Is this neodinium valid?

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Vinnie

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Hello!

I am new at the forum and I've been enjoyed too much reading about magnet swapping in humbuckers in this forum.

Well, I have a pair of Alnico 5 magnets from and old (1993) Gibson P90 and I plan to swap the A2 bar in a 490R to one of the A5 from the P90.
Just for fun, I previously swapped one A5 bar of this P90 to an Epiphone humbucker, but I feel that perhaps the A5 bar is not full power.

I have found a local supplyer that sell 64mm-13mm-4mm neo bars, http://www.aimangz.com/industriales/imanes/bloque-grande/pag-2-5

Will this neodynium bar be usefull to recharge my A5 bars?

Thanks in advance!
 
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Re: Is this neodinium valid?

My understanding is that stronger magnets weaken the magnetic field of weaker magnets. Neodinium should do the opposite of what you are going for. From what I hear people use them for weakening A5's and A2's to make their pickups more "vintage" sounding.
 
Re: Is this neodinium valid?

ACH91332 said:
My understanding is that stronger magnets weaken the magnetic field of weaker magnets. Neodinium should do the opposite of what you are going for. From what I hear people use them for weakening A5's and A2's to make their pickups more "vintage" sounding.
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They can be used for both, it very literally depends on how you flip them ;)
 
Re: Is this neodinium valid?

I plan to build a wood Vise for these purposes.

I undrestand that the way to charge them is putting them the way them stand ns/ns/ns each other.

I wanted to ask if the neos I submitted would be strong enough.

Thanks for the answers.
 
Re: Is this neodinium valid?

ACH91332 said:
My understanding is that stronger magnets weaken the magnetic field of weaker magnets. Neodinium should do the opposite of what you are going for. From what I hear people use them for weakening A5's and A2's to make their pickups more "vintage" sounding.
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Yeah! but I am not a common boy :cool2: I like strong magnets.
 
Re: Is this neodinium valid?

for those interested in spelling, it's neodymium...never actually played a pickup with a neodymium magnet, but I've heard clips of the GFS Neovin pickups and they don't sound half bad.
 
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