Duncan JB or Rio Grande BBQ for Fat Strat?

[papersoul]

Hi guys,

YOU ALL ROCK! Thanks to you all, I am finally getting my strats set up to my liking and my Tele!

Finally, I want to hot rod my 1983 SQ Strat. I love this thing but my tech is routing it out for a bridge humbucker and I want two of the best matching middle and neck singles, noiseless is fine.

I was thinking Rio Grande BBQ and two Rio singles or....Duncan noiseless singles.....
Duncan JB and maybe two Duncan Hot Stack Plus pickups.
Duncan Screamin Demon?
Full Shred?
PATB-3?

Rock, hard rock, grunge and some metal.....
Amps are Bogner Shiva, PWE and Mesa Dual Rec.

Thanks!

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Re: Duncan JB or Rio Grande BBQ for Fat Strat?

BBQ nuff said

[papersoul]

Re: Duncan JB or Rio Grande BBQ for Fat Strat?

BBQ nuff said

And Duncan singles?

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Re: Duncan JB or Rio Grande BBQ for Fat Strat?

And Duncan singles?

rio singles for me

[papersoul]

Re: Duncan JB or Rio Grande BBQ for Fat Strat?

Looks like I may go the vintage meets modern route - Duncan 59/Custom

[papersoul]

Re: Duncan JB or Rio Grande BBQ for Fat Strat?

Trembucker for a strat trem???

[BloodRose]

Re: Duncan JB or Rio Grande BBQ for Fat Strat?

yeah, go trembucker. If you dont go 59/custom, Id go BBQ. Well, depending what you play and what you play thru..

[papersoul]

Re: Duncan JB or Rio Grande BBQ for Fat Strat?

yeah, go trembucker. If you dont go 59/custom, Id go BBQ. Well, depending what you play and what you play thru..

Don't you think the 59/Custom could be too bright in a strat? I may keep it with Dimarzio Rails. I mean I already have a ton of humbucking guitars.

[darthphineas]

Re: Duncan JB or Rio Grande BBQ for Fat Strat?

JB. done deal. if you have a particularly bright Strat and want it fat, then maybe a PG or a CC.

if you were first considering a JB, I don't think the 59/C would be too bright. it 'feels' a little more bright an open than one might expect. once again it depends on your definition of 'fat strat'. some find the 59/C too jangly, and I can see that, but I'm a huge JB fan and still like the 59/C more than I expected.

also, after going through many rail pups in my Strat over many, many years, it's been my experience that there is no substitute for a real humbucker in the bridge position. there's a little more wiggle room in the neck/middle, depending on the pup model.

[papersoul]

Re: Duncan JB or Rio Grande BBQ for Fat Strat?

JB. done deal. if you have a particularly bright Strat and want it fat, then maybe a PG or a CC.

if you were first considering a JB, I don't think the 59/C would be too bright. it 'feels' a little more bright an open than one might expect. once again it depends on your definition of 'fat strat'. some find the 59/C too jangly, and I can see that, but I'm a huge JB fan and still like the 59/C more than I expected.

also, after going through many rail pups in my Strat over many, many years, it's been my experience that there is no substitute for a real humbucker in the bridge position. there's a little more wiggle room in the neck/middle, depending on the pup model.

My strat is naturally warm and full! I decided I don't want my strat to sound like all my other guitars with a beefy humbucker.
I am not a huge fan of rail pickups in the bridge, but the Dimarzio chopper surprised me. If the Chopper sucks in this strat, I may get a ful size bucker or maybe a Little JB Jr.
Have you tried the Duncan Lil 59? I have one in my Telecaster and it sounds incredible!!! Will never change it.

I think I am going:

Dimarzio Chopper
Dimarzio Injector
Dimarzio Injector

[zenmindbeginner]

Re: Duncan JB or Rio Grande BBQ for Fat Strat?

Vito Bratta used a '59 in the bridge of a strat and his sound was amazing!

I've always found the BBQ Bucker to be the exact opposite of a lively sounding pickup... great for Les Pauls that have dense comb filter happy mahogany bodies paired with too bright maple tops.

Don't rule out the DZ AT-1...

[jimlp]

Re: Duncan JB or Rio Grande BBQ for Fat Strat?

My strat is naturally warm and full! I decided I don't want my strat to sound like all my other guitars with a beefy humbucker.
I am not a huge fan of rail pickups in the bridge, but the Dimarzio chopper surprised me. If the Chopper sucks in this strat, I may get a ful size bucker or maybe a Little JB Jr.
Have you tried the Duncan Lil 59? I have one in my Telecaster and it sounds incredible!!! Will never change it.

I think I am going:

Dimarzio Chopper
Dimarzio Injector
Dimarzio Injector

Dimarzio Virtual Solo?

[zenmindbeginner]

Re: Duncan JB or Rio Grande BBQ for Fat Strat?

Dimarzio Chopper
Dimarzio Injector
Dimarzio Injector

Excellent choices.

Hmmm... Gilbert/Timmons set-up = Awesome Idea!!!!

[TaZMaNiO]

Re: Duncan JB or Rio Grande BBQ for Fat Strat?

For a rocking strat, WCR SRV singles + WCR Ironman HB rocks my world

[Hank-]

Re: Duncan JB or Rio Grande BBQ for Fat Strat?

Those injectors might be too fat sounding if the strat already sounds warm & full. I mean if you are looking to keep the strat sounding stratty then look into some areas instead, unless you've already tried them & don't like them.

I'm looking for new pickups in my HSS strat type Godin as well. I got & installed a area 67 in the neck today, I'm liking it so far. I'll post about it in my thread later.