JPP-1
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It surprised me how much a difference alnico magnets can make.
A5s are very dry taught focused with great bite
Overtones are diminished -that shimmery fuzz around the note is almost completely dissipated
Exciting transient edge works well a looser amp that breaks up with lots of harmonics
A2s Warm, lush, shimmering, lots of overtones from low mids to high mids
Feels like the pickup itself is breaking up into the amp when pushed
Transients are softer, there’s more give but this can feel soggy at the wrong settings
These magnets really need toget dialed in via pickup height to let the upper mid presence to push through befor the swirling harmonics.
A3s Maybe the ideal blend, lush shimmering overtones, good upper mid presence
Provides nice bite and sparkle with harmonic bloom similar to A2s but less likely to overwhelm
More klon than tube screamer.
Another magnet that really needs to be dialed in via pickup height so that there’s enough power and sustain and they don’t sound weedy
A4s sound similar in many ways to the A3s but with a little more extension at the frequencies ends
They do wooden and dry very well without the overtone suck of A5s
In fact A4s can really sparkle and cary a lot of overtones without ever sounding indistinct
The great transient attack is only surpassed by the A5
Of all the alnicos I tried the A4s varied the greatest. Some A4s sounded great while other sounded a little too hard and sterile
Anyway, I’m really surprised at how different the same pickups in the same guitar can sound just by swapping some alnicos. A cheap reversible mod that can change the feel and tone of your guitar
A5s are very dry taught focused with great bite
Overtones are diminished -that shimmery fuzz around the note is almost completely dissipated
Exciting transient edge works well a looser amp that breaks up with lots of harmonics
A2s Warm, lush, shimmering, lots of overtones from low mids to high mids
Feels like the pickup itself is breaking up into the amp when pushed
Transients are softer, there’s more give but this can feel soggy at the wrong settings
These magnets really need toget dialed in via pickup height to let the upper mid presence to push through befor the swirling harmonics.
A3s Maybe the ideal blend, lush shimmering overtones, good upper mid presence
Provides nice bite and sparkle with harmonic bloom similar to A2s but less likely to overwhelm
More klon than tube screamer.
Another magnet that really needs to be dialed in via pickup height so that there’s enough power and sustain and they don’t sound weedy
A4s sound similar in many ways to the A3s but with a little more extension at the frequencies ends
They do wooden and dry very well without the overtone suck of A5s
In fact A4s can really sparkle and cary a lot of overtones without ever sounding indistinct
The great transient attack is only surpassed by the A5
Of all the alnicos I tried the A4s varied the greatest. Some A4s sounded great while other sounded a little too hard and sterile
Anyway, I’m really surprised at how different the same pickups in the same guitar can sound just by swapping some alnicos. A cheap reversible mod that can change the feel and tone of your guitar
