So what pickups have everybody put an Alnico 8 in?

[darthphineas]

Re: So what pickups have everybody put an Alnico 8 in?

a JB, a Custom, a C/JB hybrid, a JB/C hybrid, a Full Shred.

in the FS, it just didn't work out well. in the others, it took everything up a notch. lows, mids, highs, output. used the JB8 and the C8 the most. gave me ear fatigue and ended up putting everything back to stock. nothing wrong with it worked in them (outside of the FS), they just weren't for me.

[LtKojak]

Re: So what pickups have everybody put an Alnico 8 in?

I have a jazz in stock form so the AII will bring it to a more "APHII pro" tone?

The APH and the Jazz, even with the same A2 magnet, are tonal polar opposites:

The APH is smooth and sirupy, the Jazz is sharp and articulate.

If you ask me, an A2 modded Jazz set sounds like what I imagine an original PAF set should've sounded when it was brand new in 1959.

HTH,

[youngthrasher9]

Re: So what pickups have everybody put an Alnico 8 in?

I've only put one in a '59/custom hybrid. I also used a row of hex screws as well, and it Djents like nothing else, like to the point I'm considering a row of invader screws. I also use a Alt. 8 often.

[dvanburen]

Re: So what pickups have everybody put an Alnico 8 in?

I've only put one in a '59/custom hybrid. I also used a row of hex screws as well, and it Djents like nothing else, like to the point I'm considering a row of invader screws. I also use a Alt. 8 often.

did you like the A8 in the hybrid?

anybody like to compare that one with the C8?

[youngthrasher9]

Re: So what pickups have everybody put an Alnico 8 in?

did you like the A8 in the hybrid?

anybody like to compare that one with the C8?

I do like the over all EQ of the pickup, but I think the hex screws make it a little to thin. Like there is plenty of bass and mids, but it just doesn't have very much girth. I'm using it in a maple neck-through guitar though.

[King IzzO)))]

Re: So what pickups have everybody put an Alnico 8 in?

My favorite A8 pickups are the detonator and in the invader (replacing the three mags). JB and DD are cool, but I moved on from them. C8 is just OK to me, I like the big ceramic custom better. I think I'm gonna try one in the PATB-1 I've got coming this week.

[copperheadroads]

Re: So what pickups have everybody put an Alnico 8 in?

So what pickups have everybody put an Alnico 8 in?
In the drawer ....Too much attack

[rumblebox]

Re: So what pickups have everybody put an Alnico 8 in?

Custom, full shred, JB, hamer SS dimarzio.

The custom8 is my go-to pickup for hard(ish) rock and metal for light weight guitars.

The FS8 is my go-to for the same styles in heavier guitars.(same tone but less boomy)

The JB is hopeless no matter what magnet you put in it....except a double ceramic to make it a DD. Maybe the JB sounds good in something, but nothing i own.

[SrDeMaFp]

Re: So what pickups have everybody put an Alnico 8 in?

My favorite A8 pickups are the detonator and in the invader (replacing the three mags). JB and DD are cool, but I moved on from them. C8 is just OK to me, I like the big ceramic custom better. I think I'm gonna try one in the PATB-1 I've got coming this week.

How'd the Invader sound with an A8 in it?

[LtKojak]

Re: So what pickups have everybody put an Alnico 8 in?

So what pickups have everybody put an Alnico 8 in?
In the drawer ....Too much attack

Reduce the tension and the TPL, use no scatter and you'll be able to tame the "too much" attack.

HTH,

[copperheadroads]

Re: So what pickups have everybody put an Alnico 8 in?

Reduce the tension and the TPL, use no scatter and you'll be able to tame the "too much" attack.

HTH,

wow

[LtKojak]

Re: So what pickups have everybody put an Alnico 8 in?

wow

Sorry, I forgot this:

[King IzzO)))]

Re: So what pickups have everybody put an Alnico 8 in?

How'd the Invader sound with an A8 in it?

Like a darker poor man's version of the alnico Warpig.