Cart 0

Dylan McKerchie — a5

Magnets! Alnico 3 Vs Alnico 5 Vs Ceramic

a3 a5 alnico c8 Electric Guitar Pickups magnet

Magnets and Output.. In our blog on Pickup output, we learned that output is more than just resistance.... The strength of the magnet has a lot to do with output. Remember that when the string disturbs the magnetic field, it excites the electrons in the wire and induces an AC voltage. Learn more about how pickups work HERE. The force or how hard the "push" is on the electrons is mainly determined by two things. The strength of the magnetic field, and the position of the coil inside it. If we were to move the coil wire to the very...

Read more →