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Forum Ringside => Pickups => Topic started by: Muzzzz on February 10, 2007, 05:14:24 AM

Title: Ceramic/Alnico mid position?
Post by: Muzzzz on February 10, 2007, 05:14:24 AM
Hey guys.

Quick question:

I've always wanted Ceramic chug and Alnico cleans in the same guitar, so if I went for Miracle Man bridge/Nailbomb neck, would the mid position be screwed up from having 2 different types of magnets?

Thanx dudes  :D
Title: Ceramic/Alnico mid position?
Post by: Peter Antal on February 10, 2007, 09:02:21 AM
Cold Sweat and Miracle Man sets have different magnets in the bridge and neck position in their stock form, too. Ceramic bridge, Alnico V neck. The Nailbomb has a different voicing than the Miracle Man but I don't think that will be a problem. If you want really nice cleans from high-output pickups, though, split them (to screw coils) in the middle position. The result will be really sweet, almost heavenly. :)
Title: Ceramic/Alnico mid position?
Post by: Muzzzz on February 11, 2007, 01:23:06 AM
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Cold Sweat and Miracle Man sets have different magnets in the bridge and neck position in their stock form, too. Ceramic bridge, Alnico V neck.


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Technical Specifications (Cold Sweat)

DC: 14k*
Magnet: Ceramic
Title: Ceramic/Alnico mid position?
Post by: TonyGibson on February 11, 2007, 05:02:42 AM
Quote from: Muzzzz
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Cold Sweat and Miracle Man sets have different magnets in the bridge and neck position in their stock form, too. Ceramic bridge, Alnico V neck.


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Technical Specifications (Cold Sweat)

DC: 14k*
Magnet: Ceramic


That's the bridge pickup...the Cold Sweat neck is Alnico V. Matter of fact the only ceramic neck that Tim sells currently is the Painkiller.

I personally like mixing the two in the middle position. My Les Paul has an MM bridge and the CS neck, and middle position (with the volume rolled down to 7 for the MM, 8 for the CS) is great for Freddie King style blues.

I also have a custom Warpig set thats a ceramic bridge and Alnico neck. Those are in an Ibanez and I have the middle position coil tapped to give me the bridge and neck tapped simulateously...sounds great for funk chords (9th's, #9ths, etc.)
Title: Ceramic/Alnico mid position?
Post by: Tim on February 11, 2007, 08:26:49 PM
Ceramic and Alnico mix really well on the same guitar giving a true third tone.It's got a nice cluck to it and really cuts through.
Cold Sweat neck = DC8.35K Alnico V