Because the ceramic magnet isn t introducing compression the result is a cleaner sound in comparison to alnico.
Ceramic vs alnico p90.
Whereas ceramic is used in metal as it sounds tight loud and cool.
So we often hear.
Alnico tends to produce a very musical pickup in most setups.
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I ve heard 2 s are spongy warm soft and 5s are tighter brighter snappy.
By some players the ceramic magnets are given a bad reputation when compared to alnico which is probably due to their association with cheaper instruments.
The old korean epi p90s are ceramic and don t sound as good imo mags are easily changed though.
However there are fantastic sounding ceramic pickups out there such as the g l mfd pickups as well as our own humbuckers and p90 s.
Wildeman jan 8 2019 5.
Alnico is nice and warm and great for blues.
I ve run through a half dozen p90 makers for various guitars.
I have not knowingly installed an artec but i ve installed a ka 30 in a 160e clone acoustic like it a lot their mini hums are a bargain too.
The reason ceramic has a bad rap is probably due to its use.
You see ceramic is easier to come by than alnico making it a cheaper magnet to make.
Im looking at two pups and the only difference is the mags.
Ceramic magnets are made of ceramic surprise.
A lot of people automatically say that alnico is superior to ceramic in pickups.
Some folks might liken the difference between alnico and ceramic speakers to the difference between tube and solid state amplifiers where one compresses smoothly and the other gives all it has and then clips hard.
You often hear that the sound of a pickup is dominated by the choice of magnet used in its construction.