Seymour Duncan Black Winter Rail Neck Black Pickup
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- Brand new in original box
- Full Seymour Duncan manufacturer's warranty
- Free shipping in the continental US
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- SKU
- 11105-90-B
Wiring: ships from Seymour Duncan with a 4-conductor lead (coil splitting and phase switching ready).
Description
Seymour Duncan Black Winter Rail Neck Black Pickup
The Black Winter Rail Neck delivers a thick, articulate voice with enough output to drive even high-gain amplifiers into responsive saturation. This hand-wound neck humbucker pairs aggressive presence with controlled low-end, making it equally at home in djent-focused rigs and classic rock applications. The rail design ensures consistent magnetic field across all six strings without any dead spots.
Tone & Output Characteristics
Built with a custom overwound coil design, this pickup generates high output while maintaining definition in thick, distorted tones. The triple ceramic magnets create a forceful, articulate response that cuts through dense mixes without losing clarity in the neck position.
Construction & Specifications
Hand-crafted in Santa Barbara, California, this passive humbucker features 4-conductor wiring for flexible split and series/parallel wiring options in compatible instruments. The 13.7 kOhm DC resistance confirms the high-output voicing while the rail magnet structure maintains tight, consistent performance across the entire string width.
Key Features
- Passive humbucker design
- Triple ceramic magnets
- DC resistance: 13.7 kOhm
- 4-conductor wiring
- High output
- Rail magnet configuration
- 6-string humbucker format
- Custom overwound coil design
- Hand-made in Santa Barbara, CA
The Black Winter Rail Neck is a purpose-built pickup for aggressive playing styles that demand clarity, sustain, and articulate string separation in the neck position.
More Information
| Condition | New |
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At a Glance
The Seymour Duncan Black Winter Rail Neck is a high-output humbucker hand-wound in Santa Barbara with triple ceramic magnets and a rail design that delivers thick, articulate tone without dead spots across the strings. Built for intermediate to professional players who want aggressive presence and controlled low-end in metal, djent, and hard rock—it handles high-gain saturation while keeping definition and clarity in dense, distorted tones. Choose it for a neck pickup that cuts through heavy rigs with tight response and consistent performance across all six strings.
Who This Is For
| Best suited for | Metal, Djent, Hard Rock, Progressive |
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| Tonal character | Thick, articulate, high output, controlled low-end, tight |
| Less specialized for | Jazz, Blues (it will do it; instruments voiced for that style do it more easily) |
| Skill level | Intermediate / Advanced / Professional |
Frequently Asked Questions
What makes the rail design special compared to standard humbuckers?
The rail magnet configuration creates a consistent magnetic field across all six strings with no dead spots, ensuring even response and clarity whether you're playing the high or low strings. This design is especially useful in neck positions where traditional magnets can sometimes lose definition on the outer strings.
Is this pickup suitable for blues or jazz playing?
No, the Black Winter Rail Neck is voiced specifically for metal, djent, hard rock, and progressive music. Its aggressive presence, high output, and thick distortion characteristics are optimized for heavy genres rather than the smooth, dynamic response needed for blues and jazz.
What does the 4-conductor wiring allow me to do?
The 4-conductor wiring gives you flexibility to wire the pickup in split, series, or parallel configurations in compatible instruments, letting you dial in different tonal voicings beyond standard humbucker operation.
How much output does this pickup have?
At 13.7 kOhm DC resistance, this is a high-output pickup designed to drive high-gain amplifiers into responsive saturation while maintaining clarity and definition in thick, distorted tones.
Will this work in my existing guitar?
The Black Winter Rail Neck is a standard 6-string humbucker format that fits any guitar routed for a neck humbucker. The 4-conductor wiring is compatible with instruments that support split, series, and parallel wiring options; standard 2-conductor guitars will still work but without the wiring flexibility.
Do I pay sales tax on this order?
Sales tax is collected only on orders shipped to California; orders shipped to any other US state are not charged sales tax at checkout when you buy direct from our website. Marketplaces collect sales tax as the facilitator in most states, so the same listed price can cost more there. Buyers remain responsible for any use tax their state applies. Free US shipping and 30-day returns are included.
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