Author Topic: Cold Sweat neck: Ceramic vs Alnico (Read 3466 times)

wintersun · « **on:** October 23, 2007, 05:28:58 PM »

I'd like to know what are the differences between those two. I'm not much of a ceramic fan, and I wasn't quite happy when Tim posted me a CS clip, so I went for the Mule neck (which is great btw).

Now I'm thinking, maybe I even would like the CS in alnico version, but I would like to know the difference, and possibly hear it

Oh yeah, you can also compare alnico CS neck with the Mule neck, so I would get a better picture.

Thanks

Antag · « **Reply #1 on:** October 23, 2007, 05:34:56 PM »

The Cold Sweat neck is Alnico 5, it's only the bridge that's Ceramic.

So that's the difference: One is 14k Ceramic, wound for use in the bridge & the other is 8.2k Alnico 5, wound for use in the neck.

Haven't got any Mules so I can't comment on the difference between it & the CS....

wintersun · « **Reply #2 on:** October 23, 2007, 05:37:17 PM »

Aha, I thought both neck and bridge Cold Sweats are ceramic! Thanks!

Tim · « **Reply #3 on:** October 23, 2007, 08:58:31 PM »

If I remember correctly the clip I mailed you was a Chris Broderick neck clip which is Cold Sweat Alnico V not a ceramic clip.The only ceramic neck we make is the Painkiller neck.

wintersun · « **Reply #4 on:** October 23, 2007, 11:18:04 PM »

Yes that was the one. I thought CS neck is ceramic as well as CS bridge, so I thought this was the issue. Thanks!

BTW now i remember! Someone from this forum told me once that Chris Broderick uses a ceramic Cold Sweat neck, and that Jeff Loomis uses alnico version! Thats what got me confused!

This was the clip we discussed:

http://www.chrisbroderick.com/video/duel.html

ericsabbath · « **Reply #5 on:** October 24, 2007, 07:49:11 AM »

jeff loomis uses emg 707 (alnico)