Alnico II magnet: warmer, smoother · scooped mids
No inductance for one of them, so output leans on DC resistance; tone charts compared directly.

A neck humbucker with an Alnico 3 magnet and vintage output.
vintage outputdarktight lowssoft & warm
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Alnico II magnet: warmer, smoother · scooped mids
No inductance for one of them, so output leans on DC resistance; tone charts compared directly.
Alnico IV magnet: punchier, more aggressive · brighter
No inductance for one of them, so output leans on DC resistance; tone charts compared directly.
Alnico V magnet: punchier, more aggressive · brighter
No inductance for one of them, so output leans on DC resistance; tone charts compared directly.
hotter output · Alnico II magnet: warmer, smoother
No inductance for one of them, so output leans on DC resistance; no tone chart to compare.
Alnico V magnet: punchier, more aggressive
No inductance for one of them, so output leans on DC resistance; no tone chart to compare.
Alnico V magnet: punchier, more aggressive
No inductance for one of them, so output leans on DC resistance; no tone chart to compare.
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