![]() ![]() ![]() Hand built in Santa Barbara, CA, our 3-coil alnico Music Man bass pickups use oversized alnico 5 rod magnets, Forbon flatwork, 4-conductor leadwire, and are vacuum wax potted for squeal free operation. Will not work with our STC-3M3 or -3M4 preamps. NOTE: this pickup is designed for use with the stock Music Man pre-amp and selector switch intended for a 3-coil system. All three settings are hum-canceling, and your stock preamp is gain compensated so that all three settings have the same output level. It gives you three tonal settings that are accessed via your instruments 3-way blade switch series, parallel, and split. This 3-coil alnico magnet Music Man bass pickup is designed to replace any Music Man 3-coil pickup (Stingray or Sterling models) in either a 4 or 5-string configuration. Check out some of the members of our extended family below. Using your existing preamp, we offer you more tonal range and the MM midrange bite without being harsh. Seymour Duncan pickups are in the instruments of the greatest artists of all time, providing the tones that created the soundtrack to our lives. Now you can have the same vintage vibe as the 2-coil design, and with more frequency response. ![]() The strong, clear lows and a precise high-end from these pickups can make your MM sing. Output – The overall output of a passive pickup is influenced by several design factors: number of turns of wire on the coil(s), strength of the magnet, coil geometry and magnetic circuit geometry.The output of an active pickup is influenced by the same factors but is predominantly determined by the design of the onboard preamp. Looking at this from another point of view, ceramic magnets can be said to produce increased clarity, better note definition and faster response to picking. It is for this reason that many consider ceramic magnets to have a brittle sound, not their gauss strength. This has the effect of decreasing the inductance of the pickup and significantly raising the resonant frequency. The magnets at the lower end of the scale tend to produce a softer attack and a degree of “bloom” to the envelope of the note.Ĭeramic magnets should be considered as an individual case because they do not contain any nickel or iron. As the gauss strength goes up, so does the output. ![]() From there in order of ascending strength you have A2, A4, A5, A6, Ceramic and A8. Of the magnets we use, Alnico 3 has the lowest gauss strength. In the case of pickups, the most significant characteristic is the gauss strength, which is a measure of the density of the magnetic field. The HSS (which stands for humbucker-single-single) pickup configuration gained popularity in the 80s, much like everyone’s favorite haircut, the mullet. The idea is to get that chimey, jangly, quack from the neck and the middle single coils and the rock and roll from the humbucker in the bridge position. Magnet – We use several different magnet formulations: Alnico 2, Alnico 3, Alnico 4, Alnico 5, Alnico 6, Alnico 8 and Ceramic 5/8. Guitars with one humbucker and two single coils always seem to be a compromise. DCR is often used as a gauge of output because as the turns increase, so does the output, though magnet type and the coil geometry also influence output. The length of the coil form, the number of turns and the gauge of wire all affect the DCR reading. **Please note that some manufactures, such as Fender, have used pickups from other various manufactures, such as DiMarzio, under the Fender name and the wiring colors may differ.DCR – Short for DC Resistance, is measured in Ohms and is the total resistance of the copper wire wound around a coil form. ***If your pickup is not listed here check on your pickup manufacture's website.*** (Wired in standard humbucking mode) Manufacturer ![]()
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