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Forum Ringside => Pickups => Topic started by: 5F6-A on September 29, 2010, 09:50:24 AM

Title: What difference does the different alloys used within a humbucker pickup make ?
Post by: 5F6-A on September 29, 2010, 09:50:24 AM

I'm talking screws, keepers, slugs...

Title: Re: What difference does the different alloys used within a humbucker pickup make ?
Post by: Tim on September 29, 2010, 12:00:30 PM

A big difference - the pole screws, slugs and pole shoe(keeper) are responsible for transferring the magnetism towards the strings. Some grades of steel do this better than others. We actually anneal our pole keepers and use original electrical steel in our slugs and pole screws to make them as magnetically conductive as possible.

Title: Re: What difference does the different alloys used within a humbucker pickup make ?
Post by: 5F6-A on October 01, 2010, 06:56:08 AM

thanks Tim!