Seymour Duncan P-Rails Demo (Part 1)

[TheCemgesx]

I really don't like this kind of music but you are really playing good. Respect to the skill. You get more attention then pickups:)

[thebanez]

i dont even like country but now i wanna learn and i want thos pick ups!

[stone0194]

fucking sweet playing dude,

[lyongraulty]

@stone0194 @ronb1191 Thanks for the nice words! I listen to a lot of lap steel players, Don Helms, Jerry Byrd, all of Bob Wills' players... 

[ronb1191]

Can you please demo how to play those slide riffs? The demo was great, but the playing is beautiful. Thanks.

[lyongraulty]

Wow - 42,000 views! Thanks everybody! I just added some links to diagrams in the video details so you don't have to go hunting around the web for this info

[BBF3]

@lyongraulty all these views are absolutely deserved! You play very well, and the sounds are good.

[corpselikeangel]

@lyongraulty Do you play in a band, I really enjoy your slide work, your a hell of a player! Shoot me a personal message man!

[427jim]

Came here for a pickup demo and I'm leaving to look for a slide!

[mmcquain]

This is about the best demo I've ever seen to demo pickups. You're playing is great. The sound quality is clear and understandable. The camera clearly shows your every move as you switch between settings. Thanks for such a great demo. Duncan should use this on their website and ever other person doing a demo on YouTube should learn from your video!!!

[mch331]

It sounds amazing but i cant imagine the wiring nightmare.

[lyongraulty]

@mjt11860: It's open G (D bass) DGDGBD - @SayNOtoFluorideLEGIT: no mods on the Fender Champ. Old Stock Sylvania power tube, JJ preamp tubes. I think the pots on this guitar are all 500k, the amp's pots are stock.

[mjt11860]

is that standard tuning?

[pwbball96]

this isn't my style of music at all, but i listen to this for the playing, not the pickup (though its amazing and why i found this).

[Tomix1980]

sounds just great ! :-)

Greetz,

Tomix

[Guitarstring187]

DUDE YOU ARE THE CHAMP I want to learn to play country twang like that. What gear do you use for this

[SayNOtoFluorideLEGIT]

Is that a stock amp? any mods? what tubes,

[SayNOtoFluorideLEGIT]

oh yeah read this

buildyourguitar(DOT COM)/resources/lemme/

Scratch my other comments what are the resistances ? (pots, guitar cable?)...

[SayNOtoFluorideLEGIT]

oh yeah read this

buildyourguitar(DOT COM)/resources/lemme/

[SayNOtoFluorideLEGIT]

I have read all the comments, what amp/effects were you using and what were the resistances of the pots and guitar cable... any other info?

[CoolParkourName]

why would you sell that :OOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[atomicpilot]

nice, tasteful slide playing with a silky tone.. good stuff!

[unusualmoon]

It is nice to hear a really good, tasteful player doing a demo!

[L2112Lif]

Do you have a wiring diagram for doing four push-pulls? The Duncan site only has plans for two push pulls in a four pot guitar, and I've got two extra Pulls lying around...

[ajujuguam]

@L2112Lif Look into the triple shot mounting ring with built in switches. you will get more pickup combinations with them. p-rail/p90/series humbucker/parallel humbucker - and in the middle position you can combo neck p-90 bridge rails and so forth. worth the money and get the most out of these pickups.

[nymetsrock]

@L2112Lif what would you do with 4, you only need 2

[dyingforastrat]

woooweeeeeeee That's tone brother. Nice work

[maggottilleternity]

that tone owned the 90's 80's 70's as well...!!!

[Sgalaga]

Hi I know by this time you have sold the guitar already but would you still remember the wiring and could you pm the wiring diagram on all 3 demos pls? thanks in advance

[Sgalaga]

Hi I know by this time you have sold the guitar already but would you still remember the wiring and could you pm the wiring diagram pls? thanks in advance

[1stinkywizzleteets]

beautiful playing! pickups sound good too.

[colosalblack]

That sounds fucking beautiful, man. I'd buy if I had the money :\.

[Gyrofist1]

Hey, just a quick question, what key are you tuned to?

[jgk381]

Excuse my ignorance, but are these p90's or humbuckers, or one of each? This sounds amazing

[legumalu]

HI ... please, tell me how you tune this guitar for this demo ... i like this blusy style.

[ace69er]

MMMMighty tasteeeee my good blues man!

Love those pickups!

[escarface]

sounds so good. i just got it for my ep les paul studio

[lyongraulty]

Since I did it myself it was only the cost of switches and wire

[TheSchoolsux345]

sounds great! how much did the modification cost besides the cost of the pickups themselves?

[911Smudge]

Really enjoyed your slide playing,

[EarthSuburb]

Hey man, this is really a nice demo. You also have a great slide picking style.

I'm a true "Joe Barden" fan, I already have 2 guitars equiped with "Joe Barden" PUs and home made (deranged) wiring, one has 2 Two-Tones humbuckers, the other 3 Strat PUs.

[EarthSuburb]

I don't usually pay a lot of attention to PU demos but I got to your demo after listening to a guy playing on a Godin Icon model equiped with P-Rails, and these PUs really impress me.

I once had an old SG Special 64' with 2 P90s, and I really loved the sound of these PUs.

But now, this combination is really hot stuff, like having a P90 and a humbucker all in one.

I'm scratching my head, see if I'm going to get myself a nice guitar "base" to set these PUs on ...

Thanks for the demo.

[Brett8527]

Can you show me you wireing diagram for P - reails out of phase?

[jguenneberg]

Hi Lyon, I just odered a Custom Build Tele with two P-Rails! Your sound is fantastic and your playing even better!

Back here in Germany there are but a few guitar players that do that style, and I'd love to learn that. Can you give a list of recommended listening? Whats the general name of that style?

Thanks and bye,

Johannes

[NeoElvis89]

omg your guitar sings

[jelledegitaarman]

how did you wire the pickpups

[lyongraulty]

Buy It Now is no longer available after the first bid. Bidding is open and the guitar will now go to the highest bidder. Auction ends Sunday July 4th. Good luck!

[micahkz]

Wow totally cool pickups and really amazing sliding! Ive never heard such a natural and singing quality from slide playing. Keep up the good work!

[lyongraulty]

This guitar is now for sale on eBay! Bid now or buy it now for $500. What a deal!

[idol2984]

@lyongraulty Where are you located? Would be interested in purchasing outside of ebay

[lyongraulty]

No - actually I installed these switches before they came up with that product. They control the phase and series/parallel options while the P-Rails are controlled by the push-pull pots.

[ButteredBiskit]

Are those triple shots installed also?

[ManMartin]

Sorry if this is a repeated post but can you point me to the schematic of the PUs and switches to take a look? Thanks from Spain.

[H3lloSE]

aa what an amazing sound :) i got the blackouts EMTY few months ago :) theyre on the metal side xD

[TheSchoolsux345]

how hard would it be to put these on a les paul without the coil switching pots, so how hard would it be to make a normal non-coil tapping guitar work with these pickups? how much money?

[Bawdyknocker]

Do you think it would be a good tone to wire the neck pup with the same orientation as the bridge pup? compensating the wiring to match (and suit), of course...

[marchoux59]

Where find you this music style? How to learn to play it?

[marchoux59]

I Love this Music Style !

[lyongraulty]

Thanks for the kind words everybody! I am thinking of selling this guitar and I am sending out feelers to see what kind of interest there is. (Email me if you have an offer). The wiring could be put back to the way it was, but those pickup selector switches weren't that reliable, so I put them on 4 push pulls. This sacrificed the individual control of each coil so now it's both P90s/both parallel/both series/both rails. But nearly all the same tones are available.

[CommanderComma]

This video is basically the gold standard for tone-test videos on YouTube. 90% of gear demos are just distorted crap where the tone is unrecognizable. Thank you!

[TVsancocho]

Great tone. Never would have guessed a metal slide. I usually hate the sound of metal slides but you have it down.

[lyongraulty]

Thanks! I am using open G with a low D.

(low to high DGDGBD)

[bsrobinson]

Wow! What tuning are you using for this? Beautiful!

[Badgergoalie]

definately absolutely wire so you get series and parallel as well as p-90 and rail. i did, it gives you alot more versatility.

[thorpypoo]

Great sounding guitar!

[diminishedlogic]

really beautiful slide playin

[lyongraulty]

Thanks for the nice words everybody! I've been making pedals under the moniker station audio. You can find me on facebook. Or search for my Sparkle Punch tube boost pedal on YouTube or eBay.

[rollingroses]

You think that with the use of 2 push pull pots I could access the 4 p-rails sounds (series hum, parallel hum, p-90 , single rail) AND split a different humbucker as well ?

[tone4days]

love those tones ... lotsa versatility ... but i gotta say, man ... you got tone to the bone in your fingers ... very soulful chops/phrasing ... for other folks reading this, the seymour duncan triple shot pickup rings would let those tones come out in another way instead of push/pulls

[84explorernfutura]

cool demo of the pick up dude... been considering them and this is one of best demo's I've heard yet, including the parallel sound... thanks :)

[FrettiYeti]

amazing stuff...

[PnoiTheKid]

Haha, the way you talked in the beggining sounded like you where going to play with some distortion then it was hella soft... haha.

[lyongraulty]

@PnoiTheKid - Yeah I hate those pickup demos that are so saturated with distortion you can't even hear the tone

[asgerms]

I like the idea of pulling up the knobs to change modes, so there's no need to drill new holes in the guitar. Thanx for sharing...

[corpselikeangel]

Dude your playing has inspired me to learn how to play side guitar, no bullshit man, your a hell of a player! Im getting these put in my esp viper, and am ditching my emg 81's, I want my guitar to sound luike a guitar again, and you proved that it can happen! Thanks so much man, and email me, id dig to chat about some custom pedals!

[TheBelva85]

Is there a way to use switches without putting new holes on the guitar? I see u did manage do it. Am i wrong?

Can't se your out of phase witch!

Let me know.

[stuco]

He used push pull pots on the knobs.

[trenna1er]

he has each of his control knobs as push/pull so you can do that

[eugenbiscuitulhipiot]

You made these p-rail sound so good.... It sounds real close to a hollow-body.

I'm really considering a pair now.

[lyongraulty]

Thanks for all the positive comments! Lately I've been making guitar effects pedals. Go to facebook, search for Station Audio and become a fan! I make fuzz pedals, overdrive pedals, boosters, tremolo, vibrato, delay, you name it. Keep an eye out for a demo of my new Leslie rotating speaker simulator.

[zainsdad]

excellence of exacution

nice one mate

[PIMPZproduction]

u play beautiful slide guitar, its been a while since i herd someone tht good at slide

[BBF3]

lyongraulty, you sound absolutely phantastic!

i mean you and your playing, not the P-Rails.

the p-rails are nice, but your slide style is phantastic ...

[lyongraulty]

Thanks man! glad you like it. most of my gigs have been for the clarinet, I haven't been been playing out on guitar much so I'm glad you like it. Oh and to twiz: I did wire the selector backwards - so I would have the bridge controls closer to my right hand. I have since reversed it since I play with a volume pedal most of the time anyway.

[Twiz9491]

thats what i thought lol I'm getting a set of these p-rails next week for my agile Al-2000 :D i cant wait

[Twiz9491]

do you have your pickup selector switch backwards? cuz wen the switch is down its normaly the bridge :P

[stratokensai]

You are an awsome guitar player, congratulations! You are really blessed, man, enjoy it!

[disavowed101]

Easily the best review of these pickups..... ive seen online

[3rdPR]

Seymour Duncan should buy this vid

[generatemusic]

Yea, nice phrasing and tone! Fingertips...

May I ask what amp? Any pedals in the chain?

[rokr432]

Great sound, and beautiful playing man.

[Theronimus]

it sounds really nice.. respekt.. what kind of tuning are on these guitar? normal tuning, open tuning?

[t0psecretshit]

oh man i love your tones, your playing as well. well done!

[lyongraulty]

Very cool idea - kudos for experimenting. I guess you probably get less stratty quack and more tele twang in that rail/middle position. I'll have to try that out.

[123pytaro]

Great slide playing, I have the same pickups but I reversed the pickups so the Rails are on the outside and what a difference in sound. More clarity with the Rails and you can get an almost Tele sound with both pickups.

Cheers and again great playing.

[churchguitarist]

I am considering this switch, can you give more info what was the difference and are the logos the wrong way round?

[latinqueenslander]

did you have a blocked nose, sinus? I have sinus too

[timjatomnee]

Hard to hear how good it sounds. But I love your playing. A good mic would help, but hey, its just youtube.

[minibikedude04]

mmhmm.

i gotta get me some of these pickups though,

they sound so tasty.

I heard from a reliable source that the staggered seymour duncan humbucker is shitty. Good when split, but as a humbucker it is weak and not full.

[Sargeslide]

Doode, you must be a CooderHolic like me! Our Playing is very simular. I have told some of my students to watch these ids just to hear great playing. Your technique is awesome and tones are right on the mark.

[punkpasta123]

how is it on the neck position?

[cheesnuggets123]

man, you make that guitar sing

[lyongraulty]

Check out my band The Amity Front to hear more of my playing.

[melantoriano]

truly wonderful tone and playing..are your hands not the pick up!..:-))

[lyongraulty]

Thanks to everybody for their interest and compliments. Check out the forums at the seymour duncan website. You can find plenty of information regarding the wiring I used. For my circuit I pieced together parts of different diagrams I found around the site.

If you want 4 push/pulls you could put the phase and series settings on 2 switches and the pickup selector on the other two. The only downside is that you have to select each pickup the same way at all times (both P90, both rail, etc.)

[eljounz]

hi lyon, sounds amazing!!! genius

where did you get you outphaser and serial?

would your set up work without them? or are they vital?

i got 4 up down pots so im curious if it will work without them

thanks

[shazlig]

Wow!! That was an awesome demo with the slide and the out of phase setting is a great mod. I didn't see that in the Seymour Duncan website. These pickups can do any tone :)

[PapaJohnsBlues]

Not sure if my first post made it. Sounds awesome, lyon! Is your wiring configuration included in the Seymour packaging of the pickups? (I just purchased a set --- being shipped as we speak). If your wiring (of all four pots being push-pull) is not included in packaging, would you be willing to send me a diagram of your wiring set-up? Also, it almost looks like you have a 3-way toggle under your bridge pickup --- is that what I'm seeing? Cheers, Papa John.

[rud3m3chanical]

Nice demo - every single one of those settings sounded great. Particularly dig how the higher output from the series mode adds a little grit to your amp.

[lyongraulty]

Thanks Brian! I am using open G with a low D.

(low to high DGDGBD)

[BriboyW]

Sounds great! I really like that clean bluesy style of play . . . sort of reminds me of a pedal steel guitar. What tuning are you using? -Brian