PRO PLAYERS who OWN and USE
RIO GRANDE Electric Guitar PICKUPS
Here are some pro players who own and use Rio Grande Electric Guitar Pickups. Know someone that isn't here? Send us their info -- we'll confirm and add them here.
| Steve Berg | 1100 Springs | Muy Grande Tele Set |
| Mark Reznicek | 1100 Springs | Muy Grande '51 P-Bass |
| Sameer Bhattacharya | Flyleaf | Muy Grande Twangbucker, Halfbreed Strat, Vintage Tallboy |
| Jared Hartmann | Flyleaf | Barbeque Bucker, Halfbreed Strat, Vintage Tallboy Strat |
| Billy Bronson | The Bronsons | Texas BBQ Humbucking Set |
| Nick Curran | Fabulous Thunderbirds | Muy Grande Tele Bridge |
| Justin Abilla | Olivia | Barbeque Bucker |
| Nikolai Slimp | The Last Starfighter | Muy Grande for P-Bass |
| Beau Gobert | The Last Starfighter | Barbeque Bucker |
| Bill Whitbeck | Robert Earl Keen Band | Muy Grande J-Bass Set |
| Jon E. Finn | Davin Allan Coe Band | Muy Grande Tele Set |
| Todd Parkmohr | Big Head Todd | Texas BBQ Humbucking Set |
| David Spencer | Sisters Morales | Texas BBQ Humbucking Set |
| Gary Hutchison | Oreo Blue | Dirty Harrys, Big Bottom Strats, Stelly |
| Mike Zito | Mike Zito Band | Halfbreed Tele Set |
| John Shaw | Malford Milligan Band | Barbeque Buckers, Muy Grande Strats |
| John Carrol | Cory Morrow Band | Babybuckers |
| Jimmy Bower | Superjoint Ritual | Texas BBQ Humbucking Set |
| Steve Mackey | Wynonna Judd | Vintage P-J Set |
| Clayton Gibb | Keb Mo | Texas BBQ Humbucking Set |
| Jack Owens | Adrift, ex-Cannibal Corpse | Texas BBQ Humbucking Set |
| JJ Cale | JJ Cale | Muy Grande, Halfbreed, Vintage Tallboy |
| Chris Hillman | The Byrds, Flying Burrito Brothers | Dual Calibrated Strat Set |
| Sven Axer | Burnsite | Vintage Tallboy Set for Strat |
| Bobby Banoler | Asbury Jukes | Vintage Tallboy for Tele |
| Brandon Brown | Wheatus | Jazzdawg |
| Kris Roe | The Ataris | Texas BBQ Humbucking Set |
| Johny Collura | The Ataris | BBQ Bucker |
| Kevin McCormick | Jackson Browne | Muy Grande '51 P for Bass |
| Dave Grohl | Foo Fighters | Texas BBQ Humbucking Set |
| Jack Ingram | Jack Ingram | Muy Grande Tele Bridge |
| John Thomas Griffith | Cowboy Mouth | Vintage Tallboy Set for Strat |
| Manuel Gonzalez | The Blazers | Muy Grande Strat Set |
| Dave Baksh | Sum 41 | BBQ Buckers |
| Dereck Whibley | Sum 41 | BBQ Buckers, Bluesbars |
| Paul Carbonara | Blondie, Mary McBride | Vintage Tallboy Tele Set |
| Joe Pisappia | Guster | Muy Grande, Halfbreed, Vintage Tallboy |
| Johnny B Gayden | Albert Collins, Johhny Winter | Vintage Jazz Set |
| Steven Layne | Gary P. Nunn | Muy Grande for J-Bass Set |
| Brian Henneman | Bottle Rockets | Halfbreed |
| Nuno Mindelis | Nuno Mindelis | Vintage Tallboy Strat Sets |
| Luther Dickinson | North Mississippi Allstars | Twangbuckers, Halfbreed Strat |
| Wes Jeans | Wes Jeans Band | Dual Calibrated for Strat Set |
| Ramon Goose | Nublues | Vintage Tallboy Strat Sets |
| Dave Dreiwitz | Ween | Muy Grande P for Bass |
| Matt Bellamy | Muse | Crunchbox, Punchbox, Bastard, & Jazzbar |
| Scott Esbeck | Charlie Robison | Vintage for J-Bass Set |
| Gary P. Nunn | Gary P. Nunn | Big Bottom for Tele Set |
| Michael Webb | Scott Miller | Texas BBQ Humbucking Set |
| Joe King | The Queers | Muy Grande Humbuckers |
| Richard Johnson | Solo | BBQ Bucker |
| Chris Masterson | Jack Ingram | Muy Grande Tele Bridge |
| Jeff Shoop | Easter Drang | Dual Calibrated Nashville Set |
| Stevie Newman | The Domino Kings | Big Bottom Tele Set, Jazzdawgs |
| Steven Seibel | Pigface | Texas BBQ Humbucking Set |
| Brian Deneeve | From Autumn to Ashes | BBQ Bucker |
| James McMurtry | James McMurtry | Muy Grande, Halfbreed, Genuine Texas HB |
| Chris Soucy | Stephen Kellog & The Sixers | Twangbucker, Vintage Tallboy Strat, Halfbreed |
| George Helm | Sigur Ros | Vintage for J-Bass Set |
| Will Kimbrough | Rodney Crowell | Big Bottom for Tele Set |
| Willy Braun | Reckless Kelly | Muy Grande for Tele Bridge |
| John Horton | Bottle Rockets | Texas BBQ Humbucking Set |
| Dave Abeya | Reckless Kelly | Halfbreed for Strat Set |
| John Seibel | Eve 6 | BBQ Bucker |
| Ben Franz | The Waifs | Muy Grande for J-Bass Set, Muy Grande '51 P |
| Al Jorgensen | Ministry | Bluesbar & Jazzbar |
| Jerry Dimink | Billy Bacon & the Forbidden Pigs | Muy Grande for Tele Set |
| Grant Nicholas | Feeder | BBQ Bucker |
| Robert Kearns | Bottle Rockets, Jack Ingram | Muy Grande for P-Bass, Muy Grande '51 P |
| Papa Chubby | Papa Chubby | Vintage Tallboy for Tele |
| Jeromy Boullion | Choke | Muy Grande Humbuckings |
| Billy Gibbons | ZZ Top | Muy Grande for Tele Bridge |
| Randy Herbert | Bellamy Brothers | Vintage Tallboy for Strats Red Tortoise |
| Dusty Hill | ZZ Top | Muy for '51 P-Bass, Powebuckers for Bass |
| Erhard Hugel | Cripple Creek Band | Big Bottom for Strat Set |
| Frank Miller | Crash Cadillac | Vintage Tallboy Set for Strat |
| Jerry Benson | Crash Cadillac | Vintage Tallboy Set for Strat |
| Zonder Kennedy | Doyle Bramhall | Vintage Tallboy Set for Strat |
| Smokin Joe Kubek | SJK | Vintage Tallboy Set for Strat |
| Eddie Martinez | NYC Session Ace | Vintage Tallboy for Tele-White Pearl |
| Ric O'Casek | The Cars | Texas BBQ Humbucking Set |
| Tom Peterson | Cheap Trick | Muy Grande for P-Bass |
| Todd Pipes | Deep Blue Something | Powerbuckers for Bass |
| Toby Pipes | Deep Blue Something | Texas BBQ Humbucking Set |
| Clay Bergus | Deep Blue Something | Texas BBQ Humbucking Set |
| Buzz Osbourne | The Melvins | Texas BBQ Humbucking Set |
| Joe Reyes | The Swindles | Bastard Set |
| Steve Ripley | The Tractors | Vintage Tallboy for Tele |
| Rudolph Schenker | The Scorpions | Bluesbar & Jazzbar |
| John Shanks | Melissa Etheridge | Vintage Tallboy Set for Strat |
| Bryan Stuart | The Ditchdiggers | Twangbucker for Tele, Muy Grande for Tele |
| Huey Thomason | Lynyrd Skynyrd | Vintage Tallboy Set for Strat |
| Ruben V | Ruben V | Muy Grande for Strats, Muy Grande for Tele |
| Hershel Yatovitz | Chris Isaac & Silvertone | Vintage Tallboy for Strats-White Pearl |
| James Mathus | Knockdown Society, Buddy Guy | Texas BBQ Humbucking Set |
| Aaron Williams | Smokestack Lightning | Muy Grande and Vintage Tallboy for Tele |
Important Contact Information
For questions on Rio Grande pickups, wiring and more, see our Frequently Asked Questions.
For more about pickups, pricing or availability contact your local dealer.
For a great tone reference, listen to our soundclips!
