Is there 2 different alnico pro II's?

shushota1

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Just wondering if there are separate bridge and neck alnico pro II's? I just bought a supposed alnico pro II neck pickup. Can I use it as a bridge pickup also? The box says alnico pro II, but the guy says its a APH-1N, and on the this site it only shows that it can be used in both positions. Im really confused???
 
Re: Is there 2 different alnico pro II's?

What does the sticker on the bottom say?

You can use a neck pickup in the bridge, but it will be relativey brighter and lower output than the bridge position.
 
Re: Is there 2 different alnico pro II's?

the "N" in APH1N denotes a neck model

the bridge version will say APH1B on the bottom sticker

if you look at the specs on the main site, the models which come in both neck and bridge versions usually have higher resistance in the bridge, in order to balance better with a neck pickup

while vintage pickups were wound to the same specs, over the years folks realized that hotter bridge pickups were more balanced
 
Re: Is there 2 different alnico pro II's?

If you use it as a bridge, it'll probably resemble an Antiquity bridge, since it's a similar output. I've never had any problem with using a pickup for bridge or neck, regardless of what it's labeled. Seymour has even suggested trying neck humbuckers with vintage singles, to balance them better. You still get the same kinda tone, but the output is different.
 
Re: Is there 2 different alnico pro II's?

i had the a2pro neck used it in the neck position of my LP and hated it.
tried it in the bridge and loved it.very sweet with mids and bass to spare.
it went in the same les paul guitar.
no complaints as to output in bridge,neck was somewhat low.
 
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