Ceramic Vs Alnico 2

Alnico is nice and warm and great for blues.

Ceramic vs alnico 2. So we often hear. Ceramic magnets are made of ceramic surprise. Curiously alnico 3 is weaker than alnico 2 in a bar magnet form but stronger than alnico 2 in a rod magnet form. Alnico ii is a lower output magnet that is smooth and usually has just a bit of warmth.

What s the difference between ceramic alnico magnet pickups. Whereas ceramic is used in metal as it sounds tight loud and cool. It has the most balanced and even eq out of all of the alnico. Alnico 4 is stronger than both alnico 2 and 3 but weaker than alnico 5.

Ceramic magnets are made from ferrites often iron oxides. Magnetically speaking ceramic magnets produce a stronger field than alnico. Alnico v has more scooped mids and tighter in the low end. You see ceramic is easier to come by than alnico making it a cheaper magnet to make.

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. We use alnico 3 magnets in our real 54 s to give them a bright glassy tone. 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. You often hear that the sound of a pickup is dominated by the choice of magnet used in its construction.

Provides some bite and sparkle. 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. Let s listen to how they sound. A lot of people automatically say that alnico is superior to ceramic in 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. The result is a slightly hotter sounding pickup with more treble response. Alnico seems to be the popular favorite but on the other hand there is no shortage of popular recordings that feature ceramic pickups.