Gibson using Alt 8

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Condemned soul

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Although I'm not an Alt 8 user, I would like to mention a Kramer that is on the Gibson site. Since there was a recent discussion about these pickups, I am posting some of the pertinent information for you Alt 8 users.

Mahogany body with quilted-Maple top veneer
• Mahogany neck with SlimTaper™ profile
• Seymour Duncan® Alternative 8 (bridge) and Seymour Duncan® '59 classic (neck) pickups
• Original Floyd Rose™ tremolo with locking tuning system on Trans Red finish, Nashville-style string-through Tune-O-Matic bridge on Natural
• Locking premium die cast tuners with 14:1 tuning ratio






A ’59 in the neck position (with classic zebra coils on the Natural finished guitar) offers vintage-style output and rich, throaty tones with excellent articulation, while a contemporary styled Alternative 8® in the bridge position takes your solos and crunch rhythm work totally over the top. Made with over-wound coils and a mighty Ceramic 8 magnet, the Alternative 8® presents a huge, punchy sound with fat mids and excellent presence, without ever going muddy or shrill like some high-powered humbuckers.

http://www2.gibson.com/Products/Ele...t/Kramer/Assault-220-Plus-Seymour-Duncan.aspx
 

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Re: Gibson using Alt 8

:sigh:
Condemned soul said:
A ’59 in the neck position (with classic zebra coils on the Natural finished guitar) offers vintage-style output and rich, throaty tones with excellent articulation, while a contemporary styled Alternative 8® in the bridge position takes your solos and crunch rhythm work totally over the top. Made with over-wound coils and a mighty Ceramic 8 magnet, the Alternative 8® presents a huge, punchy sound with fat mids and excellent presence, without ever going muddy or shrill like some high-powered humbuckers.

http://www2.gibson.com/Products/Ele...t/Kramer/Assault-220-Plus-Seymour-Duncan.aspx
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Some sort of oversight, I presume.
 
Re: Gibson using Alt 8

Is that the Evan Skopp connection at work?
 
Re: Gibson using Alt 8

They also said the Alternative 8 uses a Ceramic 8 magnet - which is the "normal" ceramic magnet grade. I found this description to be FUBAR.
 
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