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Guitar players: Rio Grande pickups
Posted on 5/19/18 at 10:39 pm
Posted on 5/19/18 at 10:39 pm
Anyone played these? Got to mess around with some Texas BBQ buckers and man they sound great! Really thinking about snagging a set for my 335
Posted on 5/21/18 at 1:19 pm to Srbtiger06
You can't go wrong with their BBQ/Genuine Texas pair for any 24.75 set-neck HH guitar really. They sound great in 335s and LPs and they really do a positive number on all mahogs like SGs and Vs, giving them some extra high end zing.
If you have nice pots in your guitar and are working a nice tube amp, they are INCREDIBLY volume pot sensitive ... 10 means 10, 8 means 8, 4 means 4. I find 0-8 or so is akin to a classic PAF voice and 9-10 is that with a splash of Tabasco. Not so much a gain boost as a snarl or attitude boost.
My shop (look at my user name) is an authorized Rio Grande dealer and I've been good friends with Dave and his team for over 20 years. Reach out to me via the shop e-mail if you want to talk pickups more.
If you have nice pots in your guitar and are working a nice tube amp, they are INCREDIBLY volume pot sensitive ... 10 means 10, 8 means 8, 4 means 4. I find 0-8 or so is akin to a classic PAF voice and 9-10 is that with a splash of Tabasco. Not so much a gain boost as a snarl or attitude boost.
My shop (look at my user name) is an authorized Rio Grande dealer and I've been good friends with Dave and his team for over 20 years. Reach out to me via the shop e-mail if you want to talk pickups more.
Posted on 5/21/18 at 10:17 pm to TheFretShack
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If you have nice pots in your guitar and are working a nice tube amp, they are INCREDIBLY volume pot sensitive ... 10 means 10, 8 means 8, 4 means 4. I find 0-8 or so is akin to a classic PAF voice and 9-10 is that with a splash of Tabasco. Not so much a gain boost as a snarl or attitude boost.
Just out of curiosity, what pots would you put in one? Seriously considering putting in the Texas BBQ set in and if I can/should upgrade pots I figure I might as well do it all at once.
Posted on 5/22/18 at 6:46 am to Srbtiger06
I use CTS pots, 500Ks with humbuckers, and Orange Drop capacitors. My favorite values in the case of Gibson HH guitars are a .022 for a shared tone or the neck specific pickup's tone control and a .015 for a bridge specific pickup's tone.
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