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.
| Customer | Band Plays In | Product Used |
| Rich Tozzoli | Engineer-Producer-Sessionist-Journalist | BBQ Buckers |
| Nik Slimp | American Fangs | Muy Grande Strat & Halfbreed Strat |
| Lucas Costner | Curtis and Luckey | Texas BBQ Humbucking Set |
| Richard Thompson | Fairport Convention...etc.... | Muy Grande Strat Set in White Pearl |
| Aaron Williams | Smokestack Lightning | Muy Grande and Vintage Tallboy for Tele |
| James Mathus | Knockdown Society, Buddy Guy | Texas BBQ Humbucking Set |
| Hershel Yatovitz | Chris Isaac & Silvertone | Vintage Tallboy for Strats-White Pearl |
| Ruben V | Ruben V | Muy Grande for Strats, Muy Grande for Tele |
| Huey Thomason | Lynyrd Skynyrd | Vintage Tallboy Set for Strat |
| Bryan Stuart | The Ditchdiggers | Twangbucker for Tele, Muy Grande for Tele |
| John Shanks | Melissa Etheridge | Vintage Tallboy Set for Strat |
| Rudolph Schenker | The Scorpions | Bluesbar & Jazzbar |
| Steve Ripley | The Tractors | Vintage Tallboy for Tele |
| Joe Reyes | The Swindles | Bastard Set |
| Buzz Osbourne | The Melvins | Texas BBQ Humbucking Set |
| Clay Bergus | Deep Blue Something | Texas BBQ Humbucking Set |
| Toby Pipes | Deep Blue Something | Texas BBQ Humbucking Set |
| Todd Pipes | Deep Blue Something | Powerbuckers for Bass |
| Tom Peterson | Cheap Trick | Muy Grande for P-Bass |
| Ric O'Casek | The Cars | Texas BBQ Humbucking Set |
| Eddie Martinez | NYC Session Ace | Vintage Tallboy for Tele-White Pearl |
| Smokin Joe Kubek | SJK | Vintage Tallboy Set for Strat |
| Zonder Kennedy | Doyle Bramhall | Vintage Tallboy Set for Strat |
| Jerry Benson | Crash Cadillac | Vintage Tallboy Set for Strat |
| Frank Miller | Crash Cadillac | Vintage Tallboy Set for Strat |
| Erhard Hugel | Cripple Creek Band | Big Bottom for Strat Set |
| Dusty Hill | ZZ Top | Muy for '51 P-Bass, Powebuckers for Bass |
| Randy Herbert | Bellamy Brothers | Vintage Tallboy for Strats Red Tortoise |
| Billy Gibbons | ZZ Top | Muy Grande for Tele Bridge |
| Jeromy Boullion | Choke | Muy Grande Humbuckings |
| Papa Chubby | Papa Chubby | Vintage Tallboy for Tele |
| Robert Kearns | Bottle Rockets, Jack Ingram | Muy Grande for P-Bass, Muy Grande '51 P |
| Grant Nicholas | Feeder | BBQ Bucker |
| Jerry Dimink | Billy Bacon & the Forbidden Pigs | Muy Grande for Tele Set |
| Al Jorgensen | Ministry | Bluesbar & Jazzbar |
| Ben Franz | The Waifs | Muy Grande for J-Bass Set, Muy Grande '51 P |
| John Seibel | Eve 6 | BBQ Bucker |
| Dave Abeya | Reckless Kelly | Halfbreed for Strat Set |
| John Horton | Bottle Rockets | Texas BBQ Humbucking Set |
| Willy Braun | Reckless Kelly | Muy Grande for Tele Bridge |
| Will Kimbrough | Rodney Crowell | Big Bottom for Tele Set |
| George Helm | Sigur Ros | Vintage for J-Bass Set |
| Chris Soucy | Stephen Kellog & The Sixers | Twangbucker, Vintage Tallboy Strat, Halfbreed |
| James McMurtry | James McMurtry | Muy Grande, Halfbreed, Genuine Texas HB |
| Brian Deneeve | From Autumn to Ashes | BBQ Bucker |
| Steven Seibel | Pigface | Texas BBQ Humbucking Set |
| Stevie Newman | The Domino Kings | Big Bottom Tele Set, Jazzdawgs |
| Jeff Shoop | Easter Drang | Dual Calibrated Nashville Set |
| Chris Masterson | Jack Ingram | Muy Grande Tele Bridge |
| Richard Johnson | Solo | BBQ Bucker |
| Joe King | The Queers | Muy Grande Humbuckers |
| Michael Webb | Scott Miller | Texas BBQ Humbucking Set |
| Gary P. Nunn | Gary P. Nunn | Big Bottom for Tele Set |
| Scott Esbeck | Charlie Robison | Vintage for J-Bass Set |
| Matt Bellamy | Muse | Crunchbox, Punchbox, Bastard, & Jazzbar |
| Dave Dreiwitz | Ween | Muy Grande P for Bass |
| Ramon Goose | Nublues | Vintage Tallboy Strat Sets |
| Wes Jeans | Wes Jeans Band | Dual Calibrated for Strat Set |
| Luther Dickinson | North Mississippi Allstars | Twangbuckers, Halfbreed Strat |
| Nuno Mindelis | Nuno Mindelis | Vintage Tallboy Strat Sets |
| Brian Henneman | Bottle Rockets | Halfbreed |
| Steven Layne | Gary P. Nunn | Muy Grande for J-Bass Set |
| Johnny B Gayden | Albert Collins, Johhny Winter | Vintage Jazz Set |
| Joe Pisappia | Guster | Muy Grande, Halfbreed, Vintage Tallboy |
| Paul Carbonara | Blondie, Mary McBride | Vintage Tallboy Tele Set |
| Dereck Whibley | Sum 41 | BBQ Buckers, Bluesbars |
| Dave Baksh | Sum 41 | BBQ Buckers |
| Manuel Gonzalez | The Blazers | Muy Grande Strat Set |
| John Thomas Griffith | Cowboy Mouth | Vintage Tallboy Set for Strat |
| Jack Ingram | Jack Ingram | Muy Grande Tele Bridge |
| Dave Grohl | Foo Fighters | Texas BBQ Humbucking Set |
| Kevin McCormick | Jackson Browne | Muy Grande '51 P for Bass |
| Johny Collura | The Ataris | BBQ Bucker |
| Kris Roe | The Ataris | Texas BBQ Humbucking Set |
| Brandon Brown | Wheatus | Jazzdawg |
| Bobby Banoler | Asbury Jukes | Vintage Tallboy for Tele |
| Sven Axer | Burnsite | Vintage Tallboy Set for Strat |
| Chris Hillman | The Byrds, Flying Burrito Brothers | Dual Calibrated Strat Set |
| JJ Cale | JJ Cale | Muy Grande, Halfbreed, Vintage Tallboy |
| Jack Owens | Adrift, ex-Cannibal Corpse | Texas BBQ Humbucking Set |
| Clayton Gibb | Keb Mo | Texas BBQ Humbucking Set |
| Steve Mackey | Wynonna Judd | Vintage P-J Set |
| Jimmy Bower | Superjoint Ritual | Texas BBQ Humbucking Set |
| John Carrol | Cory Morrow Band | Babybuckers |
| John Shaw | Malford Milligan Band | Barbeque Buckers, Muy Grande Strats |
| Mike Zito | Mike Zito Band | Halfbreed Tele Set |
| Gary Hutchison | Oreo Blue | Dirty Harrys, Big Bottom Strats, Stelly |
| David Spencer | Sisters Morales | Texas BBQ Humbucking Set |
| Todd Parkmohr | Big Head Todd | Texas BBQ Humbucking Set |
| Jon E. Finn | Davin Allan Coe Band | Muy Grande Tele Set |
| Bill Whitbeck | Robert Earl Keen Band | Muy Grande J-Bass Set |
| Beau Gobert | American Fangs | Barbeque Bucker |
| Kyle Shimek | American Fangs | Muy Grande for P-Bass |
| Justin Abilla | Olivia | Barbeque Bucker |
| Nick Curran | Fabulous Thunderbirds | Muy Grande Tele Bridge |
| Billy Bronson | The Bronsons | Texas BBQ Humbucking Set |
| Jared Hartmann | Flyleaf | Barbeque Bucker, Halfbreed Strat, Vintage Tallboy Strat |
| Sameer Bhattacharya | Flyleaf | Muy Grande Twangbucker, Halfbreed Strat, Vintage Tallboy |
| Mark Reznicek | 1100 Springs | Muy Grande '51 P-Bass |
| Steve Berg | 1100 Springs | Muy Grande Tele Set |
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!
