Seymour Duncan

Seymour Duncan Alnico II Pro (APH-1)

A neck humbucker with an Alnico 2 magnet and vintage output.

vintage outputbig low endsoft & warm

Specs

DC resistance
7.6k
Inductance
4.10 Hcompiled
Magnet
Alnico 2
Coil
Hum-cancelling
Resonant peak
7.1 kHzSeymour Duncan's own test load
Seymour Duncan's tone chart, 0–10

From Seymour Duncan's published specs (opens in a new tab). Traits come from these specs by stated rules.

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What others say

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Highs are a little sweet and lows are spongey but not flabby.
Darth Phineas · Sep 20, 2017Darth Phineas (opens in a new tab)
If you have a really bright guitar or seem to have a habit of choosing pickups with too much ice-pick high end, the Alnico II Pro could be a consideration.
Darth Phineas · Sep 20, 2017Darth Phineas (opens in a new tab)
The 490r/490t set is closest to the A2P.
9unslin9er · Jun 19, 2014Seymour Duncan forum (opens in a new tab)

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