Alnico II magnet Swap for Ceramic
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Re: Alnico II magnet Swap for Ceramic
not sure how they would sound. the low wind with a ceramic might be ok? the 496r has those qualitys and it makes a very fat pup thats cool to solo on with a good amount of gain.
the ss with the a2 magnet might be really cool for a bridge pup
not sure how they would sound. the low wind with a ceramic might be ok? the 496r has those qualitys and it makes a very fat pup thats cool to solo on with a good amount of gain.
the ss with the a2 magnet might be really cool for a bridge pup
blueman335
Mojo's Minions
Re: Alnico II magnet Swap for Ceramic
+1. Try it. I think it should give some nice tones. You know, you can get replacement magnets from Wymore Guitars.com, most for $5. You can really do some experimenting then.
+1. Try it. I think it should give some nice tones. You know, you can get replacement magnets from Wymore Guitars.com, most for $5. You can really do some experimenting then.
GHWelles
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super rad stuff
Skaforlifeologist
Re: Alnico II magnet Swap for Ceramic
if you think the steve's special is already too scooped, i'd say stay away from a5 as it's a naturally scooped sounding magnet. a2, a3, and a4 would be better choices to put in there.
if you think the steve's special is already too scooped, i'd say stay away from a5 as it's a naturally scooped sounding magnet. a2, a3, and a4 would be better choices to put in there.
ACH91332
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Re: Alnico II magnet Swap for Ceramic
The SS isn't really a tight pickup I think it would be pretty flubby with an A2.. If it is just for experiment purposes go for it but if were trying to get the SS more full and less thin sounding try an A8. Thats what I have in my SS right now. Gave it a slight sag on the bass end but it's still tight enough for what I do and it gave it more mids and a nice high end roll off. It also gave it some upper mid presence which is nice because it helped a lot with harmonics. Not having the mids in the SS killed me with divebombs but the A8 upper mids made it a little easier.
The SS isn't really a tight pickup I think it would be pretty flubby with an A2.. If it is just for experiment purposes go for it but if were trying to get the SS more full and less thin sounding try an A8. Thats what I have in my SS right now. Gave it a slight sag on the bass end but it's still tight enough for what I do and it gave it more mids and a nice high end roll off. It also gave it some upper mid presence which is nice because it helped a lot with harmonics. Not having the mids in the SS killed me with divebombs but the A8 upper mids made it a little easier.