-
Alnico is a
family of iron
alloys which, in
addition to iron are
composed primarily of
aluminium (Al),
nickel (Ni), and
cobalt (Co),
hence the acronym...
- high-temperature stability;
Alnico has one of the
highest Curie temperatures of any
known magnetic material at
nearly 800°C.
Despite this,
Alnico’s comparatively low...
-
original design called explicitly for
Alnico 5 magnets, but
early examples can be
Alnico 2,
Alnico 3, or
Alnico 5.
Around the same time
Lover was developing...
- 54 Custom, the "Black Beauty,"
equipped with a P-90 in the
bridge and an
Alnico 5
pickup at the neck.
Total production of
these guitars was
quite small...
- source,
while the
lower coil is
responsible for the
mains hum attenuation.
Alnico 5
magnetic bars span from one coil to the other,
crossing a soft ferrous...
-
significantly stronger magnetic fields than
other types such as
ferrite or
alnico magnets. The
magnetic field typically produced by rare-earth
magnets can...
-
primary supplier of
Alnico V
magnetic material,
Robert Arnold of
Arnold Engineering.
Arnold saw JBL as an
opportunity to sell
Alnico V
magnetic materials...
- way of
pickups and
tones for the Telecaster, with
changes from
Alnico III
magnets to
Alnico V magnets. The
Telecaster has long been a
favorite guitar for...
- time. His
choice is the
model AC30TBX, the top-boost
version with Blue
Alnico speakers, and he runs the amp at full
volume on the
Normal channel. May...
- of Ballbreaker, has
patent # pick-ups. All of
these are vintage-output
Alnico II or V pick-ups with
matched coils typically reading 7.5k–7.8k DCR. Beginning...
