Alnico II Pro

[saladin]

I just installed an Alnico II Pro in the neck of my #2 Tele (Hot Rails in the bridge). It is replacing a '59 and so far I am very happy with it. Very nice chime and gone is the big bass boom of the '59. It blends nicely with the Hot Rail in the middle position and sounds great distorted on it's own. I played my #1 Tele to compare pickups, it has Golden Age (9k) buckers, they sound more like the '59 lots of low end. I like the sound of the Alnico II better. I use a Carvin MTS into a Dual Showman 2-15 cab so I have all the bass i need and then some with that combination. :wink: I would recommend this pickup to anyone looking for a brighter pickup in the neck position. Next I'll try the '59 in the bridge of my #1 Tele!

 

[Jeff_H]

Re: Alnico II Pro

The APH is my favorite neck bucker of all time. I now have it in the neck of my double fat strat, Dean Hardtail and my Les Paul Standard. I just put my 59' neck in the bridge of my Lester to see how it sounds. Now I just have to get my amp back from the shop.

 

[saladin]

Re: Alnico II Pro

Yeah! Let me know how it sounds. I'm not ready to do it yet but will be soon.

 

[mnbaseball91]

Re: Alnico II Pro

I've got one in the neck of my Warmoth Soloist. I find it really odd that looking at the tone chart and the fact that it uses an Alnico II magnet make it seem like it'd be a very warm, dark sounding pickup, but it reality it is quite bright. Very very good sounding though.

 

[More-Gear-Than-Skill]

Re: Alnico II Pro

Did you use the full size bucker version or the Tele Neck chrome-dome single coil? (Alnico II Pro seems to be a handle that covers teles, strat and full-size buckers)

 

[Stevo]

Re: Alnico II Pro

Sweet. That's one of the few SD pickups I have not tried.. just might have to own one.. real soon

The A2 pro bridge is very cool too. I has good punch and definition. The highs are very trebly, but with quality, without that annoying treble that you get from cheaper pickups.

 

[Dills]

Re: Alnico II Pro

Great sounding pup. The Alnico 2pro is my fav neck pup!

 

[saladin]

Re: Alnico II Pro

Full size humbucker. I'm still digging the tone. I would like to compare it against a PG neck I used to have then I could proclaim which would be my personal favorite!Maybe it'stime for a poll! PG neck vs. Alnico II Pro neck!