Rio BBQ/Texas CLIPS (various styles)

[dr.barlo]

Ok now I have the Rio BBQ (12.70K) bridge, Rio Texas (8.80K) neck clips. They both have a5 magnets and resided in my walnut warmoth hardtail strat with 2vol 2tone wiring and flame maple neck with a rosewood fretboard.

Myles' Purple Jam take 1

Jam 2 take 1

Jam 2 take 2

Jam 3

Jam 3 take 2

A LPF jam I think #13

Let me know of your questions and comments.

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Those are not done for a tone test. Those are the tones I thought matched up the background that is used.

I don't know if it would help, but here is another set of recordings to find a good overdriven tone (sorry it is not clean) for that BBQ/Texas set:

BBQ at vol 10 tone 10

BBQ at vol 10 tone 10 and Texas at vol 7 tone 5

I dunno how much of help those can be, because I am not providing you another clip done with a reference point (a pickup you own) in the very same guitar and with the very same settings. But nevertheless, hope that they would be better than nothing, no?

B

 

[Stratman]

Tasteful music - Good job!

 

[59paul]

Doc, I love your clips. They are some of the most Educational on here !!!!! Keep it up, Please !!! Thank You.

 

[DotNetTim]

What kind of guitar are those pups in may I ask? They sound very much like my Duncan Distortion in my setup which is an all mohogany guitar sorta like an SG.. but it's a custom washburn .. and I'm using a Modeling amp.. All analog Behringer.. Sounds great.. The top is a little better than the DD I think.. or the mids are better a tad.. Sounds great though..

Tim

 

[dr.barlo]

Thanks guys, I know you know how great it feels when one's music is appreciated by his peers. Hence, very happy to see you guys liking it.

DotNetTim, I think I wrote what guitar I sude for those clips. Anyway, I am pasting here:

...in my walnut warmoth hardtail strat with 2vol 2tone wiring and flame maple neck with a rosewood fretboard.

And here is a picture of the sucker:

 

[papersoul]

Re: Rio BBQ/Texas CLIPS (various styles)

Great stuff Doc from one of the best pickup combinations on the planet! The thing that is so killer about the BBQ is that it really compliments most modern amps which I find to be rather bright, shall we say. Amazing it is so dark considering it is an A-V magnet and fairly powerful. Just a great, rich, complex, and thick pickup set.

 

[martinsixstringcustoms]

Re: Rio BBQ/Texas CLIPS (various styles)

Very nice! I'm jealous!

 

[Lightning]

Re: Rio BBQ/Texas CLIPS (various styles)

B,
Care to speculate on the wire gauge of both pickups…would be appreciated.
L

 

[dr.barlo]

Re: Rio BBQ/Texas CLIPS (various styles)

B,
Care to speculate on the wire gauge of both pickups…would be appreciated.
L

I'd say it is done with 42. Lotsa mass for 43 and 12.70/8.80K. But the ensulation ain't like that on SD PAF clones. The wire has that shining copper look, like those on stock fender single coils.

B

 

[AmpliFIRE]

Re: Rio BBQ/Texas CLIPS (various styles)

Great job, Dr Barlo! FWIW, i've had the BBQ in both my LP and my Axis for a few months now and couldn't be happier. I have the Texas in my LP as well....while I find it to be great at leads, I think the cleans sound fair at best. Any thoughts? Should I swap out the pots? I'm very close to swapping it out for a PG or 59.

 

[dr.barlo]

Re: Rio BBQ/Texas CLIPS (various styles)

Glad you've liked them.

I'd go for a PG. Texas is HOT, 8.80K a5 neck HB! BTW that's why it cannot do that good cleans, but performs great in the bridge.

PG has that RGTexas flavor, is thick, round but has the uppermids. Something like 7.40-50K PGn would be sounding great through the clean channel.

B

 

[dr.barlo]

Re: Rio BBQ/Texas CLIPS (various styles)

A shameless bump for the folk looking into BBQ/Texas HBs.

B

 

[NT02]

Re: Rio BBQ/Texas CLIPS (various styles)

sounds great. what do you use to record? gear, software?

 

[NT02]

Re: Rio BBQ/Texas CLIPS (various styles)

Bumpedy bump bump