Sacrilege to magnet-swap a CS pickup?

[Rex_Rocker]

So I have this CS Antiquity JB, right? I like it... but the grass is always greener on the other side, right?

I have a double-thick Ceramic kicking around. Ignoring the debate about the JB being the same wind as the Distortion, I will essentially get a more aggressive but also bigger-sounding pickup, correct? Chances say I'll like it even better, I think.

But it's a CS pickup. I almost feel dirty considering it... but maybe it's not such a big deal?

What do y'all think?

 

[Mincer]

I'd just buy a cheap used JB, and then you have 2 pickups.

 

[Teleplayer]

I recall it was already disassembled to inspect the magnet. So I don’t see why not in this case.

Normally if a pickup was designed for a specific application I wouldn’t mess with it. From rough-cast A5 to double ceramic is a big change..

 

[Masta' C]

You can always swap it back if you decide to sell it.

 

[hamerfan]

Non of my Ants HB have the original mag. I liked a normal ceramic better in the JB, better than the A8. Go figure.

BTW i can praise a stock SH-6N not highly enough as ceramic pickup in the bridge.

 

[Chistopher]

I tried to make a modification to a CS pickup once and a little old latina lady came to my door with a firearm and asked me politely to return it to stock.

 

[Artie]

I tried to make a modification to a CS pickup once and a little old latina lady came to my door with a firearm and asked me politely to return it to stock.

It took me a moment to get that.