pickup noob questions/assumptions...any help/feedback appreciated

[RanchManSandy]

Why?
It would appear that you don't understand about magnet strengths or properties related to the popular types used in guitar pickups.

​​​​​​It would appear you don't know that the number 3 is larger than the number 2? We can wax on about how magnets should be named, but until Big Magnet© acknowledges us, you have to accept how alphanumerical order works lol. How wild would it be if I said "yes, the notes in the c maj scale go in ascending order: d, c, e, f, g, a, b, c."

To everyone filling their diaper over Nordstand's order: I didn't write the article, lmao. Just the messenger. But I don't see why Nordstand is any less of an authority or has a less valid interpretation than any other reputable manufacturer.

If the point of my post was too subtle, I'll spell it out: "there is not 100% universal consensus"

 

[Rex_Rocker]

maximize output, tighten the bass, and give some cut is usually why i think builders choose c8

I'd really like to try something like a Black Winter or a Distortion with a double thick or triple A8 magnets. I bet that would raise the inductance super fast, though, having so much metal. Not sure that would sound great.

 

[Rex_Rocker]

Yes, A3 seems to be out of numerical order. I didn't invent the AlNiCo classification, but if I did I would probably have called the A3 an A1 instead. But the magnetic strength is due to it's iron content:
A3 = 60% iron
A2 = 55% iron
A4 = 52% iron
A5 = 51% iron
A6 = 49% iron
A8 = 34-35% iron
The higher the iron content the lower the strength.

More Iron means more inductance as well, right? Lower resonant peak by result?

 

[GuitarDoc]

More Iron means more inductance as well, right? Lower resonant peak by result?

Generally, yes.

 

[GuitarDoc]

​​​​​​It would appear you don't know that the number 3 is larger than the number 2? We can wax on about how magnets should be named, but until Big Magnet© acknowledges us, you have to accept how alphanumerical order works lol. How wild would it be if I said "yes, the notes in the c maj scale go in ascending order: d, c, e, f, g, a, b, c."

To everyone filling their diaper over Nordstand's order: I didn't write the article, lmao. Just the messenger. But I don't see why Nordstand is any less of an authority or has a less valid interpretation than any other reputable manufacturer.

If the point of my post was too subtle, I'll spell it out: "there is not 100% universal consensus"

You didn't read my post #19?
Yes, the last time I counted my fingers I noticed that the number 2 came before 3. It usually does in other applications as well.
The strength of magnets has to do with their metal composition NOT their numerical name. Just like...if you are a good guitar player it has nothing to do with your name, but rather your composition (finger morphology and dexterity, hand-eye coordination, practice). The greater the iron content in the metal the greater the inductance and the lower the strength...the electrons don't care, as much as you seem to, what the number/name of the magnet is.

Freefrog is way more knowledgeable on this than I am. Why not put the question to him. Perhaps you will get a better/more complete/more scientific answer. Oh, wait! He already has. Perhaps you also didn't read his posts (or they were over your head and you just didn't understand that either).

By the way, did Nordstand just subjectively list the order of the magnets by which sounds stronger or did he analyze the metallic composition of each. Hey, maybe you also noticed that he doesn't know that 2 comes before 3 or 4. Since he doesn't comprehend the correct alpha numeric order, I guess he can't be considered authoritative.