Never done this before, thought it looked interesting...
The Dimarzio/IBZ pickups (that go in some Prestiege) models come with ceramic magnets. I got these off
@Grunfeld because they were pink and a full set and likely to sound good in a1992 RG550.
So, sounded pretty good but were harsh in the treble ranges so were ideal for magnet swap to something a bit more sympathetic to my ear. Bought Alnico 5, 4 and 2 magnets from Cermag for a whole £1.20 each.
Read a couple of blogs on the Seymour Duncan website and off I went...
Pickups out and the screws come out of the back, very carefully cut the tape that's wound around the outside and prise the back off to reveal...
I had a lot of trouble getting the magnet out of this one, very well stuck in. Bent the backplate but got it straight again.
New magnet in, (used the Alnico 4, wanted to retain some cut) making sure the polarity is correct. Popped the backplate on and put it back in. It worked!
This is the bridge, (which got the Alnico 5).
I re-wrapped the pickups with electrical tape to give a bit if protection.
Forgot to take any readings after the swap but before they were 12.4k bridge and 8.15k neck so next string change I'll check.
I will also swap the polarity of the bridge pickup as its gone in out of phase with the Middle. Thought I'd made sure the polarity was correct!
Took about 30 mins for the neck, ten mins for the bridge as I knew what I was doing!
Back in the RG.
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