whats your favorite magnet?

[NoOnesFang13]

just a question

[JB_From_Hell]

The one on my fridge that is shaped like Tennessee.

[JeffB]

No faves- I've had sucky A2, A5, and ceramic mag pups (and one A3 too)- and I have owned and played stellar examples of each.


I'd say from the big 3, I tend to gravitate towards Ceramic and A2. Very few A5 pups do it for me.

[ModestCargo]

I voted A8, because old Ibanez Super 70s are my favorite humbuckers.

A2 is a close second, and they kick ass in single coils.

[cream123]

depends on the application, and the rest of the pickup. a5 is gonna be a bit bright as a single in a strat or tele. however a2 will be just right if the rest of the pickup is good. however a2 may not be right in a neck spot. it really does depend.

[Yngwiestein]

No fav. Depends on the pickup it's going in! Usually buy a5 because I get what I need with it. Have some ceramic and some a2.

[Sprinter]

G&L's, MFD pickups are ceramic so my answer is ceramic.


Sprinter

[Boogie Bill]

Nothing works better than MONEY as a chick magnet!!!!

Bill

[Moonsorrow]

A5.

[NoOnesFang13]

well from the results it came out kinda how i thought i would being A2 A5 A8 and Ceramic. So how about for singles.

[metlking]

At the moment it's ceramic (DD).....but soon I'll get an A8 and put it in a JB in one of my HSS Strats........I'll have a full report.

[NoOnesFang13]

please more results i am using this graph in a report for my buisness english class

[NoOnesFang13]

so far i have decided the more PAF designs for my report will have the option for A2 or A5, and the higher output either A8 or Ceramic. But im not sure what i should go with for the following pickups.
50's strat
60's strat
hot strat
Broadcaster
Telecaster/neck/bridge

[LtKojak]

I'd say A5, as it's the most malleable sound-wise using degaussing. Never muddy.

Pepe aka Lt. Kojak
Milano, Italy

[bigheadood]

C5 and '59n are my favorite pickups, so A5 for me.

But I do like the X2N7, so ceramic is a close 2nd.

[jimijames]

50's strat - A3 or A5
60's strat - A5
hot strat - A2 or A5 (personally I'd go with A2)
Broadcaster - Again, A3 or A5
Telecaster/neck - A5
Telecaster/bridge - A2

That's what I'd go with; just remember, all of those have traditionally had A5 as far as I know.

[blueman335]

No faves- I've had sucky A2, A5, and ceramic mag pups (and one A3 too)- and I have owned and played stellar examples of each.

Or is it the PU's wind, or the guitar's wood that makes a magnet seem less than ideal?

The virtue of A5's is that they start off with plenty of treble, and you can easily reduce that for the bridge with 250K pots & .100 caps. When you have an A2 and need brightness, it's harder to get enough treble, without a magnet switch, especially in the neck when you're already using 500K's.

While there are certain magnets that we favor, it's nice having the flexibility to swap them instead of buying another PU & hoping that sounds better. Actually, I wish we had more magnets to choose from, more tones in between the current ones.

[Lewguitar]

Alnico 5 Strat (or Tele) neck and middle
Alnico 2 Strat (or Tele) bridge

Alnico 2 paf neck humbucker
Ceramic or Alnico 2 bridge humbucker

Favorite Strat neck and middle: a5 Duncan Surfer
Favorite Strat bridge: A2 Duncan CS Hot or Texas Hot Custom

Favorite neck humbucker: a2 PGn
Favorite bridge humbucker: a2 Duncan CS 78 or Ceramic Duncan Custom

[Simon_F]

After much experimentation I've concluded that the sound in my head is an A4 humbucker. Highs, mids and lows in perfect balance. It's vintage but it rocks.

[blueman335]

After much experimentation I've concluded that the sound in my head is an A4 humbucker. Highs, mids and lows in perfect balance. It's vintage but it rocks.

I think A4's are very useful & underrated. To me they're ideal when a bridge HB with an A5 is too bright, but an A2 would be too dark or compressed.