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MM shape humbucker ALNICO or CERAMIC???

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ecufunk

Nov 19, 2007
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which one have more agressive slap and fingerstyle sound.....i heard delano bartolini duncans i have a nordstrand wich eno is the most powerfull in lows and best hi-fi slaps...ohhh and which one have the higher output and the nicest tone
 
#2
The general consensus is that Alnico is "warmer" and Ceramic is more "hifi". Those are complete generalizations that don't take into account many variables of pickup design. You have to look at the end product and not one part of the product.
 
#3
cybersnyder said:
The general consensus is that Alnico is "warmer" and Ceramic is more "hifi". Those are complete generalizations that don't take into account many variables of pickup design. You have to look at the end product and not one part of the product.
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hi man hey i put the mm humbucker very hi-fi put the mid-frecuency very thin and make moves to the pre it sounds more hi-fi but it sounds a little bit forced too
 
#8
please i want to be only pro bassists and you´re right cybersnyder it´s and all countries forum you people please just answer the questions or give your musicians opinion.....and belive me some alnico are very very agressive maeby you have to play more pickup brands
 
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cybersnyder said:
The general consensus is that Alnico is "warmer" and Ceramic is more "hifi". Those are complete generalizations that don't take into account many variables of pickup design. You have to look at the end product and not one part of the product.
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yeah man you´re right but between the alnico mm humbuckers which one is the most agressive? for your opinion
 
#13
You have used the word "agressive" multiple times. To most of us, that means the opposite of "warm". Ceramic pickups are generally more agressive. Alnico pickups are generally warmer.

One of my basses has a Seymour Duncan ceramic mm pickup. I consider it to be more agressive sounding. One of my basses has a Seymour Duncan alnico mm pickup. I consider it to be warmer sounding. The two pickups are virtually the same except for the magnet material. Both basses have the same Seymour Duncan active preamp.

I installed the alnico pickup on a bass with an alder body and a maple bolt-on neck that I wanted to be warmer sounding. I use round-core nickel roundwound strings on that bass.

I installed the ceramic pickup on a neck-through bass with a swamp ash body that I wanted to be more agressive sounding. I use hex-core stainless roundwound strings on that bass.

I'm sorry, that's as complex as I can be.
 
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scottbass said:
You have used the word "agressive" multiple times. To most of us, that means the opposite of "warm". Ceramic pickups are generally more agressive. Alnico pickups are generally warmer.

One of my basses has a Seymour Duncan ceramic mm pickup. I consider it to be more agressive sounding. One of my basses has a Seymour Duncan alnico mm pickup. I consider it to be warmer sounding. The two pickups are virtually the same except for the magnet material. Both basses have the same Seymour Duncan active preamp.

I installed the alnico pickup on a bass with an alder body and a maple bolt-on neck that I wanted to be warmer sounding. I use round-core nickel roundwound strings on that bass.

I installed the ceramic pickup on a neck-through bass with a swamp ash body that I wanted to be more agressive sounding. I use hex-core stainless roundwound strings on that bass.

I'm sorry, that's as complex as I can be.
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i know the difference man but...ok look tell me this can i get percussive tones with the ceramic?
and can i get single coil slap tones with a mm humbucker?
in single coils the winnding is very important to the sound like the difference between lindy fralin and aero pickups maeby i splain my problem in a bad way now the question is.....do you know a hi-fi but with powerfull lows and mid range??? i use nordstrand they are powerfull but they are not hi-fi
 
#17
My suggestion would be to contact Aero and see if they recommend one of their pickups and give them your desires. A smaller company will be able to do a custom winding for you more quickly than a larger company. Honestly, I think you're asking for a big car that fits into a small parking space. ;)
 
#18
mmmm...big car??? and what´s that?? i just want a great pickup with great mid lows, big output and hi-fi slaps or there´s no pickups who can give me that???
maeby if your pickup had natural strong mid lows it can´t be hi-fi and if it is hi -fi can´t give you powerfull mid lows am i right????
 
#19
I think you have conflicting desires -- asking too much from one pickup. I wonder if you could do a MM pickup with one coil ceramic and the other coil alnico. It may give you the best of both, or maybe the worst of both.
 
#20
cybersnyder said:
I think you have conflicting desires -- asking too much from one pickup. I wonder if you could do a MM pickup with one coil ceramic and the other coil alnico. It may give you the best of both, or maybe the worst of both.
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yeah i don´t think thats a good idea....i´m trying harder with my 4.2 nordstrand i´m getting a better sound but it´s still not a delano alnico hi-fi sound the pickup still sound with a little vintage vibe maeby is the winding
 

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