chrisd24 Posted July 22, 2011 Posted July 22, 2011 (edited) I recently brought a set of jazz pu's from another bc'er that were advertised as U.S fender jazz pickups but i have no idea where there from They have raised pole pieces at the A and D strings and seperate magnets at the base,i had a meter on them and the bridge measures 5.6k and the neck 5.3k any ideas? Edited August 13, 2011 by chrisd24 Quote
Beer of the Bass Posted July 23, 2011 Posted July 23, 2011 That looks like it has ceramic magnets on the bottom. I thought the US Fender pickups (the standard ones, at least) were all alnico magnets. I could be wrong about that though, as I'm not a fender expert. Quote
chrisd24 Posted July 23, 2011 Author Posted July 23, 2011 [quote name='Beer of the Bass' post='1313563' date='Jul 23 2011, 09:37 AM']That looks like it has ceramic magnets on the bottom. I thought the US Fender pickups (the standard ones, at least) were all alnico magnets. I could be wrong about that though, as I'm not a fender expert.[/quote] Hmm you may be right,also these pickups attract each other,aren't they meant to repel? Quote
Beer of the Bass Posted July 23, 2011 Posted July 23, 2011 [quote name='chrisd24' post='1313566' date='Jul 23 2011, 09:39 AM']Hmm you may be right,also these pickups attract each other,aren't they meant to repel?[/quote] Depends which way round you hold them! Most jazz sets have one pickup reverse wound and reverse polarity, so like faces will attract each other. Quote
chrisd24 Posted July 23, 2011 Author Posted July 23, 2011 [quote name='Beer of the Bass' post='1313571' date='Jul 23 2011, 09:47 AM']Depends which way round you hold them! Most jazz sets have one pickup reverse wound and reverse polarity, so like faces will attract each other.[/quote] Hehe,yeah but I'm holding them face to face which I always thought should repel? Quote
chrisd24 Posted August 13, 2011 Author Posted August 13, 2011 surely someone has some insight?! Quote
Mr. Foxen Posted August 13, 2011 Posted August 13, 2011 I also thought US Fenders were all alnico. Maybe MIM? on't recall staggered poles on my MIM, but there are tones of models. Quote
chrisd24 Posted August 13, 2011 Author Posted August 13, 2011 Out of curiosity what does an alnico magnet look like? Quote
Soloshchenko Posted August 13, 2011 Posted August 13, 2011 If it's any help they look almost identical to my Fender Mexican Jazz pickups. The rubber strips on the bottom are the same and they have the same shape with the covers off. I'mnot saying they aren't American, they just look similar. Quote
chrisd24 Posted August 13, 2011 Author Posted August 13, 2011 [quote name='Soloshchenko' post='1339102' date='Aug 13 2011, 08:55 PM']If it's any help they look almost identical to my Fender Mexican Jazz pickups. The rubber strips on the bottom are the same and they have the same shape with the covers off. I'mnot saying they aren't American, they just look similar.[/quote] after just google image searching for "mexican jazz pickup" it would appear thats exactly what they are! Quote
Beer of the Bass Posted August 14, 2011 Posted August 14, 2011 [quote name='chrisd24' post='1339062' date='Aug 13 2011, 08:18 PM']Out of curiosity what does an alnico magnet look like?[/quote] It's a dullish grey metallic looking material. On alnico Fender pickups, the polepieces themselves are the magnets - there is no bar magnet on the bottom. Quote
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