching across all 6 strings. The SVR has a half-split system, meaning that once you split it, you only get *three* strings per split, which presents two challenges: 1. to make sure you wire them so as to "keep" only the 3 strings you want (in my case it was pure luck because I "kept" the high strings), and 2. to combine the split sound with another pickup that matches its output and sounds pleasing enough to your ear. The SVR is made to be paired with another SVR so that when you split them you can get the high strings from one pickup and the low strings from another -- I wish this info was more visible on the SD website. I found it on a SD forum, and obviously after I installed mine. That being said, both pickup sounds are superb. The full sound is close enough to a humbucker and breaks up beautifully, while the single sound is clean and sparkly.

Hi Folks,
ich bin schon seit längerem auf der Suche nach einem nicht brummenden Pickup für meine Strat in der Halsposition.
Machen wir uns mal nichts vor. Alles was nicht brummt klingt auch immer ein wenig matter und nicht ganz so dynamisch wie ein normaler Singlecoil.
In der Bridge und in der Mittelposition habe ich 2 Dimarzio Area Pickups die klingen dort klasse, waren mir aber für den Hals etwas zu schwammig in den Bässen und vor allem kann man sie so schalten, dass sie rein als Singlecoil arbeiten. Bei Licht einstreuung etc. ziehe ich einen Push/Pull Poti und das Brummen ist (fast) weg.
Der Sewymour klingt ganz o.k. Da fehlt aber einiges an Dynamik. Der Attac ist matter. Explosiver Texas Blues alla SRV geht da nicht. Das Ding klingt irgendwie weder nach Singlecoil noch nach Humbucker.
Leider Nix für mich. Vorher hatte ich einen Seymour stack Singlecoil drinn. Der war deutlich besser, allerdings war das Spacing der Magnete nicht optimal...