Pickups: Nailbomb (alnico Vs Ceramic) |
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Aug 8 2012, 04:59 PM
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In a post focused on Guitar Nerd Glory, I wanted to share with you an AMAZING pickup called the BAREKNUCKLE NAILBOMB. Many of you know this piece well. I'm using it to clarify the
ALNICO VS CERAMIC PICKUP DEBATE (Which is "Better") Some of you may or may not know that there is a difference in the type of magnets a a pickup uses and that this has serious impact on the tone/sound of the pickup. EMG pickups, and many Djenty pickups use CERAMIC magnets for their tight bass response and nearly "scooped" sound. Alnico magnet pickups by contrast, are used quite often by "shreddy" guys for their greater clarity in the mid range, lack of "mud" and lack of "fizz". These pickups can sound a bit 80's Metal at times as that's when they were used widely in Metal guitars. As Metal changed over the years and single string palm mute rythms took over a bit, Ceramic pickups gained a LOT of steam. It seems ALNICO pickups are making a come back from Boutique vendors like BAREKNUCKLE and others now. Even Seymour Duncan has a NEW Alnico 8 design. I"m thrilled about this as the alnico sound is IMHO perfect for lead/alternate picking/shredding. It helps the sound each strike of the string come through on higher strings so that picking fast doesn't sound blurry. Here is a link to the NAIL BOMB page and you can get it in CERAMIC or ALNICO and hear samples of each on the page! https://bareknucklepickups.co.uk/main/picku...pickup=nailbomb (Notice the EQ Graphic on the right!)  My beloved Ibanez RG560 has stock Alnico Pickups and I have actually searched for spares V2 stock pickups to try in other guitars. I recently got a XIPHOS with DIMARZIO ACTIVATORS and they are CERAMIC and I don't like em. But some folks LOVE EM. They are a bit bass heavy, scooped for me. But for DJENT / MESHUGGAH rythm work, these pickups and indeed this guitar would RULE. But it's not really for me so I"M SELLING THIS GUITAR TOO! My guitar search continues.  Here is a link to This post has been edited by Todd Simpson: Aug 8 2012, 05:00 PM |
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I was a HUGE EMG fan for years but they seem to work best with honest tube amp. As I"ve been getting more and more in to software emulation, they don't seem to do as well in that arena. They are not bad by any stretch, just a different tonal character during recording through software than Alnico. |
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Aug 13 2012, 06:26 AM
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I tryed alnico version - it's a great pickup for sure
 As for me, I'm a fan of alnico pickups, as they sound better to me on clean channel. |
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Aug 13 2012, 12:26 PM
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I also definitely prefer the Alnico sound as I believe you really need your mids when it comes to playing solos !!
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