Bare Knuckle Pickups Forum
Forum Ringside => Pickups => Topic started by: skatinsatan on November 26, 2005, 04:26:39 AM
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i'm getting some abraxas really soon, but i need to know a few things about them and their not up in the shop yet so i can't find specs on the yet.
do they have 4 conductor wiring?
do they have with iv or v magnets(i could have sworn i read a thread with someone saying their v and another saying thier iv but i might have been dead tired and misread) and if so i forget the different in tones the 2 give off
how much do they cost in american dollars
and this last question is stupid but one can dream, do they get sold in sets or seperalty(ie a bridge and a neck together)
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Most of it is up to you. You can get either AIV or AV. AIV is more vintage and mellow sounding, AV is louder and has more top end, I believe. You can get 2con or 4con wiring on all humbuckers at no extra costs. You can get a single pickup or a calibrated set.
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Some of the Alnico IV vs. V choice may come down to what kind of guitar you plan to put your pups in. I've seen Abraxas IV recommended for LPs and other mahogany-bodied sort of guitars. The Abraxas V may be more appropriate for, I dunno, lighter guitars with ash and alder and that kinda thing.
The Good Folks of BKP can chime in and clarify on matching magnet to guitar body better than I!
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The abraxas is made with IV as standard, and can be bought with 2 or 4 conductor, in a set or as a single.