Joe Barden Engineering (JBE Pickups) S-Deluxe Chunky Set, Black

S-Dlx Chunky Set Black

This set has the chunky pickup in the bridge position and the usual Barden pickups in the neck and middle positions. Set … S-Deluxe Chunky Set BLACK (1) Chunky Bridge (2) N/M, (6) 6-32
screws, (1) tone cap (6) 1/4′ silicon tubing, wiring diagram

heS-DeluxeChunkybridge pickup is a more muscular version of the S-Deluxe bridge pickup that offers a fatter tone in the bridge without going all the way to the Fat Strat tones of a full humbucker, preserving the SSS vibe and in-between tones (albeit with a bit extra beef from the bridge pickup.)
S-Deluxe Chunky

What up with the New S-DeluxeChunky?

Recently we released our new S-DeluxeChunkybridge pickup. Some of you wanted to know what the heck is aChunkyand how does it compare to our standard S-Deluxe bridge pickup. Also, is JBE not getting politically incorrect with the name?

First, the name suggests where theChunkyfits into the Strat scheme of things. So for the PC among us, so dont get too bent out of shape. J. TheChunkycan also be thought of as the cousin of the Modern T-Bridge, which we introduced for the Telecaster some time ago. Both give you more muscle in the bridge tones.

TheChunkyname is a play off theFat Stratthing (not my doing on this naming, so dont blame me) in which a humbucker replaces the traditional Strat bridge pickup to drive more oomph from the Stats bridge pickup. While this approach works well for a lot of players, it goes a bit too far for those who want to keep as much traditional Strat tone and performance as possible.

TheChunkyhas several benefits,

• It never takes you outside the city limits of Strat-ville where you lose classic Strat vibe and performance.
• Unlike a full sized humbucker, theChunkydrop-fits right into the same single coil pickup cavity as does our S-Deluxe pickups.
• Even with theChunkysextra muscle, the in-between sounds of the neck and bridge pickup are not totally sacrificed as in a Fat Strat approach.

So, there you have it, the S-DeluxeChunky,an alternative for those wanting more bridge pickup performance without going all the way to an HSS Fat Strat solution. Oh, I failed to mention that the S-DeluxeChunkyis priced just like the S-Deluxeno uplift in price