1 fender custom shop 62 p bass pickups.
Ceramic pickups fender.
2 why do the alnicos tend to be brighter.
4 which do you prefer and why.
And that they did alnico magnet pickups were found to produce a smooth warm and highly musical tone.
That being said single coil pickups have certainly evolved over the years allowing players to get different tones while staying within the parameters of a strat.
I put some seymour duncan pickups ssl1 alnico 5 on my fender strat and i just bought a squier telecaster bullet with the basic ceramic pickups both use the same kind of strings and both have locking tuners and both body are poplar wood and the difference is there.
Fender literally wrote the book on electric basses laying the foundation for musical innovation and evolution.
Since leo fender initially introduced it in 1954 the traditional fender stratocaster has been known to have three single coil pickups and in the six plus decades since that historic day that design hasn t changed much.
5 how long has fender been using ceramic single coil p.
Back then alnico was the high tech material of the age and fender continued to use it through the 1950s and 1960s.
Ceramic pickups generally offer a brighter and more glassy sound.
If you own a precision bass that is not a 1962 model maybe it s a copy or a japanese version then here is your chance to acquire that sound.
1 what are the major differences in fenders alnico single coil pickups and the ceramics.
Alnico pickups provide a warmer sound and generally have a little more bass response.
It is no exaggeration to say that the precision with its unique sound shaped not one but many musical theatres.
Ceramic pickups give me a way better tone and a perfect break up on my tube.
You ll notice more midrange and treble response from a ceramic pickup.
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3 are the alnicos really superior quality to the ceramics or just different.
Fender hot noiseless pickups also known as ceramic noiseless pickups originally developed for jeff beck these pickups use ceramic magnets and have a bigger sound than the vintage noiseless pickups which were a bit mellow for some tastes.