Tonerider Duke

[Pow_22]

Ive been a long time fan of Toneriders standard P pickups and i do love a traditional woody throaty P sound with flats through some valves.  However, recently in my jazz i put some used Wizard 84's in and have been blown away.  Yes they are hotter than standard but maintain a vintagey tone and dont go full on mud.  For my P,as a cheap option to the thumper, i noticed the Tonerider Duke, slightly less hot which could mean i maintain more of the vintage vibe but add a bit of 'push' to my sound.  Has anybody tried both the standard and duke models and could chip on with their thoughts on a comparison of the two?  Its a must that i retain that woody thunky sound so definately want to avoid a muddy dark sound

[ghostwheel]

In my humble opinion, it depends on a couple of things. First one, which strings you're playing. For example, I liked The Duke with Chromes 40-90, but it's nothing special with well broken in Sunbeams. And it's of some importance too, which Split-P you call "standard".

Some people who know Fender Pure Vintage '63, say that The Duke sounds very similar to PV63, but not exactly the same. They say, it's got a little bit more mids.

I'd say, it's jolly well worth a try as those don't cost an arm and a leg.