Kirk Dahnke
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I know there are two in a regular P90. But does anyone know what's in the P90 sized humbuckers, and the size magnet to get?
Magnets in a P90 sized humbucker
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Kirk Dahnke
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Thanks! So they still have two? Or one like a humbucker?
Kirk Dahnke
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Thanks brother!
Kirk Dahnke
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Any idea what using 2 A4 magnets instead of the ceramics that are in my pickup would do? Will it be more vintage or is the hot wiring going to defeat the purpose?
freefrog
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I think our fellow member is talking about his P90 sized DiMarzio TZ.
Below are pics of the one that I had on a shelf... its ceramic magnet seems to be slightly narrower (of 0.5 to 1mm) than the regular bar magnets for humbucker compared to it a few minutes ago.
I vaguely recall to have tried some AlNiCo bars under the coils of this thing so it must be doable. I just don't remember what magnets I had used exactly...
The last pic below shows a P90, for comparison.
...and to reply to the question: AlNiCo bars in a DP210 would increase its inductance and should therefore make it even warmer, albeit less powerful. Still not the solution to change it in an acceptable neck PU. ;-)
Below are pics of the one that I had on a shelf... its ceramic magnet seems to be slightly narrower (of 0.5 to 1mm) than the regular bar magnets for humbucker compared to it a few minutes ago.
I vaguely recall to have tried some AlNiCo bars under the coils of this thing so it must be doable. I just don't remember what magnets I had used exactly...
The last pic below shows a P90, for comparison.
...and to reply to the question: AlNiCo bars in a DP210 would increase its inductance and should therefore make it even warmer, albeit less powerful. Still not the solution to change it in an acceptable neck PU. ;-)
freefrog
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Misreading can happen to all of us - see the topic here where I was recently talking about a LP Artist while the OP was evoking a LP Artisan: it took me a while to realize that I was wrong. 
Anyway, jeremy, your reply is still right: 2 magnets can be found in "sidewinders" P90 humbuckers with a lateral coil on each part of the screw poles. Mojotone Q coils as well as the Fralin model come to my mind as examples of this.
Same thing for the DiMarzio Fantom or Duncan Silencer, if memory serves me: 3 or 4 coils can be found in these models but they still host two magnets, I think...
And stack designs have that too, weither we're talking about the old ones with symetrical coils or about the unbalanced HX design due to Chris Kinman.
Only P90 sized mini-hum's with two rows of poles like the DP210 include one single mag IME / AFAIK.
Anyway, jeremy, your reply is still right: 2 magnets can be found in "sidewinders" P90 humbuckers with a lateral coil on each part of the screw poles. Mojotone Q coils as well as the Fralin model come to my mind as examples of this.
Same thing for the DiMarzio Fantom or Duncan Silencer, if memory serves me: 3 or 4 coils can be found in these models but they still host two magnets, I think...
And stack designs have that too, weither we're talking about the old ones with symetrical coils or about the unbalanced HX design due to Chris Kinman.
Only P90 sized mini-hum's with two rows of poles like the DP210 include one single mag IME / AFAIK.
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Kirk Dahnke
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Thanks again brother for looking out for me! Haha.
Kirk Dahnke
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Zero problem. Thank you for responding!
nienturi
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I think they are all magnets. I may ask the owner if i can remember who sent me that photo
