Alnico 4 Classic

Highly impressed!

There was nothing wrong with the pickups in my PRS SE Custom 22 semi hollow, I just wanted to try a different flavour. All I can say is WOW! These Alnico 4 classics are easily as good as any DiMarzio or Seymour Duncan pickups I have used in the past. Full of vintage vibe and goodness! Next stop will be a set of Apex classics.

Classing up my ’93 Gibson Les Paul Studio

I have a 1993 Gibson Les Paul Studio custom shop. They came, originally, with the Gibson 490R and 498T humbuckers in them. They sounded good but were too eager to breakup into distorted tones. After doing some reading, I opted to buy a set of the Tonerider alnico iv classics. They have a lower output than the stock pickups and offer a bit more headroom in my sound. Warm and rich, they do exactly what I wanted them to do. I can run clean with a reverb and embellish in a jam, or I can put them through any sort of distortion and rattle teeth. I have enjoyed playing them in my rig. My preferred signal chain is: Guitar to tuner into distortion pedal(s), into a clean boost, into a toneking imperial preamp that is direct into the sound system. I also have a chorus, a delay, and an ambient reverb in the effects loop of the Toneking. The Tonerider Alnico IV Classics have performed well in every situation I’ve had them in.

A pickup that offers complete satisfaction.

If I had to ask for more, I’d appreciate a slightly wider dynamic range. However, I am satisfied with the way the mids come through.