New Iced Earth pickups from WCR Guitar Pickups

[KeeperOS]

Re: New Iced Earth pickups from WCR Guitar Pickups

Yep, according to Wikipedia he's in the Georgetown Police Dept. in Georgetown, Delaware...

 

[Zhangliqun]

Re: New Iced Earth pickups from WCR Guitar Pickups

Ceramic8? Is there such a thing?

There is. From what I understand, most ceramic mag pickups use Ceramic 5 but C8 is a bit hotter. I have some of both collecting dust say I can't say this is the case with firsthand info because I've never tried them out, but I may have to do so to verify one way or the other.

But yes, for sure, there are multiple grades of ceramic.

 

[dr.barlo]

Re: New Iced Earth pickups from WCR Guitar Pickups

Duncan's q & a's RULE!

The following is taken from #226:

Magnet material
Nominal Chemical Composition
Gauss
Oersteds Nominal
Maxim-um Energy
Alnico 1 12 Al, 21 Ni, 5 Co, 3 Cu, Bal. Fe 7200 470 1.40
Alnico 2 10 Al, 19 Ni, 13 Co, 3 Cu, Bal. Fe 7500 560 1.70
Alnico 3 12 Al, 25 Ni, 3 Cu, Bal. Fe 7000 480 1.35
Alnico 4 12 Al, 27 Ni, 5 Co, Bal. Fe 5600 720 1.35
Alnico 5 8 Al, 14 Ni, 24 Co, 3 Cu, Bal. Fe 12800 640 5.50
Alnico 5DG 8 Al, 14 Ni, 24 Co, 3 Cu, Bal. Fe 13300 670 6.50
Alnico 5 col. 8 Al, 14 Ni, 24 Co, 3 Cu, Bal. Fe 13500 740 7.55
Alnico 6 8 Al, 16 Ni, 24 Co, 3 Cu, 1 Ti, Bal. Fe 10500 780 3.90
Alnico 8 7 Al, 15 Ni, 35 Co, 4 Cu, 5 Ti, Bal. Fe 8200 1650 5.30
Alnico 8 HC 8 Al, 14 Ni, 38 Co, 3 Cu, 8 Ti, Bal. Fe 7200 1900 5.00
Alnico 9 7 Al, 15 Ni, 35 Co, 4 Cu, 5 Ti, Bal. Fe 10500 1500 9.00
Sint. Alnico 2 10 Al, 19 Ni, 13 Co, 3 Cu, Bal. Fe 7100 550 1.50
Sint. Alnico 5 8 Al, 14 Ni, 24 Co, 3 Cu, Bal. Fe 10900 620 3.95
Sint. Alnico 6 8 Al, 16 Ni, 24 Co, 3 Cu, 1 Ti, Bal. Fe 9400 790 2.95
Sint. Alnico 8 7 Al, 15 Ni, 35 Co, 4 Cu, 5 Ti, Bal. Fe 7400 1500 4.00
Sint. Alnico 8 HC 7 Al, 14 Ni, 38 Co, 3 Cu, 8 Ti, Bal. Fe 6700 1800 4.50
Ceramic 1 MO.6 Fe2O3 2300 1860/3250 1.05
Ceramic 2 MO.6 Fe2O3 M represents one or more of the 2900 2400/3000 1.80
Ceramic 3 MO.6 Fe2O3 metals chosen from the group Barium, 3300 2200/2400 2.60
Ceramic 4 MO.6 Fe2O3 Strontium, Lead 2500 2300/3800 1.45
Ceramic 5 MO.6 Fe2O3 3800 2400 3.40
Ceramic 6 MO.6 Fe2O3 3200 2820/3300 2.45
Ceramic 7 MO.6 Fe2O3 3400 3250/4000 2.75
Ceramic 8 MO.6 Fe2O3 3850 2950/3050 3.50
Cunife 1 60 Cu, 20 Ni, 20 Fe 5500 530 1.40
Vicalloy 1 10 V, 52 Co, Bal. Fe 7500 250 0.80
Remalloy 12 Co, 15 Mo, Bal. Fe 9700 250 1.00
Rare Earth Cobalt 12 Re-Co RE represents one or more of the metals 7200 6500/10000 12.00
Rare Earth Cobalt 15 Re-Co chosen from the rare earth group: Samarium, 8000 7000/14000 15.00
Rare Earth Cobalt 16 Re-Co Praseodymium, Cerium, Yttrium, Misch Metal 8300 7500/18000 16.00
Rare Earth Cobalt 18 Re-Co 8700 8000/20000 18.00

Symbol & Name
Al = Aluminum Mo = Molybdenum
C = Carbon Ni = Nickel
Co = Cobalt Pb = Lead
Cr = Chromium Ti = Titanium
Cu = Copper V = Vanadium
Fe = Iron W = Tungsten

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[dr.barlo]

Re: New Iced Earth pickups from WCR Guitar Pickups

Proof that metal guitar players who know real tone aren't out chasing mega output pickups marketed for metal.

The best pickup designs have already been discovered, and they fall directly into the specs that WCR and Seymour have known for years.
The Ice Bucker and Brobucker probably aren't too different from one another.

Amen Bro!

And you know what, I don't know if you've tried it or not. But the PATB-3 sounds very similar to what I get from a Brobucker in the very same guitar.

Its looks are all wrong, but still is great pickup. I won't be surprised if that new WCR pickup were to sound quite similar to a PATB-3.

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[papersoul]

Re: New Iced Earth pickups from WCR Guitar Pickups

The new WCR is a tweaked Goodwood. The Goodwood is amazing. However, my point was that a hot pickup wound with thinner wire brings something different to the table that a 9.0 PAF can not achieve and vice versa. They both....or all, have their place. After all, isn't that why you (Gear) and so many others who know tone don't just play the Brobucker?