Eric Steckel A3 sig set . . . sounds good !

[SirJackdeFuzz II]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pnwZJ-Py4w

I am mostly unfamiliar with Eric's work, but i really like this clip of his new Duncan sig set.
Anyone here who's gonna try out his sig set any time soon ?
Would love to know what the forum members think.

 

[beaubrummels]

I already have the Skinnerburst A3 set, so I’m good for now.

 

[Lewguitar]

I love roughcast A3 in the neck pickup. I have it in a set of Antiquitys in one of my PRS guitars and the clean tones are superb.

I like it in the bridge pickup too but generally prefer A2, A4 or A5 for the British Blues tones I favor.

I don't use high gain amps though. Blackface Fenders or an AC30.

A3 is a weaker magnet than A2, A4 or A5 and seems to give a pickup a clarity the others don't.

If clarity and articulation is what you're after, try it.

 

[Mincer]

It does sound really good (I am not familiar with him at all), and I'd like to hear more diverse demos of it as well.

 

[jeremy]

i dont know much about him but everything ive heard is pretty high gain

 

[SirJackdeFuzz II]

I love roughcast A3 in the neck pickup. I have it in a set of Antiquitys in one of my PRS guitars and the clean tones are superb.

I like it in the bridge pickup too but generally prefer A2, A4 or A5 for the British Blues tones I favor.

I don't use high gain amps though. Blackface Fenders or an AC30.

A3 is a weaker magnet than A2, A4 or A5 and seems to give a pickup a clarity the others don't.

If clarity and articulation is what you're after, try it.

W O W . . . i thought A2 is the lowest of the lot.

 

[SirJackdeFuzz II]

i dont know much about him but everything ive heard is pretty high gain

That is true.
So it is good to know that these A3 driven pick ups can handle gain perfectly

 

[SirJackdeFuzz II]

It does sound really good (I am not familiar with him at all), and I'd like to hear more diverse demos of it as well.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZbcJvEhnUE

 

[Lewguitar]

W O W . . . i thought A2 is the lowest of the lot.

Nope. A3 is weaker than A2.

Of the four alnico magnets most commonly used, it goes: A3 A2 A4 A5

 

[Mincer]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZbcJvEhnUE

Not really my thing, but can see why crowds like him.

 

[Bogner]

Are these available now? How much is a set?

 

[Mincer]

Are these available now? How much is a set?

Here is their page.

 

[Bogner]

Here is their page.

Thank you

 

[Demanic]

Doesn't the Custom shop make something called an Eclair? I seem to recall it having an A3.
My only experience with A3's is in single coil in the neck and bridge positions of my Squire Strat. I love 'em for a serious vintage tone. They sound very unique in the notch positions because I have an A5 middle. Very responsive to volume and tone knobs.

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[beaubrummels]

Doesn't the Custom shop make something called an Eclair? I seem to recall it having an A3.
My only experience with A3's is in single coil in the neck and bridge positions of my Squire Strat. I love 'em for a serious vintage tone. They sound very unique in the notch positions because I have an A5 middle. Very responsive to volume and tone knobs.

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Eclair is an A2 bridge, A4 neck

 

[Mincer]

Here is the Eclair set page.

 

[Bogner]

My only hesitation is will these be "fast" enough or "tight" enough to hold up on fast picked things and or chugs without meshing the notes together and becoming blurry. They sound great with a tad bit of space to breathe between notes. I guess it wouldn't hurt to try them. Side note...I wonder how they would sound in a 335? I need to swap the stock pickups I have in mine. Maybe they would be a good option for that? :dunno:

 

[ColeJustesen]

I had a Wilde humbucker that used Alnico III and it was a killer sounding pickup. It wasn't mushy or unresponsive at all. It sounded incredible. I am glad to see there are some humbuckers being made with it. These particular humbuckers sound incredible the way he is playing them too!

Cole

 

[jeremy]

id assume with the lower wind that they would be pretty tight/fast and have good clarity even with a softer magnet like a3

 

[Demanic]

Eclair is an A2 bridge, A4 neck

My mistake.

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