Riff Raff or Mule? (bridge)

[johnny_rock_it]

Hello,

First time poster here.

I would like to swap the bridge pick up of a basswood body guitar with maple neck and RW fingerboard.

I am looking for a warm, vintage, PAF vibe. My limited research in youtube tone samples has yielded the RR or Mule as a  pretty decent choice.

Please let me know what you guys think.

Thank you.

[Kiichi]

Hi and welcome mate!

Would you be so kind to give us more info on what kind of guitar you have? Scale length and contruction can make a big impact. With basswood body I assume it to be in the superstrat region, but I canīt tell.

Now, even though I am lacking details here I would drift towards the Mule. Pure gold standard ī59 PAF sound. Warmer than the Riff Raff which excells in really warm and middy guitars which could be on the darker end. The Mule always works though. The polar oposite of a one trick pony.

So yeah, probably Mule for you, but give us more details so we can be sure. =)

[johnny_rock_it]

Thank you Kiichi :)

The guitar is a Cort MBC-1.

25.5" scale, basswood body guitar with maple neck and RW fingerboard.

What would be the difference between RR and Mule?

[Telerocker]

The RR has more topend than a Mule and more uppermids, both cut very well. A Mule is little more balanced from top to bottom. I have Mules in mahogany bolt-on guitar. Excellent PAF59-replica's.

[Tim]

The Mule will give you the best balance and have a fuller bottom end which will give you some warmth. The Riff Raff has a harder edge to it c/o the AV magnet which produces a brighter high end and more aggressive upper mid.

[darrenw5094]

The Mule will give you the best balance and have a fuller bottom end which will give you some warmth. The Riff Raff has a harder edge to it c/o the AV magnet which produces a brighter high end and more aggressive upper mid.

Do those pups work in strat type guitars?

[jjcharvel]

Do those pups work in strat type guitars?

Charvel have put the Mules into their custom shop San Dimas

http://www.themusiczoo.com/product/19125/Charvel-Custom-Shop-San-Dimas-Flat-Top-Flame-Maple-Top-Electric-Guitar-Lemon-Drop/

 

[Tim]

The Mule will give you the best balance and have a fuller bottom end which will give you some warmth. The Riff Raff has a harder edge to it c/o the AV magnet which produces a brighter high end and more aggressive upper mid.

Do those pups work in strat type guitars?

Yes they do and I like The Mule in particular as a very balanced Strat bridge pickup.

[darrenw5094]

Good to know these things 

[jjcharvel]

Also this Fender Custom Shop Hardtail Strat has a Mule

http://www.themusiczoo.com/product/21755/Fender-Custom-Shop-Music-Zoo-Exclusive-Hardtop-Stratocaster-Single-Humbucker-Electric-Guitar-Blonde/

what I find interesting is that they use 250K pots