thing is i want to keep the miracle man in my les paul
how would an alnico 8 magnet make the miralc man sound
well... i tried it in a duncan custom
the ceramic duncan custom has a similar kind of EQ voicing (strong bass, few mids, lot of highs), but with less output than the miracle man
the alnico 8 took a bit of brightness, added a some nice low mids and made the highs smoother
in PAF type humbuckers like the ibanez super 70 it fills that PAF mid hollow with modern a low midrange and tighter bass
the added mids usually make it sound brighter than alnico 5, but darker than a ceramic
it still doesn't sound as powerful than a ceramic, especially if the ceramic magnet was oversized, but you'll lose less power than with alnico 5