Used to have this pickup on one of my guitars. I play mostly heavy music, so after a few months i replaced it for actives pickups. What a mistake , the Alnico 2 can deliver some serious heavy tones, it lets the amp do the job. I miss the tone so much i need to buy another set asap. I wouldn't recommend it for heavy tones on low tunings because of the mushy bass but for standard tuning to D tuning it will deliver crunch for days.
+josefrancisco You might like the Sentient for heavy tones. Some people find the Alnico II Pro a little mushy for lots of preamp gain. The Sentient remains tight.
which are the diferences, between alnico pro 2, JB, and 59, for bridge which one is better suitable for a epiphone les paul?, can any of those besides th JB be paired with a jazz in the neck? I want to play rock hard rock even brit, but I dont what to sound like a strat or ibanez, alnico 2 pro?
i have this pickup in the neck of my godin summit classic ct and i love it. nice buttery tone and and the 59 in the bridge is a great compliment. pretty nice combo for blues/rock/metal. as long as you aren't tuning below D like josefrancisco mentioned.
The neck pickup sounds so sweet. And the bridge is pure in your face rock sound. No wonder why I like these and suggest them. Also Pearly Bridge + A2Pro neck = niccce.
b10t3rr0r I just finished installing Pearly Gates in the bridge and Alnico II Pro in the neck of my PRS “Paul’s Guitar.” Great combination and great sound. They complement each other well.
Great rocking demo! I think the bridge pickup is a bit bright compared to the neck. Would it make sense to combine the APH-2 Slash bridge and APH-1 Neck for this style of guitar?
This depends on what you are going for. Some people like a brighter bridge pickup, some don't. The Slash and the APH-1 are really close in tone, so it really is up to the individual player rather than hard and fast rules here.
The neck pickup sounds amazing, i know it's not SD but would this pair good with a Dimarzio Super Distortion in the bridge on a PRS SE 245??? I like that classic rock, black keys dirty sound, any suggestions??
A question for the people at Seymour Duncan..I hope you can answer me...I am soon to receive a Squier Contemporary HH Tele and I was thinking about this neck pickup with a Custom Custom for the bridge. Do you think the combination would work? I was trying to cover lots of grounds there plus the scoil splitting sounds. I loved the sound of the Custom Custom demos on youtube and the mids and presence to it. I previously had a JB, but I found it somewhat icepicky. And I am looking for a clear, vintage almost P90 or single coily sound for the neck (or as close as I could get). So that´s why I thought about the Alnico II Pro for the neck, but I think the 59 could also work. Since it is a Squier, it would require F spacing (trem spacing for SD, right?). Normally, online sellers bundle a trembucker for the bridge with a regular spaced humbucker for the neck. However, for what I have researched, for Fender guitars (or Squier, for that matter), both pickups need to have f-spacing, right? So I would then, have to buy 2 separate trembuckers and put covers on them to avoid the neck pickup that should have to be reversed placed to look bad? Or do you think it would work with no technical problems and /or aesthetic pole misalignment issues? Thank you in advance for your answer. Cheers
I like your style, very well done. Can hear some Iron Maiden 1986ies sonics. I fitted these APHs both bridge as well as neck into my Schecter Omen-6, sounds very impressive
Cool video. I have a Gibson LP classic 60s reissue that has a Seymour Duncan in the bridge position. I really want something with more attack and a bit more bite for the bridge. Considering pearly gates vs slash vs whole lot of love. It sounds like any of those three would give me more attack or bite, but the PG or whole lot of love would be hotter options ? Thanks !
Sorry, meant to say that I currently have a Seymour Duncan JB in the bridge. Wanted to know how that compares to the ones I mentioned above and which would have more bite and attack. Thanks
How would this fair in a triple humbucker setup on a strat? The alnico 2 pro in the neck with the pearly gates neck and bridge for the middle and bridge positions on a 5 way?
Check out MY RUIN, SEVENDUST’s (Chapter 8 album), GODSMACK, & VAN HALEN (fair warning album). You can still be heavy, but with a different attitude & style. They use Pearly Gates, Custom Custom, & other Alnico 2 humbuckers on those albums. I know MY RUIN has been using something similar to APH-2s for a long time now & they’re really heavy!
I can't make my mind up. I will be putting a pearly Gates in the bridge. But for the neck I am caught with Seymour Duncan SH-2N Jazz Model Pickup v/s the Alnico 11 Pro. My main concern is, which will give me the cleanest single coil sound when split. A Fender like clean sound for gospel music.
@@AntwhaleNearfar I haven't even bought it yet, because the guitar is under my bed. I have been playing my Gretsch mostly. But when I order the Seymour Duncan for the neck I will definitely let you know.
I think the Pearlies might be a better match, as they are EQ'd towards the high end. The Slashes have a little more mids and slightly higher output than the Alnico II Pros.
Am i correct when saying, slash used this pickup for his entire time in GnR. But then swapped to get his own signature whilst doing the solo work and tour with the conspirators? Thanks
Seymour Duncan, thanks for the confirmation. So do you think these pickups would allow me to get a close slash tone ? Or would you recommend slash's own set for a more accurate tone ?
Hey SD, how does the Alnico Pro 2 bridge compare to the Pearly Gates bridge and a Whole Lotta Hunbucker bridge? Any comparison demos? Which would you say is more suited to grunge and alternative rock like Nirvana/Smashing Pumpkins where it's 70% dirty and 30% clean riffs. Thanks!
We don't have any direct comparison demos, but the Alnico II Pro is warmer than the PG ans the Whole Lotta Humbucker. The WLH is a true 'hot PAF' set while the Alnico II Pro has a vintage output. The bass on the WLH and PG is tighter, and more percussive, while the Alnico II Pro is smoother and creamier than either.
Hi! The aph reads 7.6 and the bridge I am planning to use is 7.8, and the neck is 6.8...I kinda of like low output pickups Thanks for taking sometime and answering!
I need a humbucker to work in the bridge of an hss alder/rw stratocaster with 250k pots, considering Pearly Gates, is A2 pro an option? this guitar is the sss version of 90s lonestar strat which came with a Pearly Gates Plus in the bridge, I dont know what electronics was in that guitar though, mine has got to work well with 250k pots.
You might want something a little brighter than the Alnico II Pro if you are using 250k. Check out the 59, the Jazz bridge, the regular Pearly Gates, and the Whole Lotta Humbucker.
It has more high end than the Alnico II Pro. Try it with 250k pots. I've heard it sound good, but in some guitars it might be too dark...I then would bump up the pots to 500k.
What kind of metal? Generally, modern metal has a very tight bass thing going on, which the Alnico II doesn't really have. For older classic stuff, like early Sabbath, it will work well with a fuzz pedal and detuned 1.5 steps. But for modern stuff, look at the Pegasus, Nazgul, and Black Winters.
For blues or rock, it is perfect. The low end isn't as tight as something like the 59 or Custom though, but the low end on something like early Sabbath wasn't tight either.
This depends if you have a humbucker route for the neck in your guitar. To know, you have to remove the pickguard and look underneath. If it has a big square, rather than a narrow oval, then the neck pickup will fit (with a new pickguard). The bridge pickup should fit just fine.
I thinking about doing a jb sh4 in the bridge and the alnico ii in the neck I love that sustain. I play mostly 90's alternative like the smashing pumpkins, punk like blink 182 and thrash metal like megadeth would that be a good set.
was thinking about this is the bridge vs seth lover or antiquity but the clean tone is thin and flat. this. video did its job in showing me what i needed to know
which are the diferences, between alnico pro 2, JB, and 59, for bridge which one is better suitable for a epiphone les paul?, can any of those besides th JB be paired with a jazz in the neck?
The Slash and Alnico II Pro are warmer than the Full Shred, which has quite a bit of treble. It would be a good combo for contrasting sound, but they are pretty different EQ-wise, which some guitarists like. It is really up to you.
These pick ups are capable of sounding much better than what you hear in this video, I have use them for a few years now in my Gibson Les Paul and these are probably the most versatile pick ups on the planet. With all due respect to Mr. Seymour Duncan, I really don't know why you guys doing crap pick up demo videos? Whoever is in charge at Seymour Duncan please get it together with the pickup demo videos.
For more information about the Alnico II Pro Humbucker pickups, check out our website: www.seymourduncan.com/single-product/alnico-ii-pro-hb
Used to have this pickup on one of my guitars. I play mostly heavy music, so after a few months i replaced it for actives pickups. What a mistake , the Alnico 2 can deliver some serious heavy tones, it lets the amp do the job. I miss the tone so much i need to buy another set asap. I wouldn't recommend it for heavy tones on low tunings because of the mushy bass but for standard tuning to D tuning it will deliver crunch for days.
+josefrancisco You might like the Sentient for heavy tones. Some people find the Alnico II Pro a little mushy for lots of preamp gain. The Sentient remains tight.
hmmm what did you think of the neck pick up for leads?? sometimes the 59 can be a bit shrill for me
which are the diferences, between alnico pro 2, JB, and 59, for bridge which one is better suitable for a epiphone les paul?, can any of those besides th JB be paired with a jazz in the neck? I want to play rock hard rock even brit, but I dont what to sound like a strat or ibanez, alnico 2 pro?
i have this pickup in the neck of my godin summit classic ct and i love it. nice buttery tone and and the 59 in the bridge is a great compliment. pretty nice combo for blues/rock/metal. as long as you aren't tuning below D like josefrancisco mentioned.
I love the sound of these pickups.
The neck pickup sounds so sweet. And the bridge is pure in your face rock sound. No wonder why I like these and suggest them. Also Pearly Bridge + A2Pro neck = niccce.
b10t3rr0r I just finished installing Pearly Gates in the bridge and Alnico II Pro in the neck of my PRS “Paul’s Guitar.” Great combination and great sound. They complement each other well.
Damn, I never heard of Steve Booke but now that I have I will check out his discography, thanx Seymour Duncan!
Great rocking demo! I think the bridge pickup is a bit bright compared to the neck. Would it make sense to combine the APH-2 Slash bridge and APH-1 Neck for this style of guitar?
This depends on what you are going for. Some people like a brighter bridge pickup, some don't. The Slash and the APH-1 are really close in tone, so it really is up to the individual player rather than hard and fast rules here.
The neck pickup sounds amazing, i know it's not SD but would this pair good with a Dimarzio Super Distortion in the bridge on a PRS SE 245??? I like that classic rock, black keys dirty sound, any suggestions??
We like the Custom in the bridge for that sound.
And they sound great coil split!!!
Wow ! Awesome demo !!! 👍
A question for the people at Seymour Duncan..I hope you can answer me...I am soon to receive a Squier Contemporary HH Tele and I was thinking about this neck pickup with a Custom Custom for the bridge. Do you think the combination would work? I was trying to cover lots of grounds there plus the scoil splitting sounds. I loved the sound of the Custom Custom demos on youtube and the mids and presence to it. I previously had a JB, but I found it somewhat icepicky. And I am looking for a clear, vintage almost P90 or single coily sound for the neck (or as close as I could get). So that´s why I thought about the Alnico II Pro for the neck, but I think the 59 could also work.
Since it is a Squier, it would require F spacing (trem spacing for SD, right?). Normally, online sellers bundle a trembucker for the bridge with a regular spaced humbucker for the neck. However, for what I have researched, for Fender guitars (or Squier, for that matter), both pickups need to have f-spacing, right? So I would then, have to buy 2 separate trembuckers and put covers on them to avoid the neck pickup that should have to be reversed placed to look bad? Or do you think it would work with no technical problems and /or aesthetic pole misalignment issues?
Thank you in advance for your answer. Cheers
Great playing.
I like your style, very well done. Can hear some Iron Maiden 1986ies sonics. I fitted these APHs both bridge as well as neck into my Schecter Omen-6, sounds very impressive
Thinking of this bridge pickup to my Epiphone les paul jr. It has a single bridge pick up. What do you think?
SD I have a mij 84 squier: alnico pro 2 in the neck, jb jr in the middle, and pearly gates at the bridge. Will the sounds mesh well together?
Cool video. I have a Gibson LP classic 60s reissue that has a Seymour Duncan in the bridge position. I really want something with more attack and a bit more bite for the bridge. Considering pearly gates vs slash vs whole lot of love. It sounds like any of those three would give me more attack or bite, but the PG or whole lot of love would be hotter options ? Thanks !
Sorry, meant to say that I currently have a Seymour Duncan JB in the bridge. Wanted to know how that compares to the ones I mentioned above and which would have more bite and attack. Thanks
I hear the pearly gates gets lots of love on a les paul
How would this fair in a triple humbucker setup on a strat? The alnico 2 pro in the neck with the pearly gates neck and bridge for the middle and bridge positions on a 5 way?
Its this good for hard rock and a little metal?
Jim Koumoundouros mmm. for hard rock (guns n roses) yes but fot metal (megadeath) i prefer the alnico 5
@@bryanborghi this alnico II, or the JB, arent the JB suitable for les pauls, arent they too treble, as in single coil fenders?
100% yes
@@lal2235 JB is the most used pickup in metal, hard rock and rock history, in Strats, Les Pauls, Super Strats and what have you. So, yes
Check out MY RUIN, SEVENDUST’s (Chapter 8 album), GODSMACK, & VAN HALEN (fair warning album). You can still be heavy, but with a different attitude & style. They use Pearly Gates, Custom Custom, & other Alnico 2 humbuckers on those albums. I know MY RUIN has been using something similar to APH-2s for a long time now & they’re really heavy!
What would survive in in alder, maple fret board, original floyd rose and AC30.
Nazgul
Alternative 8
Black Winter
All are great, but the Black Winter is a little more versatile if that helps. What kind of music?
*****
MSG, Van Halen, Queen, Children of Bodom, Pantera.
Then, the Pegasus. It is more versatile, and can handle all those styles better.
Hi, I have a Strat HSS, and i play rock music, with a 5150, but i want a pickup that gets along well with single coils, what you suggest?
The opening was totally Out on the Tiles lol
I want an original of one of these from the 80s
I can't make my mind up.
I will be putting a pearly Gates in the bridge. But for the neck I am caught with Seymour
Duncan SH-2N Jazz Model Pickup v/s the Alnico 11 Pro. My main concern is, which will give me the cleanest single coil sound when split. A Fender like clean sound for gospel music.
Ric Mel What’d you end up going with?
@@AntwhaleNearfar I haven't even bought it yet, because the guitar is under my bed. I have been playing my Gretsch mostly. But when I order the Seymour Duncan for the neck I will definitely let you know.
Would it make sense to put these pickups in my hss strat ?
How would the neck mix with a Phat Cat Bridge? Looks like this is the lowest output HB in the catalogue so I'd guess they'd be good to go... right?
I'd personally go with an alnico 2 in the bridge and a phat cat in the neck but that's just because Taylor York uses it and it sounds good to me
SD, would you think an Alnico 2 Pro in the bridge of an SSH set up would match up well with hot stack single coils ?
This depends on the music you are playing, but tonally, they should work very well together.
Would this be a good match for SSL-1s in a HSS strat? Or would a Pearly Gates be a better match? How does this differ from the Slash model?
I think the Pearlies might be a better match, as they are EQ'd towards the high end. The Slashes have a little more mids and slightly higher output than the Alnico II Pros.
nice!!
Am i correct when saying, slash used this pickup for his entire time in GnR. But then swapped to get his own signature whilst doing the solo work and tour with the conspirators? Thanks
This is the story I've heard, too. His signature was designed to sound like his classic Alnico II Pro in his more modern guitars.
Seymour Duncan, thanks for the confirmation. So do you think these pickups would allow me to get a close slash tone ? Or would you recommend slash's own set for a more accurate tone ?
Both will do it. It is really just an EQ difference, but to me, either pickup will get you there.
Seymour Duncan Thanks for all the help !!!
Hey SD, how does the Alnico Pro 2 bridge compare to the Pearly Gates bridge and a Whole Lotta Hunbucker bridge? Any comparison demos? Which would you say is more suited to grunge and alternative rock like Nirvana/Smashing Pumpkins where it's 70% dirty and 30% clean riffs. Thanks!
We don't have any direct comparison demos, but the Alnico II Pro is warmer than the PG ans the Whole Lotta Humbucker. The WLH is a true 'hot PAF' set while the Alnico II Pro has a vintage output. The bass on the WLH and PG is tighter, and more percussive, while the Alnico II Pro is smoother and creamier than either.
Hey man, just so you know Kurt put a Duncan JB in the bridge of his guitar.
Are these pickups active or passive pickups ?!
Passive.
Hi! I have a 3 pickup les paul, do you think an aph1 bridge in the middle could work there?
PS: It is a 1986 MJ wound one :)
This depends on what the bridge pickup is. If it is something hotter, then sure! A vintage MJ pickup is something to certainly keep and use!
Hi! The aph reads 7.6 and the bridge I am planning to use is 7.8, and the neck is 6.8...I kinda of like low output pickups
Thanks for taking sometime and answering!
I need a humbucker to work in the bridge of an hss alder/rw stratocaster with 250k pots, considering Pearly Gates, is A2 pro an option? this guitar is the sss version of 90s lonestar strat which came with a Pearly Gates Plus in the bridge, I dont know what electronics was in that guitar though, mine has got to work well with 250k pots.
You might want something a little brighter than the Alnico II Pro if you are using 250k. Check out the 59, the Jazz bridge, the regular Pearly Gates, and the Whole Lotta Humbucker.
Thanks... I didnt think of Whole Lotta Humbucker as bright, nor think it could work with 250k pots, I must be quite mislead on that one.
It has more high end than the Alnico II Pro. Try it with 250k pots. I've heard it sound good, but in some guitars it might be too dark...I then would bump up the pots to 500k.
is this sweet sounding pickup is good for metal? or probably JB is a better option.
What kind of metal? Generally, modern metal has a very tight bass thing going on, which the Alnico II doesn't really have. For older classic stuff, like early Sabbath, it will work well with a fuzz pedal and detuned 1.5 steps. But for modern stuff, look at the Pegasus, Nazgul, and Black Winters.
i can't really explain it but, i really want a blues or rock'n roll type of solo but also drop tuning metal riff on a dirty amp.
For blues or rock, it is perfect. The low end isn't as tight as something like the 59 or Custom though, but the low end on something like early Sabbath wasn't tight either.
They fit the hss configuration of a guitar fender stratocaster delux hss?
This depends if you have a humbucker route for the neck in your guitar. To know, you have to remove the pickguard and look underneath. If it has a big square, rather than a narrow oval, then the neck pickup will fit (with a new pickguard). The bridge pickup should fit just fine.
Debating on this set or the WLH
+Qais You can directly compare them via identical sound clips on our new website!
I thinking about doing a jb sh4 in the bridge and the alnico ii in the neck I love that sustain. I play mostly 90's alternative like the smashing pumpkins, punk like blink 182 and thrash metal like megadeth would that be a good set.
Those blend well together, although if you need a tighter, brighter sound in the neck, you can consider the Jazz as well.
I'm torn between the alnico 2 pro and sh1
The SH1 is more scooped. It has tighter low end. The Alnico II Pro has more mids and less bass, and a 'sweeter' sound.
***** How would the tonal qualities change if i put an Alnico II Pro neck humbucker in the bridge position of an HSS Telecaster?
The tonal qualities would sound a little brighter, because the string sounds brighter by the bridge. I bet it would be a great match, though.
was thinking about this is the bridge vs seth lover or antiquity but the clean tone is thin and flat. this. video did its job in showing me what i needed to know
which are the diferences, between alnico pro 2, JB, and 59, for bridge which one is better suitable for a epiphone les paul?, can any of those besides th JB be paired with a jazz in the neck?
what humbucker would work in a swamp ash guitar, for rock/metal... Not much treble... ??
How would this (or the slash) in the neck position blend with a Full shred (1987 MJ wound) in the bridge? Thanks guys!
The Slash and Alnico II Pro are warmer than the Full Shred, which has quite a bit of treble. It would be a good combo for contrasting sound, but they are pretty different EQ-wise, which some guitarists like. It is really up to you.
These pick ups are capable of sounding much better than what you hear in this video, I have use them for a few years now in my Gibson Les Paul and these are probably the most versatile pick ups on the planet.
With all due respect to Mr. Seymour Duncan, I really don't know why you guys doing crap pick up demo videos?
Whoever is in charge at Seymour Duncan please get it together with the pickup demo videos.