magnets

I have been reading a lot that in order to reduce noise in a Jazz bass, that the magnets need to be different polarities (ie one north and one south). Is this true also for N3 pickups? My American Deluxe V came with two pickups with the same polarity (south).

I've been looking at used jazz bass pickups and I found a set of CREL JB41 pickups made in France with solid aluminum housings. The price is right and they have a really cool uniqueness to them but I don't have a clue what coil/magnet arrangements they have or any reviews of the sound. If...

Does anyone know what magnets are in a Nordstrand CND P pickup?

Or at least I wasted my time on reading a senseless manic ramble of random buzzwords. Of all the nonsense babble in that blog this got to take the price though for the absolutely most hilarious : Here's the whole article : [Invalid or Expired Link Removed] It's actually not that he hasn't...

This is an interesting discussion on speakers (1520) Meet a true GUITAR SPEAKER EXPERT! (from JENSEN Speakers) - YouTube

Hello, I'm working on a custom bass project, and currently focusing on the pickups and electronics. I've learned a lot about the subject lately, but all this is still fairly fresh in my mind. The bass will have 3 dual-coils side-by-side, and I'm wondering if the relative polarities of the...

Hey y'all, thought I'd make a list thread for all bass builders and pickup manufacturers that use and sell rare earth neodymium pickups for any interested. Here are the ones I have found so far: COMPANIES THAT USE NEODYMIUM PICKUPS Bass Mods Dingwall Ernie Ball Musicman Jerry Drozd Basses...

I’ve recently learned that pickups can be demagnetised. This worries me slightly. What exactly does it take to demagnetise your pickups? I’ve got alnico magnets and I’ve heard alnico are the most prone pickups to demagnetising. Are smaller objects like phones, screwdrivers and like objects...

I found myself winding pickup coils for science and here are a few things I also tried. stethoscope instructions 1. Tape a giant magnet to your chest, preferably get the tape on the sensitive bit. 2. Hold a pickup up to it. 3. Send that signal straight to your amplifier. And for the...