Just Bought an Alnico II PRO

jonesy

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ive been exclusivly using SD pickups (jb's, customs, jazz, 59's, pearly gates) for 30 yrs and i gotta say

the Alnico II PRO bridge is amazing.

why i didnt try this pup out yrs ago Ill never know.

its the best pickup ive ever used.

now to try the Alnico II neck.

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Re: Just Bought an Alnico II PRO

Congrats man !

I have an A2P set in my SG . . . LOVE IT !

Iam pretty sure you will like the neck unit too, because they sound like a perfect match to my ears, regardless of what amp i use !



James
 
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Congrats man !

I have an A2P set in my SG . . . LOVE IT !

Iam pretty sure you will like the neck unit too, because they sound like a perfect match to my ears, regardless of what amp i use !



James

+1 i have em both in my gibson LP classic and i will never use anything else
 
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Do they work decent for metal at all? I am TRYING to diversify my playing and use less palm mutes and metal type stuff.... particularly in our band but every now and again I have to get it out lol. I know the 59 works good but how about this?
 
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Do they work decent for metal at all? I am TRYING to diversify my playing and use less palm mutes and metal type stuff.... particularly in our band but every now and again I have to get it out lol. I know the 59 works good but how about this?

I can do metal with my A2 pro's. but you need a hot amp to do it. but yes they are able to do metal. i wouldnt classify it as "metal" but the first velvet revolver album has some pretty hard stuff on it and slash uses A2 pro's in all his guitars and he does some pretty heavy stuff with 'em. The hardest they will do is metallica stuff, good harmonics when pushed hard. but they wont do like slayer/death metal stuff
 
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Sounds great, man. I like how it's heavy, but at the same time smooth
 
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Yeah I have one in my Epi Black Beauty and I absolutely LOVE it. It's definetely one of my favourite pickups, if not THE favourite.
 
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THAT IS AWESOME!!! I love that bit of separation you hear if you know what I mean! If the Burst Buckers I just bought off the trading area don't float my boat, then I will get some of these!
 
Re: Just Bought an Alnico II PRO

Do they work decent for metal at all? I am TRYING to diversify my playing and use less palm mutes and metal type stuff.... particularly in our band but every now and again I have to get it out lol. I know the 59 works good but how about this?

im into slipknot and pantera ect and i tell you the alnico does the job. and yea there is that bit of seperation which makes the overall tone tighter and really defined in my opinion.

i have a 94 5150, a dual rectifier, a 73 marshall 50 watt (plexi i think). i run them all through 100 watt marshall cabs loaded with early 90's greenbacks.

Killer well rounded tight tone with all these heads.

a buddy of mine has a bogner and a tri rectifier so im checking those out tonight.
 
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THAT IS AWESOME!!! I love that bit of separation you hear if you know what I mean! If the Burst Buckers I just bought off the trading area don't float my boat, then I will get some of these!

thats what i thought of too when i was doing alot of chunk style stuff - the seperation, the alnico in my opinion has great definition at any volume

example would be when you roll off the volume you gradually are getting a cleaner tone but your not losing the definition of that tone. the bottom mids and highs are still there. it doesnt get thin sounding. gotta love that!
 
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I can do metal with my A2 pro's. but you need a hot amp to do it. but yes they are able to do metal. i wouldnt classify it as "metal" but the first velvet revolver album has some pretty hard stuff on it and slash uses A2 pro's in all his guitars and he does some pretty heavy stuff with 'em. The hardest they will do is metallica stuff, good harmonics when pushed hard. but they wont do like slayer/death metal stuff


. . . but you can try !

Just use the new Kerry King Marshall, max every thing, and see how it goes !



James
 
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Yeah, there's something special about those AP II's.
 
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Man, I love AP2's clean, but I like things with A5 mags more driven. The top/bottom aggression of A5 sounds better driven for chording to me. The AP2 clean is so sweet though. I go back and forth between my 59/C5 LP and my AP2/AP2 LP. Now I just need another guitar for my JazzN/59b set.
 
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