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Originally Posted by LirvA
Gonso are you a ceramic or an alnico guy iyo?
No hard and fast preference. It really comes down to the pickup in question, how it's wound, what guitar it's going into, and what you're doing with the guitar. Taking inventory around the house I definitely have more alnico varieties but it's such a case by case thing, and there are just more alnicos out there. Also I think ceramics are cheaper, so a lot of crappy cheap pickup brands use them, which probably doesn't help their reputation.
Some nice chap posted a big list of pickups by magnet type, you can peruse for yourself. I don't always know offhand what magnet a given pickup when I'm using it tbh, more popular pickups aside. I own a lot of Alnico 5s, and considering the difference among pickups just within that category alone...
AlNiCo II
Gibson '57 Classic Humbuckers. H
Gibson Burstbucker Models 1, 2, and 3. H
Gibson 490r and 490t. H
Fender Atomic Humbucking. H
S. Duncan AlNiCo II Pro APH - 1. H
S. Duncan Custom Custom SH -11. H
S. Duncan Pearly Gates SHPG - 1. H
S. Duncan AlNiCo II Pro APS-1 or 2. S
Bare Knuckle Stormy Monday. H
Bare Knuckle The Sultan's. S
Bare Knuckle BKP-90. P
HighOrder Custom AlNiCo II. H
DiMarzio Virtual Vintage '54 Pro DP408. S
DiMarzio Virtual Vintage Heavy Blues 2 DP409. S
DiMarzio Virtual Vintage Solo Pro DP414. S
AlNiCo III
Fender Nocaster. T
Fender Original Vintage Noiseless Telecaster. T
Gibson P90 pre 1957. P
Bare Knuckle Apache. S
HighOrder Custom AlNiCo III. H
Lindy Fralin Real 54's. S
AlNiCo IV
Bare Knuckle Abraxas. H
Bare Knuckle The Mule. H
HighOrder Custom AlNiCo IV. H
Lindy Fralin High Output. H
AlNiCo V
Gibson Burstbucker Pro. H
Gibson 498t. H
Gibson P90 starting in 57'. P
Fender Original '57 / '62. S
Fender Custom Shop '69. S
Fender Custom Shop Fat '50s. S
Fender Custom Shop Texas Special. S
Fender Vintage Noiseless. S
Fender Custom Shop '54. S
Fender Vintage Telecaster Noiseless. T
S. Duncan '59 Model SH - 1. H
S. Duncan Custom Five SH -14. H
S. Duncan JB Model SH - 4. H
S. Duncan Jazz Model SH - 2. H
S. Duncan Full Shred SH -10. H
S. Duncan Screamin' Demon SH -12. H
S. Duncan Vintage SSL-1 or 2. S
S. Duncan Hot SSL-3. S
S. Duncan Quarter Pound SSL-4 or 7. S
S. Duncan Custon SSL-5 or 6. S
S. Duncan Vintage P-90 SP90-1. P
DiMarzio Virtual PAF DP196 and 197. H
DiMarzio Fred DP153. H
DiMarzio Breed DP165 and 166. H
DiMarzio PAF Pro DP151. H
DiMarzio Norton DP160. H
DiMarzio Tone Zone DP155. H
DiMarzio Blue Velvet DP170 and 171. S
DiMarzio HS-2 DP116. S
DiMarzio HS-3 DP117. S
DiMarzio Virtual Vintage Blues DP402. S
DiMarzio Virtual Vintage Solo DP404. S
DiMarzio YJM DP217. S
EMG 85. H
Bare Knuckle Holydiver. H
Bare Knuckle Nailbomb. H
Bare Knuckle VH II. H
Bare Knuckle Trilogy. S
Bare Knuckle The Sinner. S
Bare Knuckle Mother's Milk. S
Bare Knuckle BKP-91. P
Bare Knuckle BKP-92. P
HighOrder Custom AlNiCo V. H
Lindy Fralin Vintage Hot. S
Lindy Fralin Blues Special. S
Rio Grande Barbeque Bucker. H
Rio Grande Genuine Texas. H
Rio Grande Buffalo Bucker. H
Rio Grande Half Breed strat. S
Rio Grande Muy Grande strat. S
All John Suhr Guitar Pickups use AlNiCo V Special.
AlNiCo VIII
S. Duncan Alternative 8 SH -15. H
HighOrder Custom option when in stock. H
Ceramic
Gibson 496R and 500T. H
Gibson Dirty fingers. H
Burns Tri-sonic. S
Bill Larwrence L-500XL. H
S. Duncan Custom SH - 5. H
S. Duncan Distortion SH - 6. H
S. Duncan Dimebucker SH -13. H
S. Duncan Invader SH - 8. H
S. Duncan Hot Rails STHR -1B. S
S. Duncan Little '59 ST59 -1B. S
S. Duncan JB Jr. SJBJ-1. S
S. Duncan Hot P-90 SP90-2. P
S. Duncan Custom P90 SP90-3. P
DiMarzio Evolution DP158 and 159. H
DiMarzio Evo 2 DP215. H
DiMarzio Super Distortion DP100. H
DiMarzio Super 3 DP152. H
DiMarzio D Sonic DP207. H
DiMarzio X2N DP102. H
DiMarzio SDS-1 DP111. S
DiMarzio Chopper DP184. S
DiMarzio Cruiser DP186 and 187. S
EMG 81. H
Rio Grande Crunchbox. H
Rio Grande Punchbox. H
Rio Grande Dirty Harry. S
Rio Grande Dirty Harry Jr. S