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Tried to search this, not much luck. But I'm wondering if the small magnet in my Tele Hot Rails neck pup can be swapped from ceramic...to well whatever options there are...which I can't find anyway lol (at least from MojoTone or Addiction-FX). So maybe the question's it's all for not, but worth...

Any options for getting a replacement magnet that's .388" wide, .220" tall, and 2.37" long? I have a ceramic and want to try something in the Alnicos, the A4 has my attention with the way it's described as being more neutral. I have some various magnets that are too wide, maybe they can just be...

So I've tried the stock configuration (A5) and a ceramic mag in the Pegasus 7 in a 26.5" scale. Now I have a 27" scale and am thinking of going the other way. I'm thinking of this because I remember the Bare Knuckle owner saying he'd recommend lower output pups for extended scales and lower...

1st off, I imagine I have a lot to learn about pickups, so keep that in mind. One thing I was curious about was Dimarzio's virtual vintage stuff. My understand is it is to add some inductance? Which in turns darkens the tone a bit (maybe a bit vague there). Masta' C mentioned in a thread...

Been looking up some info on hybrids, but haven't see mention of this one. Maybe it sounds too bad "in theory" to even try? I don't know about the theory that lead to hybrids, so that ignorance on my part could tell a lot. My guess though is that the theory is to simply match the...

So these two p'ups are identical except for the magnets, correct? So ceramic in the Custom, and alnico 5 in the Custom 5. Are the sizes the same though? Say I want to change a Custom to a Custom 5...do I need a 2.5 x .5 x .125 alnico 5? I think I read the ceramic is 2.5 x .5 x.125 Looking at...

Brass (usually Dimarzio) Nickle (usually Duncan) Some use plastics, right? What are the black ones found in pickups like the Black Winter? Other than a cool looking and matching aesthetic lol. And can any tone generalizations be made between them? Brass, a bit darker? Nickle, a bit brighter?

Maybe the thread title is kinda loaded, but when comparing the two pups for my next purchase, I found some quotes that I thought were interesting : Quote Originally Posted by RayBarbeeMusic View Post Riddle me this: If the '59 neck and Jazz neck both use 42, or the jazz vs. any other...

So I got the Dimarzio Titan 6 string set, and I want to tinker. It's a very mid focused pup as advertised, but I'd like to play around with taming that some. It's a ceramic magnet, so the 1st thing that comes to mind is an Alnico 5 swap. Or maybe Alnico 8? How about size? I imagine it won't...

Gonna try a Super Distortion in the bridge as it's a long overdue pup choice. I'd like a neck that gives somewhat fat lead tones, but not too dark. Maybe something with some glassy quality to cut through? I know the PAF Pro is popular, not sure if it fits my description though. Can't say for...

I have an old SD Parallel Axis with it's Alnico 5 that I'd like to try a ceramic in that I have laying around. The ceramic is taller, so do I need to have a taller spacer to make everything fit back together properly? I put it all together with the bobbins sitting all wonky like for the time...

My Pegasus 7 in a 26.5" Jackson tuned down to Ab standard sounds ok, but I think I'd like to hear it with a ceramic magnet for my metal riffing tendencies. I think it'll tighten up the low end and I'll welcome more output too. Where can magnet's be had? I saw a site a long while back, but have...

Hello, so here's the players so far in my tone quest. Jackson JS22-7 DKA-M, basswood body, maple neck and maple fretboard, Hipshot style bridge, 26.5" scale. Tuned down 1.5 steps to Ab standard. 66, 52, 40, 30, 17, 13, 10 Daddario strings. Peavey VIP-2 mimicking a 6505. MXR 10 band EQ. I guess...