Bare Knuckle Pickups Forum

Forum Ringside => Pickups => Topic started by: mbchepburn on May 08, 2011, 01:52:09 PM

Title: Ceramic neck P/U? Explain.
Post by: mbchepburn on May 08, 2011, 01:52:09 PM

Could somebody please tell me why some players prefer ceramic pickups in the neck position and what the advantages are of it being ceramic?

Title: Re: Ceramic neck P/U? Explain.
Post by: Kiichi on May 08, 2011, 02:00:53 PM

Well, they generally are concidered tighter and there are other things attributed to them, like being more scooped, but in the end, at least with BKPs, it comes down to the wind and other factors. A ceramic done well can be more middy than an alnico.
So what I am saying is that I do not see a real reason for prefering ceramic necks, most reasons that will be given are only general beliefs that don´t hold true, I think.
Not to say that there are no differences at all, but they are not that big. A pickup should be picked for the sound it produces, not because it has a ceramic or alnico magnet.

Title: Re: Ceramic neck P/U? Explain.
Post by: Transcend on May 08, 2011, 02:18:41 PM

They are generally hotter and more fluid sounding with a bit more bite & aggression. The Painkiller neck is testament to this

Title: Re: Ceramic neck P/U? Explain.
Post by: Alex on May 08, 2011, 02:32:30 PM

Clarity mostly I'd say. Neck pickups can sound mushy and undefined with lots of gain, the ceramic pickup makes the spongy bass more defined and keeps the sound a bit clearer.