It’s an 18K AlNiCo 8 and Ceramic 8 powerhouse, and even though we market it as an extreme output monster All magnets are tested for their gauss rating as we charge all of our magnets in house (except the ceramics

Evaluation Let’s read the desciption first, as always; “ Boot Camp High output, ceramic and Alnico-V Handwound in the UK… Brute Force pickups are handwound, feature ceramic magnets (Strats and Teles are …And, my measuremens are here; Bare Knuckle Brute Force Neck w/Chrome cover Magnet – Ceramic Advertised Here are a few clues: Approximately 13.5kΩ DC resistance Ceramic magnet Symmetrically wound coils Brand The gauss readings are very close to those of the Seymour Duncan Custom, which strongly suggests a ceramic

to the specs they seemed incompatible with each other; dimarzio is wound aroun 8,5K and had a thick ceramic modification was necessary because in their original state V1 would be weaker than the Dibz owing to its thick ceramic Hence i took its ceramic magnet out carefully and placed an Alnico 5 that i’d taken from Seymour Duncan Apparently weaker than its original state with ceramic magnet, naturally.

And please, don’t go saying, “What kind of neck pickup has a ceramic magnet and a 10K DC resistance?” …And, my measuremens are here; Dimarzio Bluesbucker DP163 Magnet – Double   Ceramic under the screw bobbin Instead, under the screw coil, there are two small ceramic magnets, positioned to make direct contact Still, how could a pickup with ~10K DCR and a ceramic magnet possibly be a blues pickup? Wasn’t ceramic supposed to sound sterile and cold?

Duncan Designed alnico HB-103N neck and high-output ceramic HB-103B bridge humbucking pickups power this Just to have some idea and here they are;   HB-103 Bridge Magnet – Ceramic Measured DCR: 16.77 K Ohm catalog information, the neck pickup is supposed to use an Alnico 5 magnet , while the bridge one uses ceramic Assuming the catalog spec is correct, we might deduce that the bridge pickup uses a relatively thin ceramic biggest difference between this one and the real Seymour Duncan Distortion may lie in the size of the ceramic

Alnico VIII is generally between Ceramic and Alnico V, with quite a bit of magnetic pull, punchy with upper mids but a little more warmth than ceramic. Ceramic is quite strong and gives a very bright tone.

can be presented here; My Japanese Maxon made V7 has slightly above 9,5K dc resistance value and thin ceramic My approach was swapping the thin ceramic magnet with a roughcast alnico 2 magnet, first.

My measurements are here; Dimarzio/IBZ Bridge Magnet – Big Ceramic Measured DCR: 13.84 K Ohm (Series) symmetrically wound coils, large pole pieces similar to those on the Super Distortion , and a large ceramic Because they all have similar chunky ceramic magnet within and no other parts like steel spacers near

Of course, you also don’t get the tightness typically associated with Alnico V or ceramic magnets either Considering its price and the availability of classic humbucker color options (even double cream), what ratio Feels more of a quality when you hold it than Donlis or a Fleor (while more expensive than those) Cream Brands (Closer to the Duncans Cream) Cons Not as tight or bright as Alnico V or ceramic-equipped pickups

…And, my measuremens are here; Dimarzio The Cruiser Neck  Magnet – Ceramic Advertised DCR: 3.13 K Ohm The pickup's magnetic flux density is in the range of a ceramic magnet within.  

You want a P.A.F. style Humbucker with ceramic magnets? Let's go! ) = Super Distortion Range • Reaper (16K) = SH-4 Range You can choose between AlNiCo 2, 3, 4, 5, or Ceramic we want to add even more specific options like different winding styles, 7-string options, or triple Ceramic

Technically, the Ibanez V7 is designed as a neck pickup with a standard-thickness Ceramic 8 magnet, AWG