Exploring the Unique Qualities of Alnico Magnets: II vs III vs IV vs V vs VIII

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In this video, we did a little experiment on our "Oomph" humbucker. We recorded the exact same pickup with alnico 2, 3, 4, 5, and 8 magnets. This way we can notice the change in sound created solely by the magnet.
Just to be clear, this is the exact same pickup and not two pickups of the same model.
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🎥 Video Content:
0:00​​ - Intro
0:24 - Alnico II
1:26​​ - Alnico III
2:30​​ - Alnico IV
3:37 - Alnico V
4:41 - Alnico VIII
5:34​​ - Outro
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[@blop1738]

II 0:23 III 1:27 IV 2:31 V 3:37 VIII 4:41

[@SamuelOceanMusic]

Excellent demo! Great, consistent and articulate playing! Aiii and Aiv are where it's at for me. I also quite liked the sound of the Aviii magnet - it just seemed louder. Thanks, mate! Cheers.

[@sorenahlback]

My latest combo is a P90 A2 for neck and an A4 Humbucker for bridge. Coil split on that and a 3.3 kOhm resistor. Very happy with that.

[@autodidacticprofessor869]

Depends on the guitar. My Les Paul likes A2's but my Flying V like an A4/A5 combo in the neck/bridge.

[@hbrmetal]

God bless you

[@light487]

4 is the sweet spot for me This video confirmed it.

[@AvnerRosenstein-ULTRA-LXV]

I honestly prefer Alnico III's. Most Gibson's from 66 to 79 had T-Top pickups. Those had Alnico V's. Except for most of the T-Tops made between 74-77 largely had Alnico III's. Kinda bizarre honestly. They called the ones made in 74 "Super 74's" with Alnico III's. Great Comparison and thanks!

[@lordgraga]

Do you have any source on T Tops having A3’s? I’ve not been able to once-and-for-all confirm it through a good source. There’s one pickup winder (Oil something something) that states it, but Brandonwound were not sure when I contacted them about it.

[@AvnerRosenstein-ULTRA-LXV]

@@lordgraga I've known several guitarists with T tops in Gibsons in a range of 70's LP's. Some of them were clearly hotter 5's and some were not. Generally most LP's between 74 and 77 had 3's. I can gaurantee that Gibson never stuck with one specific Magnet for any of their lines. Early p-90's had Alnico 3's which are now rare but the most common are the Alnico 5 version. PAF's had literally 2,3 and 5 at various points. The only way to confirm it is either ask Gibson or Gibson gets their heads out of their bungholes and actually produce a comprehensive online viewable history of their pickups...which they likely won't or Find people who have guitars with those pickups.

[@lordgraga]

@@AvnerRosenstein-ULTRA-LXV thanks a ton for your response. I had never heard of the Super74 despite having heavily researched T Tops during the last week while on holidays. The fact that Gibson used A3’s in that one is definitely a smoking gun. The reason why I’m doing this is because I’m trying to tone chase a clean and lead tone from Opeth’s Blackwater Park, which were done on a Les Paul custom, potentially from 1974. I don’t know if it’s too much to ask, buit would you listen to this isolated tone at 3:45 and tell me if it could sound like an A3 T Top? kzbin.info/www/bejne/jWrHdoZ8jLNgpbssi=8GS9E_Sc4pn0f79j

[@AvnerRosenstein-ULTRA-LXV]

@@lordgraga killer band Opeth, their last album is 🔥! That tone would be difficult to ascertain. The gain of that tone is mild. However there is a very certain amount of clarity. Alnico 5s are hot pickups and clarity is often lost in those to a degree. As an educated guess I'd say 3 but I could be wrong.

[@lordgraga]

@@AvnerRosenstein-ULTRA-LXV your guess is as good as mine but I appreciate that you listened. As you can see I run a very Opeth-oriented channel and will probably do a video on BWP tones soon.

[@OldBiker]

4 for me and that's what IronGear use in their Blues Engine pickups. Nice blend of highs and lows

[@sorenahlback]

Agree! I have them too. Also Toneriders A4 Classic is great.

[@zanona74]

Thank you for sharing this content. Even hearing with phones it is a bit hard for me to capture differences. I got it, not sure how much of it. I would like to know your thoughts about each magnet. Do you have it wrote somewhere? Tks again, nice job!

[@coilsboutiquepickups]

Hi, thank you for your comment. You can check out our blog for some answers about magnets. www.coilsboutique.com/blog/pickup-magnets/ :))

[@zanona74]

Amazing! Thank you!

[@esmeulonsouzadeoliveira3636]

Like 82 ⚡🔱⚡🐍 .

[@valueofnothing2487]

it would be nice to see graphs so we can settle this once and for all

[@qua7771]

Graphs are for stock trading, not music appreciation. What do you mean by "settle". It's nice to have options, that's for sure.

[@valueofnothing2487]

@@qua7771 I am saying that KZbin channels could actually answer the questions that people have about the effect of materials on guitar tone if they did proper testing. But people prefer to be ignorant and stupid and thus reward channels like this one. Why? Why do we seem intent upon asking the same questions over and over again? Why do we persist in remaining ignorant?

[@qua7771]

@@valueofnothing2487 What good is a chart when evaluating audio. Can you show me on a chart why one food would taste better than another? Even if such a chart existed it shouldn't influence why you prefer one product over another. Some pickup manufacturers have provided charts. I think the people who have the biggest issue with tone chasing are the ones using a lot of gain or processing. In that case it would only stand to reason that most of the detail would be gone. I play straight into a tube amp, and pickup swaps are pretty dramatic to me. Changes like that take me a while to adapt to. I'll never understand why people who aren't concerned about tone feel compelled to join in on discussions about it. A guitar rig's tone is the sum of it's parts, or the lack thereof. You comment suggest that if the sound hasn't convinced you, then a chart would.

[@valueofnothing2487]

​​@@qua7771 Charts are used in every piece of gear you own. The wire, the magnets, the design of tuning pegs parts. In the case of pickups, it is tell you how the pickup sounds. A pickup's sound is nearly entirely due to it's inductance and resistance. If you could measure the inductance, resistance and the permiability you would know what it sounds like. You wouldn't have to guess. You wouldn't have to wonder what type of magnet does what. All the obscene profits that pickup manufacturers get would disappear. Look, all these KZbin creators are obviously filling a need - to see how different magnet types affect tone. So there is a desire to learn - albeit a superficial one.

[@qua7771]

@@valueofnothing2487 I have ears. Do you even play guitar? Seriously.

[@christiancris8252]

Alnico 2 , ensuite Alnico 5…