Red Devil™ for Strat®

$129.00

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Everything is bigger in Texas—and it’s hard to imagine a bigger tone than that of Texas-born Billy Gibbons. He is a man of many guitars, and he needs to be able to get that humbucker tone that he loves no matter what he’s playing. So, after a call to La Maestra, Maricela “MJ” Juarez, a new pickup was born.

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Magnet: Alnico 5

Product Details

Description

Meet the Red Devil for Strat set. All the fat, P.A.F. tone and Texas hot-sauce sizzle of Billy’s signature sound, in a pickup that will fit in any Strat-sized single-coil rout—proving that tone as big as Texas can come in deceptively small packages. The Red Devil for Strat set features three unique pickup winds, with specially calibrated Alnico 5 magnets.

The bridge is wound like an extra spicy P.A.F., with enough meat to beef up your Strat and provide the fat tone that Billy is known for. The neck and middle back off the heat a little and brush on sweet, smoky blues—making them perfect for ringing clean tones and chunky rhythms, but with the horsepower Billy demands for lead playing.

The Red Devil is also sold as individual neck, middle, and bridge models. Individual pickups are sold in black, white, cream, and parchment colors.

Wiring & Dimensions

Dimensions specs: Red Devil

For wiring diagrams, click here.

The E.Q. chart gives you a general idea as to the bass, mids and treble of each pickup position

Neck

  • B

  • M

  • T

Middle

  • B

  • M

  • T

Bridge

  • B

  • M

  • T

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Customer Reviews

5
Based on 27 reviews
John m.

New Japanese 24 inch scale

New Japanese 24 inch scale strat. Chris Cecil installed Little 78 in the neck, Red Devil in the middle and JB Jr in the bridge all in parallel. Guitar sounds killer in all five positions.

Published date
05/18/25
Rudy P.

Love these pickups!

Love these pickups!

Published date
05/08/25
Clyde P.

Love it!

Love it!

Published date
02/27/25
Gregg H.

Loving the Red Devil for

Loving the Red Devil for Strat set! Lots of power in these pickups, my first single-coil-sized humbuckers. It was pretty simple to get up & running with the included wiring diagram. I didn’t split the coils or anything, but I was pleasantly surprised that positions 2 & 4 are still quacky. Very happy with this purchase (as well as my first SD pickups, a set of Phat Kats i installed into a 335- build kit; I love em). I’m now eyeing my next SD pickups set lol.

Published date
12/16/24
BMillz-SC

FANTASTIC pickup...and I also own the Strat-sized JB, lil 59 & the '78....

...this one wins! It has the PERFECT voicing and amount of highs/lows for a Strat or Strat-style guitar. I have more Strats than pairs of socks, so in other Strats, I also have the '78, lil '59 and JB...the JB, let's face it, it's a classic. Perhaps a bit of a push in the upper-mids/highs. The '78, with its Alnico-2 magnet, to ME...seemed a bit squishy in the lower end. The lil '59 is a close runner-up, if looking for those awesome PAF sounds in a Strat...but this new one (to me), the Red Devil...TAKES THE MEDAL. I put it in a PRS Silver Sky (I really have no use for a Strat single coil bridge pickup with the music I or my band plays) and it INSTANTLY turned that guitar into something that will go toe to toe against any HSS Strat I own. I'll be gigging it live to see how she does...I also threw one in a Fender Ancho Poblano Custom Shop Strat and it has quickly become my new favorite! I just ordered another CS Strat and this pickup was the 1st thing I ordered to get it battle-ready. The Red Devil is such a BEAUTIFULLY sweet, yet rude sounding pickup with a low-end that doesn't flub out!! ...which I HATE IN A STRAT!!!!!! This nails it in spades...Thank you, Seymour Duncan, Thank you Maricele and THANK YOU BILLY GIBBONS....for working with MJ to conjure up this spicy blend of perfection!

Published date
05/14/24
Christopher H.

Blended good with my Texas

Blended good with my Texas Special Pickups. Definitely recommend

Published date
04/09/24
Bruce R.

Phenomenal- the clean neck position

Phenomenal- the clean neck position is stunning…. Love it, love it, so sick!!! Forever going to have this pickup in my superstrat- perfect

Published date
08/30/23
matthew s.

Hooked the Red Devils up

Hooked the Red Devils up to a HyperSwitch and am in awe of the outcome. Limitless sounds.

Published date
08/17/23
Matthew W.

Great sounding bridge pickup. Much

Great sounding bridge pickup. Much more usable for me than the hot rail it replaced. Not only do I like the distorted tone better. The clean tone is great as well. It also splits well with the two ssl-6 middle and neck pickups that are in the guitar. This pickup could not be a better fit.

Published date
04/10/23
John Q.

This pickup is exactly what

This pickup is exactly what I always wanted in a Strat bridge. My Strat is now capable of going from Hendrix to metal and actually doing both excellent. This is not lacking anything from a full sized humbucker. I specifically bought this pickup because of the alnico magnet rather than the ceramic of all the other single coil sized buckers. So glad I did. It has all the warmth and character of the vintage PAF and still sounds good clean u like sterile active or ceramic pickups. I have a 95 American standard and the parchment matches my stock pickups perfectly. My biggest concern was the volume difference from my singles in the neck and middle but it’s barely noticeable with a 500k pot. This is the best option for all you Strat lovers who wish your Strat could really do it all without lacking balls in the bridge- and I know there are a lot of you out there. This is the one. Do it now. Make your Strat complete.

Published date
12/19/22
Clyde P.

I love this Red Devil

I love this Red Devil in the bridge position on my strat, the sound is straight up rock!!!!!!!!

Published date
08/13/22
Darrell A.

My Strat sounds incredible with

My Strat sounds incredible with the Red Devil pickup set! Still sounds like a Strat but with a lot more punch! My second set of Seymour Duncan pickups and I'm really happy with both of them(pearly Gates for my LP). My only problem with them being the wires are just so tiny. very difficult to work with but well worth the effort.

Published date
01/02/22
Michael F.

Fast service, great product.

Fast service, great product.

Published date
12/15/21
Richard B.

Great vintage tone with a

Great vintage tone with a touch of that authentic Fender twang needed

Published date
11/24/21
Jeffrey F.

Everything is hoped they’d be.

Everything is hoped they’d be. Crystal clear cleans and a growl when I want it. Love them!

Published date
10/31/21
Hank M.

Very satisfied…makes what I consider

Very satisfied…makes what I consider to be an unusable pickup (strat bridge) and makes it a great option. Considered a hot rails but glad I got this one as it’s got plenty of power.

Published date
09/14/21
Marcin M.

Great delivery. Awesome pickup. Looking

Great delivery. Awesome pickup. Looking forward to buying the neck position Red Devil in the future.

Published date
08/09/21
JEREMY B.

It is awesome!

It is awesome!

Published date
07/24/21
James C.

I love these so much

I love these so much I bought 2 sets. Great pups...

Published date
05/26/21
Terry R.

Killer sound and woke up

Killer sound and woke up my Strat! Blue Jean Blues never sounded so good.

Published date
05/17/21
John F.

AMAZING TONE!

AMAZING TONE!

Published date
05/15/21
Marshall

Speak with Authority!

I purchased these pickups to replace and modify a Squire Strat. I had them loaded in with a split on the middle and neck pick up. These pickups growl and speak with authority! I will be upgrading another with these soon! Can't beat the sound for the money!

Published date
03/27/21
Mark B.

Awesome!!!

Awesome!!!

Published date
03/16/21
Norman S.

Awesome tone

Just what I was looking for in a single coil humbucker

Published date
01/24/21
Kevin H.

Billy Gibbons Red Devils - simply awesome

I put 3 of the Billy Gibbons Red Devils (B, M, N) into my Fender American-made 1982 Bullet and they greatly exceeded my expectations. I feel like this 38 year old Fender is brand new, and the humbuckers are dead quiet. I am also able to get some awesome low-end "growl" from the E and A strings that I never was able to achieve with the old stock pickups. Using the 5-way blade, the combination of tones between the pickups is outstanding - all good. Well worth the investment. I am hooked on Seymour Duncans and hoping to find my next "rescue" guitar to bring back to life!

Published date
12/24/20
Robert B.

Just wow!

These pickups have turned my Strat into an animal! Love the rich tone and the endless sustain! Will play the smoothest jazz tones and then smoke the house down with high gain! Love them. Just wish the tone rolled off a little more gradually as opposed to dropping at 3.

Published date
12/14/20
Michael M.

Love the quality and sound

Love the quality and sound of these Red Devils

Published date
11/09/20

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