What's the difference between Alnico and Ceramic single coil pickups?

Alnico pickups generally offer a warmer, more vintage tone, while ceramic pickups tend to be brighter and have a higher output.

Why do some single coils have more 'ice-pick' treble than others?

Higher output single coils, especially those with ceramic magnets, can exhibit a more aggressive treble response, often described as an 'ice-pick' sound, due to increased high-frequency content.

How does the pickup style (e.g., Strat vs. Tele) affect the tone?

Strat-style single coils are generally brighter and more scooped, while Tele-style pickups have a more pronounced mid-range and a 'twangier' character, influenced by their winding and pole piece design.

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EMG SL20 Steve Lukather LH

Single Coil Pickups

$274

Complete Pickup Set, For left handed ST-Style electric guitar, Active single coil/s,...

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EMG DG20LH David Gilmour Lefthand

Single Coil Pickups

$354

Complete Pickup Set, Left handed version, Fully populated and pre-wired David...

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Seymour Duncan Hendrix Loaded PG Voodoo

Single Coil Pickups

$515

Pickup Set, Completely pre-wired pickguard, Jimi Hendrix Signature Strat...

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TV Jones Starwood T-Style Neck C

Single Coil Pickups

$159

Pickup for Electric Guitar, Single Coil, For neck position, Combines the vintage vibe...

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TV Jones Starwood T-Style Bridge

Single Coil Pickups

$159

TV Jones T-Style Bridge, Pickup for Electric Guitar, Single Coil, For the bridge position, Mixes the vintage vibe of a...

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Fishman Fluence Greg Koch Gristle-Tone

Single Coil Pickups

$457

Pickup-set, Greg Koch signature model, Alnico magnets, Neck pickup: Chrome,...

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Seymour Duncan Hot T-Style Set

Single Coil Pickups

$228

Pickup Set, For T-Style guitars, STR-2 CHR on the neck and STL-2 on the bridge, Medium...

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Seymour Duncan Vintage Stack T-Style Set

Single Coil Pickups

$285

Pickup Set, For T-Style guitars, STK-T1N at the neck and STK-T3B in the...

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Seymour Duncan Antiquity II Surf ST Set

Single Coil Pickups

$549

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Fender Pure Vintage Jazzmaster PU Set

Single Coil Pickups

$205

Pickup Set For Bridge & Neck, Alnico 5 - magnets, Flush - Mount pole pieces,...

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Fender Pure Vintage Jaguar PU Set

Single Coil Pickups

$188

Pickup Set For Bridge & Neck, Alnico 5 magnets, Flush - Mount pole pieces, Screws...

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Fender CS Twisted Tele Pickup Set

Single Coil Pickups

$206

Pickup Set for Telecaster, Alnico 5 magnets, Custom shop

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Fender Deluxe Drive Tele Pickup Set

Single Coil Pickups

$147

Pickup Set for Telecaster, Over-wound, Alnico 3 magnets, Fenders Pickup Set with...

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EMG S4 BK

Single Coil Pickups

$87

Noiseless Single Coil Pickup for Electric Guitar, Rail design with adjacent coils and ceramic magnets, Not...

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Seymour Duncan SSL-3 WH RW/RP

Single Coil Pickups

$113

Pickup for Electric Guitar, "Hot Strat" - Single coil, Reversed polarity and winding,...

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DiMarzio Area Pre.wired Replacement

Single Coil Pickups

$526

Pickup Set, Completely wired, Each 1x Area 58, Area 67 and area 61 single coil...

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DiMarzio Injector Replacement Pickguard

Single Coil Pickups

$503

Replacement Pickguard, For ST - style guitars, Paul Gilbert signature model,...

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DiMarzio DP422 BK Injector Neck

Single Coil Pickups

$136

Pickup, Injector bridge Paul Gilbert signature pickup, Single coil, 4 - Wire, Alnico 2...

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EMG SA Singlecoil Creme (Ivory)

Single Coil Pickups

$97

Pickup, Single coil, old vintage sound, Slightly stronger mids, Single pole Alnico...

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Seymour Duncan STR-2

Single Coil Pickups

$113

Hot T-Style Rhythm Pickup, A single coil that can rival any humbucker, Special coil winding...

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Seymour Duncan STK-S10S BK Yngwie J Malmsteen

Single Coil Pickups

$480

Pickup Set, YJM Fury single coil pickup, Yngwie J. Malmsteen signature,...

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Seymour Duncan STK-S10N BK YJM Fury

Single Coil Pickups

$148

Pickup, YJM Fury single coil pickup, Yngwie J. Malmsteen signature, Single coil...

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Seymour Duncan STK-S10N WH YJM Fury

Single Coil Pickups

$148

Pickup, YJM Fury single coil pickup, Yngwie J. Malmsteen signature, Single-coil...

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Seymour Duncan STK-S10B WH YJM Fury

Single Coil Pickups

$148

Pickup, YJM Fury single coil pickup, Yngwie J. Malmsteen signature, Single-coil...

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EMG S3 BK

Single Coil Pickups

$102

EMG S3, Noiseless Single Coil Pickup for Electric Guitar, Stacked design, Similar to the EMG S1, but has a continuous...

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EMG SA WH

Single Coil Pickups

$102

Active Noiseless Single Coil Pickup, Position: All, Output: Medium, The most popular EMG Strat pickup,...

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EMG Set SA/SA/81 WH

Single Coil Pickups

$285

Active Pickup Set for Electric Guitar, 2 Model SA single coils in neck and middle position, 1...

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EMG SAX Singlecoil BK

Single Coil Pickups

$97

Active Pickups, Single coil, AlNiCo V magnets, Newly developed preamplifier with open and...

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Seymour Duncan STL-1B

Single Coil Pickups

$113

Pickup, Single coil pickup, Original series, "Broadcaster" T-style, Bridge position, Colour:...

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EMG S Set BK

Single Coil Pickups

$251

Pickup Set For Electric Guitars, 3 Noiseless single coils, For ST-style models, Output: Medium, For...

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Seymour Duncan APS-2RW/RP Alnico II Pro

Single Coil Pickups

$125

Single Coil Pickup, Alnico II magnets, Flat non-staggered pole pieces,...

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Lindy Fralin Vintage Hot ST Set + Baseplate

Single Coil Pickups

$423

Pickup Set for Electric Guitar, Set of 3 base plate single coils, Exact...

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DiMarzio SDS-1 DP 111 BK

Single Coil Pickups

$91

Single Coil Pickup, With ceramic magnets, 2-wire, Less high-pitched and lower bass than usual...

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Lindy Fralin Vintage Hot T-Style Set

Single Coil Pickups

$308

Pickup Set Electric Guitar, Set of 2 single coils, For T-Style models, Hand-wound...

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DiMarzio DP175-WH

Single Coil Pickups

$91

Single Coil Pickup, True velvet, Neck position, Clear and bright sound with soft treble, Alnico 5...

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DiMarzio DP110 FS-1 White

Single Coil Pickups

$91

Single Coil Pickup, Alnico V magnets, Staggered pole pieces, 2-wire, Position: Bridge,...

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DiMarzio DP420 Virtual Solo Aged White

Single Coil Pickups

$125

Pickup, Virtual solo single coil pickup, Alnico 5 magnets, 4-wire, Bridge...

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DiMarzio DP409 Heavy Blues 2 Wh

Single Coil Pickups

$125

Electric Guitar Pickup, Virtual Vintage heavy blues 2 model, Single coil, Colour: White

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DiMarzio DP420 Virtual Solo WH

Single Coil Pickups

$125

Pickup, Virtual solo single coil pickup, Alnico 5 magnets, 4-wire, Bridge pickup,...

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DiMarzio DP110 FS-1 BK

Single Coil Pickups

$91

Single Coil Pickup, Alnico V magnets, Staggered pole Pieces, 2-wire, Position: Bridge, middle,...

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DiMarzio DP172 Gold Twang King

Single Coil Pickups

$109

Pickup, For T-style models, Gold cover, Twang King, Neck position, Vintage sound,...

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DiMarzio ISCV2 Evolution BK

Single Coil Pickups

$102

Single Coil Pickup, Steve Vai JEM model from the Evolution series, Middle position,...

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DiMarzio DP 416 Area 61 CR

Single Coil Pickups

$125

Pickup, Single coil, Alnico 2 magnets, No hum, Suitable for all positions, Colour: Cream

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DiMarzio DP175S True Velvet BK

Single Coil Pickups

$91

Pickup, True velvet, Single coil, Middle position, Clear and bright vintage sound with...

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DiMarzio DP175-BK

Single Coil Pickups

$91

Pickup, True velvet, Single coil, Neck position, Clear and bright sound with soft treble, Alnico 5...

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Seymour Duncan SSL-1 WH/RP

Single Coil Pickups

$113

Pickup

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Seymour Duncan Antiquity II SS

Single Coil Pickups

$182

Pick up, Replica of the 1964 single coil pickup that has significantly influenced and...

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EMG T Set Black

Single Coil Pickups

$170

Complete Pickup Set, Complete set for T-Style electric guitars, Model FT for the neck position, Model...

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EMG SL20 Steve Lukather LH

EMG DG20LH David Gilmour Lefthand

Seymour Duncan Hendrix Loaded PG Voodoo

TV Jones Starwood T-Style Neck C

TV Jones Starwood T-Style Bridge

Fishman Fluence Greg Koch Gristle-Tone

Seymour Duncan Hot T-Style Set

Seymour Duncan Vintage Stack T-Style Set

Seymour Duncan Antiquity II Surf ST Set

Fender Pure Vintage Jazzmaster PU Set

Fender Pure Vintage Jaguar PU Set

Fender CS Twisted Tele Pickup Set

Fender Deluxe Drive Tele Pickup Set

EMG S4 BK

Seymour Duncan SSL-3 WH RW/RP

DiMarzio Area Pre.wired Replacement

DiMarzio Injector Replacement Pickguard

DiMarzio DP422 BK Injector Neck

EMG SA Singlecoil Creme (Ivory)

Seymour Duncan STR-2

Seymour Duncan STK-S10S BK Yngwie J Malmsteen

Seymour Duncan STK-S10N BK YJM Fury

Seymour Duncan STK-S10N WH YJM Fury

Seymour Duncan STK-S10B WH YJM Fury

EMG S3 BK

EMG SA WH

EMG Set SA/SA/81 WH

EMG SAX Singlecoil BK

Seymour Duncan STL-1B

EMG S Set BK

Seymour Duncan APS-2RW/RP Alnico II Pro

Lindy Fralin Vintage Hot ST Set + Baseplate

DiMarzio SDS-1 DP 111 BK

Lindy Fralin Vintage Hot T-Style Set

DiMarzio DP175-WH

DiMarzio DP110 FS-1 White

DiMarzio DP420 Virtual Solo Aged White

DiMarzio DP409 Heavy Blues 2 Wh

DiMarzio DP420 Virtual Solo WH

DiMarzio DP110 FS-1 BK

DiMarzio DP172 Gold Twang King

DiMarzio ISCV2 Evolution BK

DiMarzio DP 416 Area 61 CR

DiMarzio DP175S True Velvet BK

DiMarzio DP175-BK

Seymour Duncan SSL-1 WH/RP

Seymour Duncan Antiquity II SS

EMG T Set Black

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