Alnico II humbuckers? Anyone?

[drew_half_empty]

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slash is distorted, but not super saturated in most cases

as far as "mature players" i definately have to agree. There's definately a line between the guys who crank their amps & pick harder or softer to change how much drive they get & rocking the power amp distortion, and some wanker with a pointy strat running 4 ds-1's into a peavey xxx

my schec was actually supposed to get a2's. That was the point of it, i wanted a guitar with a2's, but then p rails got announced and yeah... can't pass em up

i still plan on getting another guitar for a2pro's though

 

[Benjy_26]

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I like the APH-1b, but, to me, there's no reason to go to it when there's the SHPG-1 available. :burnout:

 

[andybowers]

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I like the APH-1b, but, to me, there's no reason to go to it when there's the SHPG-1 available. :burnout:

Rev Billy Gibbons:headbang:

 

[uOpt]

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Keri Kelly (Alice Cooper) uses them too. Dunno whether it was the case when i heard him but in any case best accord I ever heard.

Anyway, I have a APH2 bridge which I used both in neck and bridge of my Asian LP. It didn't leave a permanent mark (compared to my Antiquities all that SH-* and APH-* stuff sounds the same now, kinda), but it did sound absolutely awesome in the neck combined with a JB in the bridge series out of phase (second combo I tried).

 

[disturb]

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Love my AII Pro Bridge. Get the drive from the amp or boost pedal, not the pickup.

 

[xxxplorer]

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It has been said... you don't need distortion style pickups for brutal metal tones anymore... Mark Morton's Jackson has a pair of 59s in it!!! That being said, I love my Bill Lawrence L500XLs.... but next in line is a pearly gates, 59, or a dimarzio vhv... I usually don't like high output buckers! I want to try those P-rails next... those are a great great great idea!

 

[PFDarkside]

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I'd love a guitar with a set of APH's, as well as one with a CC/APH. Too many pickup combos, too few guitars.

 

[saladin]

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My beef with A2's is in the neck which, at least in some guitars, are dark, lifeless, & loose.

That's been my experience with them as well.

 

[blueman335]

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Too many pickup combos, too few guitars.

No reason not to keep trying though.

 

[Benjy_26]

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No reason not to keep trying though.

No real reason not to either. If you buy used Duncans and don't like them, you can resell them for the purchase price in most cases.

 

[mi_canuck]

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i just got a pair of '59's for my Epi LP... haven't installed yet... although now i'm debating if i shouldn't get APII's.... might be more in line with the Burstbuckers (1&2 - A2 magnets) that are in the Gibson Historic Les Paul Reissues...

thoughts on APII's vs '59s for that vintage Les Paul PAF vibe from 58-59-60 Les Pauls.... ???

I may still stick with the '59s... but the APII's are in the back of my mind... from the SD soundclips... they aren't terribly different... subtle difference...


what i'm a bit confused on is that why are the '59's the "PAF" type pickups (using A5's), when Gibson's "PAF" pickups, ie. Burstbucker 1, 2, 3 use A2's... ????? :scratchch i guess the Seth Lovers are more in line with true A2 PAF sound than the APII...



cheers

 

[Johnny Nightslayer]

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A AP2 is currently being installed on the neck of my MIM Tele...I'm hoping it sounds good. I'm a little nervous now about the 'dark and lifelessness' in some guitars.

So does the fact that AP2s are my favorite pickup mean I am really mature? :scratchch

 

[Petrovsk Mizinski]

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I have an Alnico II pro in the neck of my Brian Moore I1 2000 series. It came factory equppied with a JB bridge and Alnico II Pro APS-2 single coil middle, a slightly unusual configuration, as some would expect the 59 or Jazz neck. I play shred guitar, and like to use to Alnico II Pro APH for a warm clean sound, as well as a thick lead sound. Although I'm actually no vintage purist (my plan is to eventually use Blackouts one day as my main pickups within the next few months/years), those after a good clean neck sound can do worse than use the APH.