Seymour Duncan - Differences in Alnico Magnets

[@Murphy_R9]

Yes and seymour is such a nice guy a lot of people think he is out for just the buck but that is not true ! he really loves what he does!

[@tomstegall1346]

Great explanation, makes sense to me now about the power of the magnetic fields dampening the strings. Thanks

[@jomesias]

Pickup magnets are the true holy grail for tone!

[@norgeboy72]

Seymour is the voice of the 20th & 21st century. no Seymour, no rock

[@ernestochang1744]

have you seen the DC outputs of the "modern" pickups? that's insane

[@norgeboy72]

13/15k alnico 5-8 for bridge, 6-8k alnico 2/3 neck.

[@ernestochang1744]

Check out the bass pickups as well, i bought an antiquity single coil 1955 p bass although it has low DCR it does the job nicely :3 just imagine if i would have bought the Hot one

[@vonsnitchzel735]

DC isn't a measure output, but resistance. It can only tell you how much wire pickup has (if you know what gauge of wire has been used). mv is the measure of output, but there's no standardized way of measuring it...

[@cybrunel1016]

I forgive you for saying that...you were soooo high that night, remember 4 yrs ago ?

[@syunaman]

great intro into how pickups work! very valuable info simply put!

[@jayrobb9]

Yes... but what are the differences between Alnico magnets?

[@volkersessler8976]

They are differences in the alloy of Alnico, Which means Aluminium, Nickel, Cobalt, and there are different calibrations what these magnetic poles can have, they get them after they are put in the coil.

[@AuntAlnico4]

@Marius you must not have wasted any time watching this crap video before making that snarky ass comment, did you !?

[@christopherguzzi1316]

What I learned about alnico magnets from Seymour Duncan is that model trains are cool.😉😃🤗

[@happysince96]

his info has helped me with my pickup designs Pete from Eastgrove pickups

[@animalboy71]

Interesting info! Thanks

[@hungariantankman4607]

Why is Rebecca slurring her words?

[@norgeboy72]

Ernesto, I'm a guitarist. I don't really play bass. I get my pickups from the creamery in the UK.

[@ALtheDoctorWho]

This is funny that Seymour should mention Lionel train transformer years ago when Les Paul was alive I told him that it was the Lionel train transformer that got me into magnetism to begin with. Thanks for posting PG c];-D

[@TheMassdistortion]

What accent does Rebecca have?

[@alanoffer]

I thought she’d come back for a minute until she said the date

[@AnonYmous-jp8uu]

oh Rebecca

[@chocolatecookie8571]

I came for the pickups. Then Rebecca came in the picture and I forgot all about the pickups. 😘

[@danbuffington75]

Reminds me of Nelson Pass

[@LfunkeyA]

the winding, other materials used, how the pickups sound in a given guitar, attack style of the musician, etc.

[@tommyfairhurst9864]

THAT MAN IS BRILL HE KNOWS EVERY THING ABOUT MAGNETS

[@NobotyBoi]

Seymour aka GOD

[@klepetar]

who's this guy?

[@clintjones9848]

Some slob

[@ATOMSKI_MRAV]

He sucks at not making excellent pickups 😊

[@chocolatecookie8571]

Someone who looks like Seymour Duncan.

[@tommyfairhurst9864]

i have alico 2 i n my lespaul the best

[@NerkMineRaiste]

slash sound :)

[@tourettesguy3858]

Tommy Fairhurst yess its so velvety and smooth sounding, the guitar responds with way more sustain.

[@esmeulonsouzadeoliveira3636]

Like 491 ⚡🔱⚡Seymour Duncan .

[@SIRONEDRAGON]

cool : )

[@TimV93]

i do but i don't know how to solder them

[@tommyfairhurst9864]

IV GOT ALNICO 2 IN THE BRIDGE AND ANLICO 5 IN THE NECK THE MAGNETS ARE BRILL AND WHAT DIFFRENC E THEY MAKE TO YOUR PICKUPS

[@ATOMSKI_MRAV]

We get it...you like the word "BRILL"

[@johnmirabile3535]

FOR PAFS MOST OF THE GOOD WINDERS STANDARD PAF HAVE A5 MAGS....TO ME? A GOOD PAF REPRO WIND, SOUND BEST WITH GOOD A2 MAGZ...A5'S DONT HAVE THAT NAZAL QUALITY LIKE THE A2...AND SEYMOUR JUST CONFIRMED IT FOR ME..

[@jarekstepniak]

great !!

[@PANICBLADE]

its like 3 minutes dude. did you want him to tell you where baby magnets come from too?

[@geoycs]

Ok

[@jsmallsawe]

Alnico 5 is much stronger than Alnico 2.

[@geertvanbergen3905]

yes, but not necessarily better

[@GlauberJoe]

And people say Gibson pickups are better than his stuff... BS!!

[@CrankCase08]

Shit pickups use ceramics and shit pickups use AlNiCo. So what's the component difference between these and clear, good quality pickups? Finding concise information on this issue is like trying to dig up state secrets.

[@garyabbot4659]

B that's magnet stats. Like how alcino has way more flux lines in the field Compared to ceramic. So alnico probably pick up more harmonics, detail and sounds brighter, because the increase flux lines provide of that type of magnet, which give more sense of space. Just my own thought. Also alcino can be de-magnified easy. I think it's field is in a way easier to influence - I could be wrong, but you can see how this subject is weird

[@shredhed572]

The difference? Your ears my friend.

[@CrankCase08]

@@shredhed572 My ears are not a component of the pickups.

[@jameskrys5286]

Seymour knows how to pronounce ALNICO. It's not AL KNEE CO like some of the knuckleheads on You Tube pronounce it.

[@arrrival]

I'll say!

[@RudyChickenz]

:O that sucks. learn. useful skill

[@darklight4815]

talk about a snooze fest

[@areyouavinalaff]

1:28 is bullshit. simple fact is different magnet qualities give different inductances. "string pull" my ass.

[@U2BER2012]

You sound like you have technical background on the subject. Seymour Duncan is a manufacturer of guitar pickups.I don't know that he has a degree on magnet theory. However it sounds like he has derived what knowledge he has by merely experimenting and maybe asking magnet manufacturers many questions about their products and maybe some reading on the subject? Just an observation.

[@areyouavinalaff]

string pull is neglible at the distance were talking about. these magnets are generally pretty weak, just touch them with a screw driver tip and see... they don't pull strings that much at all

[@lynyrddeville]

They have enough string pull to cause "stratitis", a symptom my very own guitar had until I lowered my single coil pickups. Oh, I guiss I should admit that the polepieces are magnetic slugs.

[@garyabbot4659]

Are you 'avin a laugh? Is he 'avin a laugh? I agree. Neck and bridge connections will effect sustain physically, where as magnets at the strength and range in guitar pickups won't. Even a ceramic magnets struggles to pull string nearly touching. It's a myth, and yet more guitar overcomplicaton in search of that tone 😂it's how guitar makers sell stuff. All the string does is move the flux lines in the magnet field. It doesn't have to interfere with the actual pull on the string in any way. Just like it doesn't have to be near the interference picked up.

[@Chakirisan]

He didn't say pull in that sense, he said vibration within a field and frankly a good ear and experience, of which Seymour Duncan has a ton, is the most valuable quality in building pickups.