SETbuckers
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Color: Black
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Cover: Nickel and Gold, adds $10 and $15, respectively
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Pole piece spacing: 49.2mm
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5 lead wires + grounding shield (wiring diagrams)​
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C-2N/2B
VTG : Vintage of Beginning
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A2 magnet / PE42
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HB: 7.63k (Neck), 8.30k (Bridge)
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SE: 4.69k (Neck), 5.03k (Bridge)
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SET: 3.47k (Neck), 3.75k (Bridge)
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Price: $75
Like other AlNiCo2 pickups (57 Classic®, Pearly Gates®, etc), VTB produces balanced
tone with a more mid range focus than A5 pickups. The clean sound is round and feel
easy to ears. Coil turns was adjusted for the overdrive sound to be mellow and smooth.
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When in SE or SET mode, it gives jolly grits and bites.
C-5N/5B
VB : Vintage Beyond
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A5 magnet / PE42
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HB: 7.38k (Neck), 8.38k (Bridge)
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SE: 4.55k (Neck), 5.08k (Bridge)
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SET: 3.47k (Neck), 3.75k (Bridge)
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Price: $75
More and more Les Paul and super Strat models take AlNiCo5 (A5) pickups for its
cleanliness and smooth but aggressive overdrive. A5 picks up high and low frequencies equally well, giving a slight mid-scoop effect. When combined with PE wire, its sound becomes more "woody" and dry, making it more adequate for articulate playing. It also
takes up overdrive very well, even up to heavy distortion. Coil turns was adjusted for an accent on cleanliness with the neck pickup and on power with the bridge pickup.
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When in SET mode, it offers bell-like cleanness. The SE mode is like somewhere
in between a true single coil and P90 pickups. Why not try the James Bond theme
with C-5B?