Alnico III Round Bar PAF Alnico Magnets with Beveled Top

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Alnico III Round Bar PAF Alnico Magnets with Beveled Top – HS-GPAR-3 with Vintage Bevel Top Fueature:

* Magnet Merial: AlNiCo 3 / Alnico III / A3
* Diameter:
0.187 in / 0.195 in
* Length:
0.471 in 0.630 in 0.650 in 0.665 in. 0.671 in 0.688 in 0.693 in. 0.710 in 0.719 in. 0.780 in
* Magnetizing Options:
Do Not Magnetize / North Up / South Up

Alnico 3 – Alnico 3 magnet material is used in both Gibson humbucker type designs and Fender Telecaster style pickups. Common in early Telecaster bridge pickups, Alnico 3 has good attack qualities, and a clear high end that some would describe as “grainy” and complex. In humbucker pickups, they create a nice balance of warmth, bite and clarity. This is the material used in the Arcane Triple Clone, which is modeled after the 1960 Gibson PAF. Tighter sounding than Alnico 2 pickups, lead tones are crunchy and pleasantly tight, and don’t get overly mushy in the neck position. A nice pick for both rich complex cleans and medium gain rock. Humbucker Pickup Alnico 4 / A4 Rod Magnet

There are several different grades of Alnico, and the different grades are based on their metallurgical makeup. The most popular for guitar pickups are Alnico 2, 3, and 5; oftentimes referred to as II, III and V. Generally speaking the grades are not in order of “goodness” and the numbers simply denote a particular material composition. Besides what magnet grade is being used, the pickup maker can also vary the amount of magnetic charge (Gauss) the magnet has. Magnets bought in bulk are usually shipped un-charged, and the pickup maker energizes the magnet as part of the build process.

P.A.F. Alnico Magnets
Alnico is a magnetic alloy consisting of Aluminum, Nickel and Cobalt. Through the P.A.F. era Gibson used different formulations of Alnico that are identified as Alnico 2, 3, 4 and 5. Through the P.A.F. era each of these grades were used with A3 being the least commonly used in a P.A.F.. Differences in magnetic strength, coercive force, inductance, formulation and heat treating mean that each of these variations of Alnico magnet have a large impact on the tone of a P.A.F. beyond simply the gauss level.

You can compare the tonal differences between long Alnico 2, 4, and 5 in identical pickups P.A.F. reproduction guitar pickups