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I'm looking for a pickup that is very near the A2P but without the spongy bass. Something that has a focused bass response of the '59 but not boomy or too loud low freqencies. Also I hate any upper mid spike, just a nice smooth lower mid growl or purr

Huuuuum, i think the 59 has a Boomy bass, not focused at all and not tight
Tight is the EMG 81. but it´s active and ceramic
i wanted a Tighter version of the Custom custom .
Q with a little bit more Bass .

I would say that the demon is what you're looking for.


Originally Posted by scooterI would say that the demon is what you're looking for.

I think the Demon's A5.

A Demon is an Alnico 5 magnet...as a rule Alnico II pickups are not known for solid tight bass...

How bout a demon and replace the alinco 5 with a 2?

No matter which Alnico 2 pickup you try, it's going to have a warmer, looser low end. That's simply a characteristic of all Alnico 2 pickups, there's no way around it. What you might try is replacing the A2 magnet with an A3. It will still sound similar to an A2, but A3 magnets have a bass response that's a bit tighter than an A2 magnet.

Ryan

A PG bridge will get you there.

As a quick reminder, an A3 magnet is less powerful than an A2.
Click on this thread to see the little chart I posted awhile back.


Originally Posted by ArtieTooThese are the gauss specs from the MMPA Standard #0100-00: (Magnetic Materials Producers Association)

A4: 5,200 (approximate)
A3: 7,000
A2: 7,500
A5: 12,800

Thanks for this info! I'd never thought it could be this way...

That's wild, I just replied to another topic that A3 was weaker than A2. THanks for all the suggestions. I saw once that Scott F was thinking along those same lines, but trying an A5 in a A2P. I may try this.

A3 may be weaker, but it still has a tighter bass response than the same pickup with an A2. This has been well documented by a number of forum members, myself included. If you like the Alnico 2 Pro, but wish it were a bit tighter sounding, try an A3 magnet first, that just might do the trick. An A5 magnet will give the pickup an entirely different sound.

Ryan

Originally Posted by ArtieToo
These are the gauss specs from the MMPA Standard #0100-00: (Magnetic Materials Producers Association)

A4: 5,200 (approximate)
A3: 7,000
A2: 7,500
A5: 12,800

I don't doubt this but I sure don't understand it.

Some people insist that there's no diff between these four magnets except for the strength of the magnetic field.

That doesn't explain the tonal differences.

Alnico 5: Very strong bass, moderate mids, strong treble

Alnico 4: Strong bass, stronger but edgier mids than alnico 5, bright crisp articulate treble.

Alnico 2: Softer bass, strongest mids, softer treble

Alnico 3: Compared to a2 and a5 Tele pickups, the a3 Nocaster pickups I had seemed to me to have less bass (maybe) but definately less mids and more treble than a2.

What that all about????