Re: Alnico 8 Results...are IN...
Sooooooo...
I am brand new - long time watcher. This thread is the reason I joined.
I have a PRS Custom with an APH1 Alnico 2 Pro in the neck and a Custom 5 in the bridge. I like the sweet spinge of Alnico 2, but I do not want to lose the CHUNK, and huge, articulate tone of the Custom 5. The Custom Custom sounds like a lead players pickup with all the mids, but I want the dynamics from the treble and upper mids, the bottom, chunk- a lot of balance with a ton of soul. Let my fingers talk. I am not looking for hi fi or overly articulate. I also want an open tone, not a ton of compression. I just hate spike's in any EQ. I am asking for too much, I know, but I firly believe this exsts. Hell, I found the Custom 5, didn't I?
The C5 mids are not as ballsy as I want (yeah, I know this a'int new), but I love that this pickup is responsive and cleans up so well. I love the bass and large sound.
I live in So Cal, so if anyone wants to talk about this brilliant Alnico 8 concept, I would love to chat!