Alnico V or Ceramic pickups..???

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this might be a dumb question but i have no clue which one is better or what the difference is.. i could look it up but i would rather ask on here and get a right answer.. so please whats the difference and which one is better.. thanks
 
Not better or worse. Just a taste thing. Ceramic pickups are normally a little hotter, have better bass response (tightness), and a brighter treble response. A5 pickups have a "bigger" sounding bottom (not as tight), more mids, and sweeter treble. This is not to say that an A5 pickup can't be bright though.
 
For me ..., ( and obviously your mileage may vary ) ..., there is a defninte "best" .... AlNiCo V ( special ), as in the magnet that Suhr is using in ALL their pickups ! Nothing better as far as I'm concerned ....
 
okay.. well man i dont know... ive been playing for about a yr now, and started getting into LEARNING about gear for like 6 months.. and this is all so confusing at times.. i need to listen to both and see what my ear likes best.. but since i dont i will have to rely on you good people..
 
kaeli0430":29r7c18n said:
okay.. well man i dont know... ive been playing for about a yr now, and started getting into LEARNING about gear for like 6 months.. and this is all so confusing at times.. i need to listen to both and see what my ear likes best.. but since i dont i will have to rely on you good people..
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Stop right now. Walk away. It's like heroin for SOME, with all the drawbacks. :lol: :LOL: :lol: :LOL: An Ibanez, EMG and 6505 is a killer combo already.
 
kaeli0430":be63d0ek said:
okay.. well man i dont know... ive been playing for about a yr now, and started getting into LEARNING about gear for like 6 months.. and this is all so confusing at times.. i need to listen to both and see what my ear likes best.. but since i dont i will have to rely on you good people..
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This is your second thread about pickups within a day. In the other thread you made up your mind. Now it seems like you don't. Stop asking for "what is the best..". Buy or loan some pickups new or second hand and start experimenting. This is the only way. There is only one opinion that matters, that is your own. Like I said in the other thread, give BKP a call or e-mail and they will recommend you a pickup to match with your gear. Like bubba said, this is gonna be an addiction...
 
A decent guitar store will have guitars with A5 and ceramic's in them. Any new Gibson (not Epiphone) Explorer or V will have a 500T ceramic in it and the LP standards will have Burstbucker Pro's? which are A5. A lot of ESP Ltd's use a Duncan JB if not an EMG which is another A5 you can compare with. Different amps will respond better or worse to lower and higher output pickups. You'll have to demo and experiment for yourself to find out.
 
Laurens":codcs6dy said:
kaeli0430":codcs6dy said:
okay.. well man i dont know... ive been playing for about a yr now, and started getting into LEARNING about gear for like 6 months.. and this is all so confusing at times.. i need to listen to both and see what my ear likes best.. but since i dont i will have to rely on you good people..
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This is your second thread about pickups within a day. In the other thread you made up your mind. Now it seems like you don't. Stop asking for "what is the best..". Buy or loan some pickups new or second hand and start experimenting. This is the only way. There is only one opinion that matters, that is your own. Like I said in the other thread, give BKP a call or e-mail and they will recommend you a pickup to match with your gear. Like bubba said, this is gonna be an addiction...
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yes this is the second thread, lol i learn stuff by asking question, and lots of questions.lol so yes that is why ive ask 2 questions in a day..on bare knuckle site i noticed alnico and ceramic.. that is why i ask.. my wife will not let me buy different pickups to try out.. but shes aloud to buy different hand bags or shoes or clothes when she wants.. thats just how it is.. :confused: i apologize for asking so many questions.. but thanks for answering them.. you guys rock :rock:
 
bubbastain":2yx1eobg said:
kaeli0430":2yx1eobg said:
okay.. well man i dont know... ive been playing for about a yr now, and started getting into LEARNING about gear for like 6 months.. and this is all so confusing at times.. i need to listen to both and see what my ear likes best.. but since i dont i will have to rely on you good people..
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Stop right now. Walk away. It's like heroin for SOME, with all the drawbacks. :lol: :LOL: :lol: :LOL: An Ibanez, EMG and 6505 is a killer combo already.
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well i can tell you right now teh withdraws arent as bad. :lol: :LOL: but the actually getting my fix is close to the same.. :doh: ive been clean from herion/oxy now for 1 year to date actually.. and picking up a guitar actually saved my life.. its a fighting battled everyday, but i would rather spend my cash on gear then a 100 bucks of dope any day.. so thanks guys for posting interesting stuff so i can read to keep my mind at ease!!!! enough about my addiction stories back to the gear questions and answers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
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