Magnets, two kinds in one pickup??

[surface54]

alnico8 in particular doesn't suffer in the high end department, but the alt.8 wind does. a8 in lower output winds, even the C8 as i understand, has a decent amount of top end to the point where it balances out alright with the amount of lows and mids it's got. i love a8 personally, i've got it in my SG's 490t and dot studio's PGb at the moment

ok this is good news then, cause i really had thought that all alinco 8 magnets were gonna suffer high end cause of what i experienced with the alternative-8 sh-15.
cause i really did LOVE the low end on that pickup, just didnt like the sustain of the highs, it fell twice as fast as my stock no name pickups.

what would you guys say about a alinco 8 mag in my JB??
ive heard its great.

cool cool cool!

[The Usual]

I have messed around with A8s quite a bit, and to my ears, they are very strong A4s with a little A2 mixed in there. I used to thik they were the ceramic of the alnico world, but lately I'm not so sure about that. They do have less highs than A5 and ceramic. To my ears anyway.

[FluffChop]

i just traded a alternative 8 for a jb, ive had it for 8 months, played it all the time. read the reviews on the a8 magnet, they do suffer a little on the high dont you agree??

yeah its great for low end but i could never dial in shinny lead tones, it just always seemed so bassy and the sustain always seems bothered by it. i know my ears.

Yeah I agree the "Alt 8" does suffer on the high end in my opinion, but a Custom 8 doesn't. The high end isn't lacking due to the A8 magnet on the Alt 8, it's the high winding that reduces highs in that case.