Juniorhack
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I found removing the A5 in the bridge pickup and replacing it with an A4 made the guitar much warmer, if that's what you wanted. I was happy with A5 in the neck pickup.
Thats the response we might expect with an alnico 4 in place of an alnico 5. Great to hear it worked for you!I found removing the A5 in the bridge pickup and replacing it with an A4 made the guitar much warmer, if that's what you wanted. I was happy with A5 in the neck pickup.
Your quoting me in the above post, but don't say why, could you please explain ?You just have to respect the guys that are fluent in this language. This, I think is how PAF style pickups with certain characteristics can be replicated year after year.
I just had to highlight this post for its prescience. Without the technical breakdown the poster above suggests that we need, (a view I completely agree with) , how are we to arrive at a consensus that defines one alnico formulation from another ?You know what’s funny? In all the discussions of different Alnico types, I’ve never seen an actual analysis of the specific metallurgic components of vintage Gibson magnets. Winders talk a lot about matching the formulas, but what were they? That’s really the only way we’ll be able to answer these sorts of questions definitively
Exactly. I assume some of this has to do with not revealing trade secrets, which is understandable to some extent, but I wish the top winders could publish a consensus analysis of vintage Gibson metallurgy. But “consensus” seems to be a tricky thing in the world of boutique pickups…I just had to highlight this post for its prescience. Without the technical breakdown the poster above suggests that we need, (a view I completely agree with) , how are we to arrive at a consensus that defines one alnico formulation from another ?