Which blade pickups rock your socks?

[slash-ed]

Seeing the X2N thread kinda set me to thinking... Blade pickups looks the business, n that's partially why I love em.

But which one is best for you and whu? Ones that come to mind are

Bill Lawrence L500s
Dimarzio X2n
Dimarzio D-Sonic semi qualifies I guess
SD Dimebucker
Kent Armstrong Motherbucker (quad rails!)

Opinions?

[Zerberus]

I use the Dimebucker, Duncan Iommi and Coolrails, and have used the L-500XL before, all with equally good results

[Elfastball7]

DiMarzio X2N, I just had it installed yesterday

[zeegler]

Sportin the Dimebucker in my Rhoads. Sounds killer.

[GodWentPUNK]

I had the xl500 but the sound was way too thin. Much better results with X2n.

joe...

[tseegert]

The hotrails in my Strat basically turned it into a metal machine. That and the lil '59 in the neck, pure heaviness. very nice complimentary setup.

[dg]

+1 for the Hotrails. Maybe the best single-sized hum out there for getting a true heavy full-size hum tone. My take on the XL500 and the Dimebucker is that they sound best in warmer set-neck or neckthrough guitars, especially mahogany. They can be harsh & brittle in a bright guitar. The X2N is just an all-around badass pickup. Splits nicely, too.

[petedz]

+1 for Hotrails. Just got another one a couple of weeks ago.

[Tashtego]

I haven't tried any other rail pup but the BL's, the 500XLs. I've used them in a franken strat based on an Ibanez blazer body with a maple neck with ebony fretboard, a Les Paul custom and a SLATQH.

[slash-ed]

stewmac or bill lawrence.com? How did they fare in all those guitars?

[Thoraby]

Dimebag-dimarzio pickup sounds bruuutal in my Nazi-caster which is tuned to C#. Me likey

[jrnic]

+1 for the Hotrails. Maybe the best single-sized hum out there for getting a true heavy full-size hum tone.

I agree 100%. I have a Hot Rails in my Strat and it sounds like a full blown Humbucker.

[JACKSONFREAK]

Hot rails is killer. Its basicaly the same as the Duncan Distortion (at least thats how it was originaly billed by Duncan) But for a strat or tele without any mods to the body or pick guard. The cool rails is nice too. JB Jr isnt a rail pup but ut sounds great especailly with a lil 59 in the neck and middle.
Gil

[Guitardude86]

Dimebag-dimarzio pickup sounds bruuutal in my Nazi-caster which is tuned to C#. Me likey

What does a Nazi-caster look like? Sure sounds brutal lol

[shreddermon]

For SC sized slots, Dimarzio Fast Track 2.