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Alnico component

19th Dec 2017

Alnico Ⅱ : 10% Aluminium, 19% Nickel, 13% Cobalt and 3% Copper, with 0% Titanium. Alnico Ⅲ : 7–12% Al, 14–25% Ni, 5–38% Co, 3-4% Cu with the balance being Fe…..

Effects of wax potting

12th Dec 2017

There are several reasons for wax porting. It reduces unwanted mechanical vibration within the pickups components like screws, metal spacers, magnets etc. Another important reason is….

Hand-wound vs Machine wound pickups

8th Dec 2017

In order to wind a guitar pickup, a machine needs to spin the bobbin while copper wire is being wound onto it. The difference between a hand- and machine wound pickup is in …..

Alnico Sound Characteristics

7th Dec 2017

Alnico 2 Lots of mids, not much treble, loose low end, low output, and lots of vintage dynamics. Used in the bridge and neck. Alnico 3 Like an A2 but with more treble and less low …..

Characteristics according to pickup coil type

6th Dec 2017

This is the famous purple/brown insulator. This insulator was one of the very first insulation’s to be invented and used as a magnet wire insulator. People who are not  …..