hi i have a cheap oem humbucker that i converted from a 2 wire humbucker to a 4 conductor i want to know what type of magnets people like and why right now it has a ceramic i'm trying to decide what kind of alnico to get i'm in to classic rock and some hard rock like guns n roses acdc i have no experiance modding pickups so i thought i'd start with easy ones what type do you recommend and why thanks-andrew
best magnet for humbucker opinions
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DrNewcenstein
He Did the Monster Mash
Re: best magnet for humbucker opinions
Slash uses A2 magnets. A5s are popular as well. Then you have rough-cast and unoriented.
I'd start with an A2 and then go to an A5.
Slash uses A2 magnets. A5s are popular as well. Then you have rough-cast and unoriented.
I'd start with an A2 and then go to an A5.
Re: best magnet for humbucker opinions
The 2 most common magnets for classic rock are A5 and A2. It's impossible to answer your question because it depends on the particular pup. I play classic to hard rock and in some pups I prefer A2 mags. In some pups I prefer A5. Sometimes UOA5 or A4, and sometimes A8. I almost never like ceramic magnets because of the brittle sounding highs.
The only mod that some (most) OEM pups get from me is I take out the mag and carefully deposit the pup in the round file. They are not worth the time or effort to do anything else to them except use them for practice modding.
The 2 most common magnets for classic rock are A5 and A2. It's impossible to answer your question because it depends on the particular pup. I play classic to hard rock and in some pups I prefer A2 mags. In some pups I prefer A5. Sometimes UOA5 or A4, and sometimes A8. I almost never like ceramic magnets because of the brittle sounding highs.
The only mod that some (most) OEM pups get from me is I take out the mag and carefully deposit the pup in the round file. They are not worth the time or effort to do anything else to them except use them for practice modding.
Re: best magnet for humbucker opinions
this is the pickup http://www.ebay.com/itm/Guitar-Humb...Guitar-RoHS-/400551127103?hash=item5d42b5283f
this is the pickup http://www.ebay.com/itm/Guitar-Humb...Guitar-RoHS-/400551127103?hash=item5d42b5283f
blueman335
Mojo's Minions
Re: best magnet for humbucker opinions
There is no 'best humbucker magnet.' It depends on the PU, wood, pots, amp, tubes, speakers, effects, and what kind of music you're playing.
What does your PU sound like now? Bright, warm, full, thin, tight, loose, compressed, open, weak, overpowering? How do you want it to sound? You have to know where you are now before you blindly take off in a certain direction.
There is no 'best humbucker magnet.' It depends on the PU, wood, pots, amp, tubes, speakers, effects, and what kind of music you're playing.
What does your PU sound like now? Bright, warm, full, thin, tight, loose, compressed, open, weak, overpowering? How do you want it to sound? You have to know where you are now before you blindly take off in a certain direction.
Demanic
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Edgecrusher
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Re: best magnet for humbucker opinions
In that pickup, keep the ceramic. Nothing is going to help it. No A2or A5 will change that it's bottom of the barrel quality
In that pickup, keep the ceramic. Nothing is going to help it. No A2or A5 will change that it's bottom of the barrel quality