Aliexpress Quadrail Humbucker - Demo and Review! Metal monster pickup for $15!

[@windsurfmaui8239]

I have seen these on eBay but past over them thinking how crazy 18K. But now having heard your review I definitely want a couple of these! Thanks for the review. The link to the wiring diagram that you put in one of your replies is no longer valid if you have a new link I would appreciate your posting it. Thanks again.

[@Juanter]

That diagram was specific for that guy's guitar, what wiring do you need and i'll see if i can make it

[@deviser5530]

I'm trying to make my guitar sound similar to Kurt Cobains guitar so I guess this probably will do it since all my guitars are using humbuckers

[@Juanter]

Kurt Cobain used DiMarzio pickups if i'm not mistaken, so something ceramic but "traditional" might be best for that

[@deviser5530]

@@Juanter oh okay thanks for the tip ❤️

[@realdavidii]

As far as I could read, he used a DiMarzio Super Distortion on his Jaguar, a Seymour Duncan 59 Neck on his Vandalism Stratocaster and a Seymour Duncan JB on his Mustangs

[@TheLowest]

If you're trying to sound like someone in particular then I'd recommend starting with amp, cab, mic and mic placement and then working back to dial in the sound

[@TheLowest]

The guitar is more of a "controller" than where the tone comes from.

[@EyeSixx]

Thank you for reviewing one of these! I want to order one to slap in my Washburn V. How hard was it to wire up? I don't want to use it as a "split coil" as you quoted so I would probably just leave out 2 of the wires?

[@Juanter]

Yeah that's pretty much it, connect the normal red/black wires and that's all you have to do

[@rabokarabekian409]

Got mine through musiclilly for the bridge spot = killer. Also have switches for phase reverse and in series/parallel with hot humbucker bridge. Bass can can lose some calrity dependgn on effects selections, but my bridge tone has a tone cutout switch also, so with both pickups selected I can always fix tht up as wanted. I can go from death metal to mellow jazz, what with effects. Best bargain ever and the first on one of fhtree different cheap quads that acted right.

[@Juanter]

It is certainly a great pickup and more than just a metal monster, as you say with the different wiring options you can get a lot of tones out of this one

[@pixelnazgul]

ну такое

[@perkins1439]

I thought about that a long time ago but I was calling it The QuadBucker using two hot rails of course it's already out everything I come up with you can already buy it on eBay

[@Juanter]

It has been a thing since the 80's i think

[@xezmakorewarriah]

damn that's a fat sound, considering to buy one of those and it also will be my first ever guitar mod so i wish i don't fuck up the wiring

[@Juanter]

Yeah it has a lot of output lol. And nah don't worry, soldering is easy, just buy a half decent iron and some half decent solder and you should be good.

[@rollinlikeariver7756]

I see you reviewed 3 different rails humbuckers; could you tell us how the 3 compare overall?

[@Juanter]

Well, they are different beasts really, the MusicOne Dimebucker copies were just straight up high gain metal, really nice gain management without being fuzzy or spiky, the FLEOR humbucker is the one i'd say is better, really nice sound, versatile as hell and really nice sounding coil split. This is definitely the hotter, if have a guitar that won't chug, it will with this, it sounds great for metal but it has the versatility of being two humbuckers in one basically. Depending on the osunds you want

[@emanchuloo3390]

hi man! I have a question for the post on aliexpress that is in the description, is it safe to buy it from there? because the pickup convinced me but I never bought anything from aliexpress and I don't know if that poster is reliable. Soy de Argentina por cierto, vi que tu canal pone que sos de Colombia así que imagino que entendés español, lo otro lo puse en inglés por las dudas jajaja

[@Juanter]

Si claro, yo tengo más de 1000 pedidos exitosos en AliExpress, yo y toda mi familia pedimos de ahí casi diario y es hasta más seguro que cosas como Ebay o MercadoLibre, solo es estar pendiente del tracking y ya. Saludos desde Colombia bro

[@emanchuloo3390]

@@Juanter muchísimas gracias amigo! si las compro te cuento mi experiencia 😁

[@MiraSigma]

I used this humbucker for many years, but then I decided to switch to a custom one from a well-known local master and I was disappointed. Therefore, I want to put back the four-rail, although it costs 10 times less than branded ones.

[@delionband9501]

Juanter, consulta compre microfonos yabuy chinos , humbucker modelo super distortion , me hace ruido , mas de lo normal, alguna solucion?

[@realdavidii]

Holy shit Sounds amazing :D

[@Juanter]

Definitely does!

[@mohammedalaa875]

I bought it last month but i have an issue. Its had so so so sooo much treble and bass in the humbucker. When i play a power chord its sound so harsh and so much treble. My pots is :500k The Capacitor :0.047 Im using nux mighty 20bt metal Channel. Please answer me if you can tell me how to fix it 🖤

[@Juanter]

It may come down to your rig to be honest, when i'm playing with it, it is gainy and trebly but not unbearable, i suggest just tweaking your amp to fit it as pickups respond different with all kinds of amps and pedals

[@djhogan65]

Would an EQ pedal fix it maybe?😊

[@maggiepie8810]

I would like to see what a guitar with double quadbucker sounds like. I think I'd finally have an excuse to get a cheap Warlock or Epiphone Flying V. 😂

[@Juanter]

I've had this one both in bridge and neck and honestly it does ok as a neck pickup, but really shines on the bridge, makes for an all out balls to the wall metal machine

[@josezuviria9018]

Buenisimo!!!! Escalas orientales !!!! Huy que buena idea!!!! Eso garpa y aún más puede ser buenisimo!!!!

[@paulmagcaling6560]

Is that a fleor neck pickup?? Can u please make a review on that pickup. Thanks!

[@Juanter]

This is just a generic Alnico V humbucker i bought from Aliexpress, but i have made a review on a FLEOR pickup if you are interested, it's one of my latest videos

[@hristoistoyanov]

@juanter just discovered and subscribed to your channel - love the info you provide! I have a specific issue with my quad-rail, which is the same one you show: While hot waxing it, the middle magnet fell. In the hurry, I put it back, but now I am doubting if I put it correctly and not out-of-phase. (It snapped in pretty tight, I have hard time to remove it ). Any tip on what is the correct position for the middle magnet, or how I can verify it is ok (I do have a compass I can test with)

[@Juanter]

If you have a multimeter, check for the omhage, it should be 20k ish for the reading

[@perkins1439]

Thread a needle then magnetize it I'm rubbing it in One Direction on a magnet a few times swing it over top of the pole steadily check if all the poles repel or deflect they all should do the same thing

[@hadleymanmusic]

I got a black one and 2 red ones I wax potted both but they not ina guitar yet.

[@Juanter]

Nice! They are definitely unique

[@Swisszard]

900th subscriber! What do I win?! Cool vid. I like the cut of your jib. Lookin forward to more \m/

[@Juanter]

You get a smooch on the cheek and a cheezit. Thanks a lot :)

[@neilrobinson7615]

These are great pickups for the money, way better than I expected. I put mine in the bridge position. I'm going to add the dual rail humbucker by Fleor into the neck position and add new push pull pots to split both pickups. More rails... more metal!!

[@Juanter]

Indeed, people like to put cheap pickups down but you can get really great sounds for cheap nowadays

[@travispierce76]

This pickup is crap. It works but terrible sound. Your boosting the sound with you recording for this

[@Juanter]

Not at all unless you consider using an amplifier "boosting" the sound, all my demos are the audio straight from reaper to the editing software, I do no post producing of the tones in any way, shape or form.

[@SixStringOverdose]

about the screws: the "normal" thicker ones are M3 (3mm diameter), while the others are M2 (2mm diameter). Not so uncommon, they are present in kind of like 30-40% of the humbucker-equipped guitars.

[@Juanter]

I've gotten so many pickups and these are still uniquely thick for some reason

[@SixStringOverdose]

@@Juanter between this quad rail and the dual rail from your other video (the one that is full size humbucker with 2 thicker magnets), which one do you prefer the most overall?

[@Juanter]

@@SixStringOverdose the normal dual rail, this is just all high end and super high output, no versatility at all just metal

[@SixStringOverdose]

@@Juanter I thought so, thanks so much!!! But the normal dual-rail still has high output, it's not weaker than the quad, right?

[@Juanter]

@@SixStringOverdose It still packs an immense punch

[@LassetUnsSpielen]

that slight knob movement at around 9:30 :D thanks for the rewiew, i think I'll get myself one

[@Juanter]

Sometimes it gets too powerfull jajaja. Thanks to you for watching! There's a bunch of other pickup review i've done if you want to check out more budget options

[@justklampfing1140]

@@Juanter i have finished my guitar with this pickup (me in original comment). love the sound quality I subbed (again) :D

[@wesleymacdougall8629]

now to put 3 in one strat...

[@hadleymanmusic]

I just ordered pair of 3 way box switches. Im puttin it in my epi LP jr. With this pickup ive got like 2 red ones and 2 black. Im lookin at used epi jrs too.

[@JoshNotJohn0]

BIDEO BIDEO BIDEO YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAA also nice killer instinct soundtrack

[@Juanter]

Thanks

[@waverlymattson9013]

Great vid! Are they hum-cancelling in the “split” mode? Thanks!

[@Juanter]

Yeah, because on the "split" mode it makes a hotrail pickup, so it basically still sounds like a humbucker. Thanks!

[@mfm6]

Damn. They sound heavy A.F.

[@Juanter]

They do indeed

[@lucasbraga4242]

The background music is from top gear soundtrack?

[@Juanter]

I do use a lot of old NES/SNES/Genesis music for my videos, yeah

[@pixelnazgul]

Quad Bike

[@voodoocustompickups2547]

Excellent explanation of coil splitting. Alot of people confuse coil splitting for coil tapping... in further detail, a coil split is grounding the signal at the start or finish of one coil keeping the other one "on." Usually the south coil gets grounded while the North coil remains active. And since the pickup using still in phase, the hum is still canceled. So its got the single coil type sound without the noise.

[@Juanter]

In the case of this pickup since it's two hotrails it pretty much just turns one of the hotrails off and you get no actual coil splitting lmao

[@hadleymanmusic]

4 wire or 8 wire?

[@Juanter]

5 but technically 4, like most AliExpress pickups, 2 for hot, two for coilsplit and one for ground

[@Shim-bl2is]

Dear Juanter. I have purchase this humbucker after watching your review. May I get your assistance to wiring configure this pick up into : (1). Series/Parallel through push-push tone pot. (2). Treble Bleed ON/OFF through push-push volume pot. (3). North/BOTH/South coil selection through 3 ways on-off-on toggle switch. Thanks in advance & good day.

[@frederickk7320]

I also purchased it but ... strangely out-put is quite low.

[@Juanter]

Make sure that all the connections are right in the guitar and check the pickup by itself with a multimeter

[@brCharlieNagy]

ok, so what Wax shall I use ? ANy or some specific is good only ...? Thanks

[@Juanter]

I use melted parafin candles, has worked amazing so far

[@brCharlieNagy]

@@Juanter yeah, that's what I thought - thanks :D

[@Seven7Pain1]

i know this is old but 18k is why i got one coming my dimebucker in my Dean is 16k and i love it but this pickup for a guitar i built

[@willywheats6016]

Im gonna buy one for my Dean ML... Is it worth it?

[@Juanter]

I mean if you are going for that Dime ultra high gain tone, sure, it takes gain like athletes take steroids

[@willywheats6016]

@@Juanter thanks, I bought two of them, neck and bridge xd

[@Juanter]

@@willywheats6016 Nice! Hope you enjoy them

[@dave23024]

That sounds awesome! I actually just dropped my guitar off at Guitar Center and told them to install the quad rail for the neck pickup since the Black Winter pickup sounds awesome at the bridge. Edit: I got it back today, and the quad rail in the neck position sounds exactly like the S/D bridge pickup.

[@ChrisD_GTR]

pretty sick tones

[@Juanter]

Thanks, i got a better microphone so the audio won't be shit

[@THRobinson]

Love that you review the FLEOR... have a couple (P-Bass and Tele) and impressed with the sound and build quality. Interested in grabbing the rails for an HSS build for heavier metal than I usually have.

[@MichaelThomasOflaherty]

did it have feedback and was the quadrail microphonic

[@serritt005]

i really cant tell if that good tone is coming from the amp/speaker or if its the pickup. maybe its ur fingers

[@gach87]

I loved the Contra 3 music in the background. Great reviews. Saludos desde la hermana Venezuela!

[@commonsensehill372]

Wax potted they are not, so wax pot them first and then install. They are descent for the price.

[@emilangeles24]

Which is much heavier? This or the dual rails?

[@Juanter]

This by a long shot

[@MrCaiokem1000]

VERY HEAVY YOUR SOUND CONGRTULATIONS MY FRIEND!

[@thetasif3804]

I am confused. which is better? this one or the fleor hot rails? and how can I know the neck and bridge in these pickup?

[@Juanter]

Neither is better, really, this is just different, while the FLEOR is super high gain too, this is way more for just metal while the FLEOR you can get away with more than just pure super high gain metal

[@thetasif3804]

@@Juanter thank you so much for helping. and I really like the idea of reviewing this type of cheap product for limited consumers like me. really appreciate it.

[@Juanter]

@@thetasif3804 For sure! I have a ton of cheap pickup reviews in my channel :)

[@thetasif3804]

@@Juanter yeah I've watched all of them :D btw how can I figure which is neck and which is bridge incase of this pickup?

[@Juanter]

Neck one should have a bit less output

[@azraeiazman]

Can you make a tutorial on how to solder it?

[@ekalamergosum1]

Wiring diagram please. Planning to upgrade

[@greenzilla5996]

could u pls share its color code wire? thanks.

[@rasputinsane1545]

Brilliant review!

[@Juanter]

Thanks!

[@ekalamergosum1]

Would it be good to use this quad rail as neck pickup?

[@Bleats_Sinodai]

I have put "regular" rail humbuckers from China on an SG copy I converted into a bass, and I'm kinda curious to try those on it.

[@Juanter]

Sounds like a project

[@scootboy7370]

Which wire do you use to access all the coils?

[@kingvlog3618]

Pwedi po ba sya sa yamaha pacifica?

[@iloveia845]

Link?

[@donavonmacallister3101]

That is a badass guitar. Great playing.

[@josezuviria9018]

Gracias

[@vonicrimson3619]

I bought one of these, sounds pretty good ig

[@Juanter]

They do sound great

[@vonicrimson3619]

@@Juanter however they have terrible feedback through

[@Juanter]

@@vonicrimson3619 They do, i waxpotted this right after the video

[@vonicrimson3619]

@@Juanter i was thinking about doing that, do they sound good wax potted?

[@Juanter]

@@vonicrimson3619 yeah it sounds the same, it just kills the feedback issues

[@jayey195]

Try replacing the magnet with alnico

[@Juanter]

That would be a cool experiment

[@jayey195]

@@Juanter yeah, that would be awesome bro, bye the way I'm a fan you're really good at modifying pickups

[@michaelbarber590]

An A8 would probably be the way to go since it's the closest to a ceramic magnet, but with the warmth of alnico.

[@zkillerfc8041]

How to install ? 🤔🙏

[@zkillerfc8041]

I hace 5 ways switch

[@Juanter]

Do you need the color coding or a wiring diagram?

[@zkillerfc8041]

@@Juanter diagram🙏

[@Juanter]

@@zkillerfc8041 You have an import switch or a typical fender type

[@zkillerfc8041]

@@Juanter import swich

[@juliasanchez9055]

I bought two of these, put one in the neck and one in the bridge of a strat, then added a switch to put them into series for some extreme output. Add a treble control and bass control (high-pass and low-pass filters) and you can really get some good sounds out of it.

[@Juanter]

Yeah they are really good for high gain, i also tried them with fuzz and made some gnarly sludge/doom sounds

[@windsurfmaui8239]

Julia if you get this where can I get a wiring disgram for your mod? I have a Strat that I want to do the same mod. Thanks

[@Jake-mv7yo]

Do you think this would be good for a baritone guitar?

[@Juanter]

Yeah, totally

[@vonicrimson3619]

Yeah it probably would sound bad ass but, if you do get them, I recommend wax potting

[@JasanovAnton]

Моя учительница в школе, также хреново на инглише говорила.