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Rick Towne · November 26th, 2004, 07:29 PM

Has anyone compared the two? Thanks.

Maggot · December 8th, 2004, 02:14 AM

Go to the Seymour Duncan forums if you can't get an answer here.

gottliver · December 8th, 2004, 10:33 AM

but I do use the duncan hot (not tapped) and love it. Its got plenty of output without sacrificing twand and brightness. Great pup.

Wild Rice Chris · December 8th, 2004, 01:22 PM

I've never used a Rio Grande PU in tele, only bass, and I liked it.

I have the Duncan Hot tapped, and it is a great pickup.
http://www.basslines.com/website/tonechart.shtml#tele
I used this chart when I decided to get the Duncan.
My reasoning was--
I have a Duncan Broadcaster in my '78 and love the tone. The Quarter pound neck PU is too hot/muddy for me. If I out the Broadcaster in another guitar I have that needs a good PU, I can try a hotter PU to balance, and have my guits sound different.
The tapped tone is a great classic tele tone. It was brighter (to my ears) than the Broadcaster, and the full output was like a P-90 with a broader tone (more bass and treble, better balance.)

I still wasn't happy with the neck PU, so I found a set of Duncan Vintage 54's, and they are in the '78 now.

The Hot is waiting for me to complete a guitar I've been building for it. Heavy Ash with a Koa inlay, MIJ rosewood neck, and the Duncan Hot with a early-70's Gibson mini-bucker for the neck.

The upshot is, I like the Duncan Hot tapped.

bluescube · December 8th, 2004, 02:04 PM

At one time I had a Robin Ranger with the Muy Grande. The sound was good. Thicker than the another tele I had with a Duncan '54. Thicker and juicier with not as much top end as a traditional tele pickup. Good with distortion yet still have a tele tone.

hwestman · December 10th, 2004, 12:14 PM

I installed a Muy Grande in a friends tele and I think it turned out really well. I expected it to be seriously dark and hot but it isn't.

Output is good but gettin a good clean tone isn't a problem. It's quite beefy but not muffled and I think that by rolling back the volume knob (w/ treble bleed) I get a pretty sweet traditional tele sound.

It's like a bigger and more solid tele pickup. I really like the clean sound it produces as well as the OD sound.

November 26th, 2004, 07:29 PM	#1 (permalink)
Rick Towne Tele-Holic Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Woodland Hills, CA Posts: 998	Rio Muy Grande Bridge v. Duncan Hot Tele Bridge (tapped) Has anyone compared the two? Thanks.

December 8th, 2004, 02:14 AM	#2 (permalink)
Maggot Tele-Holic Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Durham, NC Posts: 942 1 Photos	Go to the Seymour Duncan forums if you can't get an answer here. __________________ www.soundcloud.com/feierman

December 8th, 2004, 10:33 AM	#3 (permalink)
gottliver Tele-Meister Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 256	never tried the muy grand... but I do use the duncan hot (not tapped) and love it. Its got plenty of output without sacrificing twand and brightness. Great pup.

December 8th, 2004, 01:22 PM	#4 (permalink)
Wild Rice Chris Friend of Leo's Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Rice Custom Dungeon Posts: 3,490 20 Photos	I've never used a Rio Grande PU in tele, only bass, and I liked it. I have the Duncan Hot tapped, and it is a great pickup. http://www.basslines.com/website/tonechart.shtml#tele I used this chart when I decided to get the Duncan. My reasoning was-- I have a Duncan Broadcaster in my '78 and love the tone. The Quarter pound neck PU is too hot/muddy for me. If I out the Broadcaster in another guitar I have that needs a good PU, I can try a hotter PU to balance, and have my guits sound different. The tapped tone is a great classic tele tone. It was brighter (to my ears) than the Broadcaster, and the full output was like a P-90 with a broader tone (more bass and treble, better balance.) I still wasn't happy with the neck PU, so I found a set of Duncan Vintage 54's, and they are in the '78 now. The Hot is waiting for me to complete a guitar I've been building for it. Heavy Ash with a Koa inlay, MIJ rosewood neck, and the Duncan Hot with a early-70's Gibson mini-bucker for the neck. The upshot is, I like the Duncan Hot tapped. __________________ Hello, My Name Is Chris Rice "The children need to learn how to build their own environment and make their own music that is inspired by their roots."--Eugene Hütz

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December 8th, 2004, 02:04 PM	#5 (permalink)
bluescube Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Greensboro NC Age: 46 Posts: 1,875 15 Photos	At one time I had a Robin Ranger with the Muy Grande. The sound was good. Thicker than the another tele I had with a Duncan '54. Thicker and juicier with not as much top end as a traditional tele pickup. Good with distortion yet still have a tele tone.

December 10th, 2004, 12:14 PM	#6 (permalink)
hwestman Tele-Holic Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Stockholm, Sweden Posts: 648	I installed a Muy Grande in a friends tele and I think it turned out really well. I expected it to be seriously dark and hot but it isn't. Output is good but gettin a good clean tone isn't a problem. It's quite beefy but not muffled and I think that by rolling back the volume knob (w/ treble bleed) I get a pretty sweet traditional tele sound. It's like a bigger and more solid tele pickup. I really like the clean sound it produces as well as the OD sound.

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