Does changing magnets affect more than just tone?
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tone4days
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Re: Does changing magnets affect more than just tone?
i think the answer to all of your questions is basically "yes"
a mag change will effect output, tone, and perhaps to a lesser extent sustain (i think mag effects are more dramatic on single coil pups where the mag/pole pieces are right under the strings)
i dont think that a blanket statement about A5 --> A2 = clarity can be made without knowing all the other variables, but i guess it's a reasonable generalization on which to base experiments ...
it's a good thing that mag swaps dont take a long time .. let us know how your experiments come out
i think the answer to all of your questions is basically "yes"
a mag change will effect output, tone, and perhaps to a lesser extent sustain (i think mag effects are more dramatic on single coil pups where the mag/pole pieces are right under the strings)
i dont think that a blanket statement about A5 --> A2 = clarity can be made without knowing all the other variables, but i guess it's a reasonable generalization on which to base experiments ...
it's a good thing that mag swaps dont take a long time .. let us know how your experiments come out
tone4days
Heel Whacker
Re: Does changing magnets affect more than just tone?
wix, you are confusing different measurements ... output is not measured that way ... what you measured is D.C resistance which is only a function of how much wire is wound around the coil ... i would not expect DC resistance to change with a mag swap ... the magnet effects the AC properties, not the DC properties ... "output" refers to the "volume' of the AC signal ... a more powerful magnet creates a stronger magnetic field that can induce a stronger voltage onto the pup's coil when disturbed by the vibrating guitar string
that being said ... to paraphrase Bill Lawrence ... " no pickup will change a 50W amp into a 100 W amp"
wix, you are confusing different measurements ... output is not measured that way ... what you measured is D.C resistance which is only a function of how much wire is wound around the coil ... i would not expect DC resistance to change with a mag swap ... the magnet effects the AC properties, not the DC properties ... "output" refers to the "volume' of the AC signal ... a more powerful magnet creates a stronger magnetic field that can induce a stronger voltage onto the pup's coil when disturbed by the vibrating guitar string
that being said ... to paraphrase Bill Lawrence ... " no pickup will change a 50W amp into a 100 W amp"
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bryvincent
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Re: Does changing magnets affect more than just tone?
the pickup's magnets has nothing to do with its resistance. you can remove the magnet and it will still be 18k.wixomwhat said:
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theodie
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Re: Does changing magnets affect more than just tone?
For instance. if you were changing an alnico magnet to a ceramic magnet the pickup would most likely have a greater output with the ceramic magnet.
For instance. if you were changing an alnico magnet to a ceramic magnet the pickup would most likely have a greater output with the ceramic magnet.
Biu
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Re: Does changing magnets affect more than just tone?
Thanks, guys. I was planning on getting a Humbucker From Hell and putting an Alnico 2 in there to see if it would increase the sweetness. I'll ask the DiMarzio techs and see what they think about that.
As for Duncans, I was considering something that would basically get me a higher output Alnico II Pro (humbucker) sound so that it would sound very solid when split. I think I'll start another thread on that.
Thanks, guys. I was planning on getting a Humbucker From Hell and putting an Alnico 2 in there to see if it would increase the sweetness. I'll ask the DiMarzio techs and see what they think about that.
As for Duncans, I was considering something that would basically get me a higher output Alnico II Pro (humbucker) sound so that it would sound very solid when split. I think I'll start another thread on that.
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