Author Topic: Rio Grande are the best pickups.... (Read 3482 times)

jockman · « **on:** March 06, 2007, 10:24:48 AM »

At least that's what I used to think, I had a pair of Rios, a Texas neck and a BBQ bridge, in my guitar they were the be all and end all, nothing can sound better. I then decided to find out what all the fuss was about with the BKP, My guitar was hand made, by a friend of Tim's, (Graham Pollard)
He can't praise the BKP enough, yeah yeah, I thought, anyway, I bought a pair of Stormy Mondays on eBay, (I am a poor guitarist) got them at a GREAT price, reluctantly took my beloved Rios out, stormies in, and I am TOTALLY hooked, what a great sounding pup, the 'hype' is all TRUE.
I play blues/blues rock/country jazz styles, the stormies suit them all.

I apologise for being a cynic all these years, believe the hype.

MDV · « **Reply #1 on:** March 06, 2007, 12:00:54 PM »

Welcome to the fold my friend 8)

jockman · « **Reply #2 on:** March 06, 2007, 12:24:49 PM »

Quote from: MDV

Welcome to the fold my friend 8)

Many thanks, I should have introduced myself earlier. Been coming here for a while, mostly for research. :)

steve · « **Reply #3 on:** March 06, 2007, 01:35:02 PM »

Welcome. Any soundclips you can share?

jockman · « **Reply #4 on:** March 06, 2007, 05:20:20 PM »

Quote from: steve

Welcome. Any soundclips you can share?

Hello, and thanks for the welcome, as soon as I can, I will get some soundclips, stormy soundclips seem few and far between.

Toms' anominous · « **Reply #5 on:** March 06, 2007, 06:49:08 PM »

congatulations! spread the word and the price might come down if he gets a high demand!!

38thBeatle · « **Reply #6 on:** March 06, 2007, 06:59:18 PM »

Welcome from me too.

Adam.M · « **Reply #7 on:** March 06, 2007, 08:48:01 PM »

I've always wondered how stormy mondays would work under high gain situations...

jockman · « **Reply #8 on:** March 06, 2007, 09:28:16 PM »

Quote from: Adam.M

I've always wondered how stormy mondays would work under high gain situations...

Although I play blues/blues rock, HIGH gain, is not my thing, I would think they would stand up well, with my pedals, a MI Audio Blueboy deluxe, that can do the fuzz thing as well as GREAT overdrive, and a Keeley BD2 phat mod, the pickups seem to cope very well, having said that, I have yet to get them out to gig, that will be Friday, but at home volume, and with the pedals maxed out, so that I can do my guitar god bit, they sound, well, great, very well balanced and they keep the their defination,

jockman · « **Reply #9 on:** March 06, 2007, 09:30:38 PM »

Oh, just a quick question, I have discovered a Gibson 300K volume pot, actually, it reads as 321K, at the moment there is a 500K cheapo in the guitar, what would the effect be if I put in the Gibbo?

Thanks in advance,

Jon

hunter · « **Reply #10 on:** March 06, 2007, 10:40:32 PM »

Quote from: jockman

Oh, just a quick question, I have discovered a Gibson 300K volume pot, actually, it reads as 321K, at the moment there is a 500K cheapo in the guitar, what would the effect be if I put in the Gibbo?

It would make it sound darker. I would not recommend it unless you find the Gibson too harsh at the moment.

Standard is 250KO in a Strat and 500KOhm in a Gibson. Sometimes 300KO are used for a jazzy tone ...