Rio Grande pickups are hand made in Texas by folks who really know pickups. Whether normal or hot, Rio Grande pickups capture the elusive tonal characteristics of vintage pickups while providing both clarity and more modern output levels. The "Halfbreed" and "Muy Grande" series of pickups are some of the best higher output pickups I have heard. By using larger diameter ALNICO magnets and not just more windings, they provide higher output and more body without harsh midrange or nasal, closed top end. We stock several of the most popular styles of Rio Grande pickups, and other models and special orders are available in about 2 weeks at great discount prices.
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Made special for UpFront Guitars! The Rio Grande SSH Set for Strat® combines a Vintage Tallboy, Reverse Wound Halfbreed, and a Humbucking Bladerunner pickup in a handy upgrade pack for your Strat type guitar.
The secret of the classic PAF style humbuckers is that they were not high output pickups. The Rio Grande Buffalo Bucker is designed to recreate those classic 50's tones with clarity and openness that just is not possible with higher output pickups.
The Rio Grande Texas BBQ set includes a Genuine Texas pickup, a BBQ Bucker pickup, and is a great way to beef up the character of your guitar and save a little money over buying the pickups separately.
Special from Rio Grande! The Rio Grande Tallboy 60's style bridge pickup gives you the look and sound of what makes the Telecaster® one of most beloved guitars of all time. If you're just "not hearing it" from your Tele® the Tallboy 60's pickup is here to help.
The Rio Grande BBQ Bucker is Rio Grande's muscular 50's style humbucker optimized for the bridge position. Not a distortion pickup, but more output and more mids to make the bridge position of your guitar really jump. This is Rio Grande's most popular pickup, and we stock several styles in both 2 and 4 conductor wiring.
With all due respect to Spinal Tap, this is the REAL big bottom. The Rio Grande Big Bottom Tele® set is the best of both worlds: Clear and distinct neck tones with a bigger bridge sound with strong midrange and smooth high highs.
With all due respect to Spinal Tap, this is the REAL big bottom. The Rio Grande Big Bottom Tele® set is the best of both worlds: Clear and distinct neck tones with a bigger bridge sound with strong midrange and smooth high highs. We had Rio Grande make us this set with a Chrome neck pickup so the look of your guitar remains unchanged.
Designed the emulate a medium-output Humbucker, the Rio Grande Bladerunner is a handy way to add Humbucker fullness in any single coil guitar. Not a "distortion" pickup but certainly enough output to drive the front end of your amp or favorite pedal quite nicely.
The Rio Grande Bluesdawg Dog-Ear mount P90® is one powerful pickup. We tried it out in -- what else? -- a Custom Shop LP Junior and were really surprised.
The Rio Grande Buffalo-Genuine Texas set includes a Buffalo Bucker neck pickup, and a Genuine Texas bridge pickup, and is a great way to breathe some sparkle and clarity into your ES-335 type guitar and save a little money over buying the pickups separately.
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