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Forum Ringside => Pickups => Topic started by: ShredHeadJHJ on February 07, 2011, 05:00:27 AM

Title: Anyone here use Rio Grande's??
Post by: ShredHeadJHJ on February 07, 2011, 05:00:27 AM

Just been wondering what you guys think would be the closest BKP to the Rio Grande BBQ / Texas humbucker set?

Title: Re: Anyone here use Rio Grande's??
Post by: ericsabbath on February 07, 2011, 02:11:59 PM

probably the crawler set

Title: Re: Anyone here use Rio Grande's??
Post by: FLgearnut on February 07, 2011, 06:29:20 PM

i know this may not be the place to say this...but if youre looking for a pickup thats closest to that particular rio grande, why not just buy the rio grande?

maybe im missing something here

Title: Re: Anyone here use Rio Grande's??
Post by: Telerocker on February 07, 2011, 07:20:57 PM

I think the BBQ, which a friend had in a guitar, is way more aggressive then the Crawler. especially the upper mids. Much more pinched harmonics too. More close to a Nailbomb. Btw, I had a Muy Grande, which was quite microphonic. Installed a Crawler. Solved.

Title: Re: Anyone here use Rio Grande's??
Post by: ShredHeadJHJ on February 08, 2011, 02:36:01 AM

Quote from: FLgearnut on February 07, 2011, 06:29:20 PM

i know this may not be the place to say this...but if youre looking for a pickup thats closest to that particular rio grande, why not just buy the rio grande?

maybe im missing something here

Yeah dude, you missed the part where I did NOT say I was going to be buying anything. I'm trying to draw up some comparissons so I will be more knowledgeable about what I'm looking for when/if I do buy something, but buying something won't be for a very long time.

Neat to hear that at least one person thinks the NailBomb's are similar, as those are the pups I really would like to drop in my next axe if I don't go with Rio's. How are NailBomb's in mahogany body guitars? Once again, just speculating here.

Title: Re: Anyone here use Rio Grande's??
Post by: darkbluemurder on February 08, 2011, 01:26:26 PM

Quote from: Telerocker on February 07, 2011, 07:20:57 PM

I think the BBQ, which a friend had in a guitar, is way more aggressive then the Crawler. especially the upper mids.

I still have a BBQ/Genuine Texas set lying around. Compared to a PAF-style pickup the BBQ is a lot darker. I did not hear a lot of high midrange in this pickup. It is a bit similar to WCR Fillmore but darker. The Genuine Texas is like a PAF-style humbucker but slightly on the hot, dark side though not as hot and dark as the BBQ. None of the Rios were in the same guitar as the BKPs I have so I do not have a direct comparison. 

Title: Re: Anyone here use Rio Grande's??
Post by: Telerocker on February 08, 2011, 09:22:01 PM

Quote from: darkbluemurder on February 08, 2011, 01:26:26 PM

Quote from: Telerocker on February 07, 2011, 07:20:57 PM

I think the BBQ, which a friend had in a guitar, is way more aggressive then the Crawler. especially the upper mids.

I still have a BBQ/Genuine Texas set lying around. Compared to a PAF-style pickup the BBQ is a lot darker. I did not hear a lot of high midrange in this pickup. It is a bit similar to WCR Fillmore but darker. The Genuine Texas is like a PAF-style humbucker but slightly on the hot, dark side though not as hot and dark as the BBQ. None of the Rios were in the same guitar as the BKPs I have so I do not have a direct comparison. 

The BBQ was in an old Squier. It was fat and middy, but with aggressive uppermids, compared to the more rounded/ balanced Crawler. At least, that's what my ears told me then.

Title: Re: Anyone here use Rio Grande's??
Post by: ShredHeadJHJ on February 23, 2011, 07:46:51 AM

How would these compare to say, Rebel Yells?