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[jeremy]

do ceramics increase inductance?

 

[Aceman]

do ceramics increase inductance?

They increase loudness, sharpness, and sterility...

Nothing "PG" about them at all.

 

[jeremy]

yes, i understand that, but i didnt think ceramics increased inductance

 

[ToneFiddler]

yes, i understand that, but i didnt think ceramics increased inductance

as far as i know, if you replace an alnico magnet with an ceramic one, you LOWER the inductance, because of less iron etc.


to the OP: just turn the gain knob on your amp, add a clean boost or make a special preset for this guitar.

 

[jeremy]

that was my understanding as well, but i could always be wrong.

 

[ToneFiddler]

you assumed correct:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_pb66WsbdQ8
in this example:
without a magnet: 4.13 H
A2: 4.53 H
A5: 4.37 H
A8: 4.23 H
Ceramic: 4.09 H

 

[eclecticsynergy]

you assumed correct:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_pb66WsbdQ8
in this example:
without a magnet: 4.13 H
A2: 4.53 H
A5: 4.37 H
A8: 4.23 H
Ceramic: 4.09 H

Wow. I knew ceramics typically will give lower inductance readings than alnicos.
Had no idea they could actually make a pickup read lower than its coils with no magnet.

 

[ToneFiddler]

might be just due to the measuring error of the device or might be another effect

 

[ToneFiddler]

quick readup:
magnetizing the steel (poles etc) alters its permeability (which influences the inductance), so the inductance might indeed be different with the ceramic than without a magnet at all

 

[Tone-Analyst]

do ceramics increase inductance?

Sorry for the misinformation ...
When you look at strat pickups specs the bridge usually has a higher Henry number and many US strat pickup added screws between alnico slugs under the bridge coil to give the pickup more balls. I though adding iron did increase inductance. Also what we call ceramic magnets are actually ferrite, compressed iron oxide, which I assumed would have alot more iron than an aluminum alloy (alnico). Oh well it's the sound that matters.

 

[Aceman]

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