TroyBaer
Really knows where his towel is.
Did the #7 specs change at some point? I have a 2001 Singlecut, and while it nominally has #7s, its bridge pickup is very hot, more like what's listed above as an SC250 treble PU.
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I have said it before and I'll say it again - They need to specify which alnico they are using in each pickup. There can be major differences in the response a pickup has just by swapping out various alnico varieties.
Guys, I've found this site with an interesting comparison between:
* Alnico II;
* Alnico V;
* Alnico VIII;
* Ceramic.
I don't know if PRS will allow me to paste the address here, but I'll try. Perhaps, alnico II is the choice for the most vintage-like PRS pickups.
http://www.seymourduncan.com/blog/the-tone-garage/differences-in-guitar-pickup-magnets/
I have said it before and I'll say it again - They need to specify which alnico they are using in each pickup. There can be major differences in the response a pickup has just by swapping out various alnico varieties.
Guys, I've found this site with an interesting comparison between:
* Alnico II;
* Alnico V;
* Alnico VIII;
* Ceramic.
I don't know if PRS will allow me to paste the address here, but I'll try. Perhaps, alnico II is the choice for the most vintage-like PRS pickups.
http://www.seymourduncan.com/blog/the-tone-garage/differences-in-guitar-pickup-magnets/
Will never happen. The whole reason people pay $400 for a set of 50 series pickups is because they DON'T know whats inside. Its psychological marketing. We'll be top secret about it and therefore you will think the magic fairies came and made the pickups with super duper special magnets. Remember all the talk of the super special machines they dusted off from 1958 or something like that?
+1. Exactly. I just want to know the details so I can make informed decisions when I feel something isn't working and want to make a change. I don't just want to hone in on what works, I want to know why it's working. Is that so much to ask?AFAICT, PRS is one of the few winders in the industry who tries to keep this information quiet, which I suspect is what chafes John Beef and I so much about it.
Duncan always seems to ignore Alnico III and IV, and I'm not sure why. Maybe they can't get it in sufficient volumes or consistency for the size of their production runs. Smaller winders such as Lindy Fralin and Bare Knuckle really seem to like Alnico IV for vintage style humbuckers.
Now the 85/15s are a horse of a different color, I haven't seen any specs on them, but they manage to sound both cleaner and more "Fendery" in single coil mode, and gainier and having a wider frequency response in double coil mode - this is in my 30th CU24. I think they must be "unobtainium".:biggrin:
Tom
Did the #7 specs change at some point? I have a 2001 Singlecut, and while it nominally has #7s, its bridge pickup is very hot, more like what's listed above as an SC250 treble PU.