Ceramic Vs Alnico 2

Alnico tends to produce a very musical pickup in most.

Ceramic vs alnico 2.

This is a tutorial video to demonstrate the difference in sound and performance between a ceramic and alnico v magnet in a bridge humbucker looking specific. We use alnico 3 magnets in our real 54 s to give them a bright glassy tone. What s the difference between ceramic alnico magnet pickups. Donate to guitars for good causes.

So we often hear. A lot of people automatically say that alnico is superior to ceramic in pickups. You see ceramic is easier to come by than alnico making it a cheaper magnet to make. Ceramic magnets are made from ferrites often iron oxides.

Alnico seems to be the popular favorite but on the other hand there is no shortage of popular recordings that feature ceramic pickups. Alnico viii is generally between ceramic and alnico v with quite a bit of magnetic pull punchy with upper mids but a little more warmth than ceramic. Alnico ii is a lower output magnet that is smooth and usually has just a bit of warmth. By some players the ceramic magnets are given a bad reputation when compared to alnico which is probably due to their association with cheaper instruments.

Whereas ceramic is used in metal as it sounds tight loud and cool. The result is a slightly hotter sounding pickup with more treble response. Let s listen to how they sound. Alnico is nice and warm and great for blues.

To crown a winner in our alnico vs ceramic magnets shootout we would need a way to accurately compare the two which is not an easy task. Alnico 4 is stronger than both alnico 2 and 3 but weaker than alnico 5. Ceramic magnets are made of ceramic surprise. You often hear that the sound of a pickup is dominated by the choice of magnet used in its construction.

Alnico v has more scooped mids and tighter in the low end. Curiously alnico 3 is weaker than alnico 2 in a bar magnet form but stronger than alnico 2 in a rod magnet form. Provides some bite and sparkle.