I just received a Manlius T-Top to pair with my paf clone in the neck and MAN that t top sounds great and really gives that middle position quack! (though unfortunately, it seems to be wound reverse from most pickups so I had to flip my neck magnet to keep the pickups in phase) Even though it reads 7.6k, it has a lot of output compared to the higher DCR neck pickup and has amazing mids and bite without being shrill in any way.
Anyway, my neck pickup reads about 8.3 and originally came with a long A5 magnet which had high end but also was quite boomy in the lows. When I got the T-Top, I put a long A2 mag from a
Gibson burstbucker hoping that if adjusted correctly, it could sound great. But its simply too round, has no treble and all bass no matter where the pickup height or pole pieces are set. So instead of buying a while new pickup (which I cannot afford right now), my question is, what are some magnet options that could give me the brightness of an A5 without the boomy low end.
These are two examples of how I want my neck pickup to sound. I believe the Manlius T-Top, at least the one I have, perfectly nails the bridge position tones.
https://youtu.be/TvG4VGnjpsg
https://youtu.be/0Az-TuYb4h0
Anyway, my neck pickup reads about 8.3 and originally came with a long A5 magnet which had high end but also was quite boomy in the lows. When I got the T-Top, I put a long A2 mag from a
Gibson burstbucker hoping that if adjusted correctly, it could sound great. But its simply too round, has no treble and all bass no matter where the pickup height or pole pieces are set. So instead of buying a while new pickup (which I cannot afford right now), my question is, what are some magnet options that could give me the brightness of an A5 without the boomy low end.
These are two examples of how I want my neck pickup to sound. I believe the Manlius T-Top, at least the one I have, perfectly nails the bridge position tones.
https://youtu.be/TvG4VGnjpsg
https://youtu.be/0Az-TuYb4h0