I have humbuckers with every magnet type! A2, A3, A4, A5, A6, A8, A9, and ceramic
Please don't burst my bubble and tell me there's an A1 and an A7... lol
If I specify a magnet after the pickup, there was a swap; otherwise, the pickup is stock:
Gibson Les Paul, Zhangbucker Crushbucker A6 bridge, Duncan Alnico II Pro neck
Gibson SG special, Lead Mini A6, Rhythm mini A4
Strat HSS, SD Pearly Gates Double Thick A6 bridge Duncan SSL6s middle/neck
Strat HSS hardtail, SD Perpetual Burn Double Thick A6, Duncan SSL6s middle/neck
Tele, SD Quarter Pound Tele bridge, Duncan Hot for Tele neck
Tele, DMZ Transition A6 bridge, Duncan Seth Lover A4 neck
Jackson V, Gibson 500T bridge, Gibson 498T A2 neck
RG, DMZ EVO2 A9 bridge, DMZ Fred Neck
Mini Travel Axe HSS: DMZ Air Norton Double Thick A8 bridge, Duncan SSL6s middle, GFS Mean 90 neck
Partscaster HSH: Burstbucker 3 Double thick A6 bridge, SD SSL6 middle, Duncan '59 A3 neck
Takeaways from the excessive amount of pickup swapping / magnet swapping I've done:
- I often prefer pickups that are slightly hotter than vintage, but with stronger magnets swapped in, rather than having a high DCR
- I love the way an A6 magnet thickens up the bridge position
- as guys like Clint have pointed out, double thick / extra thick magnets can really thicken up your sound
- I have a problem. I'm a gear-a-holic
- despite the above, I still need more guitars
- Swapping pot values, and/or adding resistors to the pickup switch so different pickups "see" different pot values, can really sculpt your tone
Please don't burst my bubble and tell me there's an A1 and an A7... lol
If I specify a magnet after the pickup, there was a swap; otherwise, the pickup is stock:
Gibson Les Paul, Zhangbucker Crushbucker A6 bridge, Duncan Alnico II Pro neck
Gibson SG special, Lead Mini A6, Rhythm mini A4
Strat HSS, SD Pearly Gates Double Thick A6 bridge Duncan SSL6s middle/neck
Strat HSS hardtail, SD Perpetual Burn Double Thick A6, Duncan SSL6s middle/neck
Tele, SD Quarter Pound Tele bridge, Duncan Hot for Tele neck
Tele, DMZ Transition A6 bridge, Duncan Seth Lover A4 neck
Jackson V, Gibson 500T bridge, Gibson 498T A2 neck
RG, DMZ EVO2 A9 bridge, DMZ Fred Neck
Mini Travel Axe HSS: DMZ Air Norton Double Thick A8 bridge, Duncan SSL6s middle, GFS Mean 90 neck
Partscaster HSH: Burstbucker 3 Double thick A6 bridge, SD SSL6 middle, Duncan '59 A3 neck
Takeaways from the excessive amount of pickup swapping / magnet swapping I've done:
- I often prefer pickups that are slightly hotter than vintage, but with stronger magnets swapped in, rather than having a high DCR
- I love the way an A6 magnet thickens up the bridge position
- as guys like Clint have pointed out, double thick / extra thick magnets can really thicken up your sound
- I have a problem. I'm a gear-a-holic
- despite the above, I still need more guitars
- Swapping pot values, and/or adding resistors to the pickup switch so different pickups "see" different pot values, can really sculpt your tone
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