Alnico III Strat pickups

[the guy who invented fire]

I know that there are several makers using Alnico III in vintage Strat style pickups..and I know that somebody here has tried a set at least once, so what's the scoop?

Lew
John
Dr Barlo
Gearjoneser
anybody

 

[the guy who invented fire]

Re: Alnico III Strat pickups

bump

 

[orbiter]

Re: Alnico III Strat pickups

not as mellow as the A2 ... but not as bright as the A5.

sweet and 3D are the 2 words that come to mind when I think about the tone from mine.

a great inbetween balance IMO

anyway .. thats my 2 cents worth

 

[Jeff_H]

Re: Alnico III Strat pickups

I learned something about A3 mags the other day. I always assumed that they were slightly more powerful than A2, but not so. They are actually slightly weaker.

With that said, I am going to try a High Order bridge pickup with an A3...somewhere between 8.5 and 9k. No clue about the singles though....I thought Lindy Fralin or someone similar used A3's. Lew would know.

 

[the guy who invented fire]

Re: Alnico III Strat pickups

I did some searching on the forum and Dr Barlo and Lew both said that they were weaker and brighter that Alnico 5...maybe I do not want these...more opinions are welcome!

 

[orbiter]

Re: Alnico III Strat pickups

mine are def. not brighter than my A5's .. same w/ my buckers w/ A3 mag ..

 

[the guy who invented fire]

Re: Alnico III Strat pickups

mine are def. not brighter than my A5's .. same w/ my buckers w/ A3 mag ..

what are your's??

 

[Lewguitar]

Re: Alnico III Strat pickups

The only experience I have with A3 Strat pickups are those from Lindy Fralin. And those definately "seem" to be brighter than Lindy's A5 pickups. But the A5 pickups have more bass, so that kind of masks the treble a bit...changes the balance. But the consensus in Lindy's workshop is that the A3 at least "seems" to be brighter than A5. I had A3 Nocaster pickups in my Fender Custom Shop Tele...they were nice but a little brighter/edgier than I prefer. I changed them to A2 Duncan Antiquitys: much, much nicer!

 

[dr.barlo]

Re: Alnico III Strat pickups

Sorry am late!

Agree with Lew on this one. The fralin real 54's that I have tried were too weak for my tastes. Lacked that strat bass I am very keen on.

B

 

[the guy who invented fire]

Re: Alnico III Strat pickups

Sorry am late!

Agree with Lew on this one. The fralin real 54's that I have tried were too weak for my tastes. Lacked that strat bass I am very keen on.

B

Glad you could make it Doc...It's good to hear from you! I hope things are well, and thanks for the reply...after posting this, I did a forum search and read what you and Lew had to say about them, and I think I'll stick with Alnico II and 5 for Fender pickups!

 

[gripweed]

Re: Alnico III Strat pickups

If you go over to the bare knuckle site, they love the A3 single coils. They're called Apaches.