need advice on hot rails, specifically which ones I should get

[upbeat parcel]

looking to mod my guitar with some single coil-sized hot rails and idk which ones are considered good right now

[thin marlin]

unless there's a clear idea with what you specifically want tonally

there's not really like "considered good"

aside from all the available name brand ones that already have reputation

[upbeat parcel]

probably going for a crispier, sharper tone
basically a complete 180 of the warm tone a humbucker would provide

[thin marlin]

then choose one that isn't advertised for metal or something overtly like "this thing is super high output wow metal wow"

[upbeat parcel]

right, thanks a lot
any specific brands to recommend maybe?

[thin marlin]

not really, for the reason mentioned above

[upbeat parcel]

kk

[hardy ruin]

Amy particular reason you're wanting rail pickups specifically?

[upbeat parcel]

fit some real noisy pickups into a single coil slot

[hardy ruin]

Is it for a strat style guitar?

[upbeat parcel]

yes

[loud token]

I'm not sure that a hot rail is ideal for what you're going for, considering that hot rails are built for high output, and typically use ceramic magnets.

I use Seymour Duncan hot rails. They're great if you want an aggressive humbucker style tone but you're not going to get crisp and sharp unless if you coil split it.
You can consider what single sized rails both Seymour Duncan and DiMarzio has to offer at their sites. It doesn't strictly has to be rails though, like Duncan's JB Jr for example that uses pole pieces.

[hardy ruin]

Not all blade/rail style but from my looking around I'd give these a listen for ideas
Seymour Duncan:
Hot stack
JB Jr
Duckbucker
Vintage blade
Dimarzio:
Fast track 1
Satch Track
Cruiser

[upbeat parcel]

huge help, thx