Full Description
The Alnico 2 Classic is a superb humbucker set for guitars that need more warmth, fullness and sustain.
At higher gain settings, the Alnico II Classic really nails the fluid distortion sound of players like Slash, who use the smooth attack and longer sustain of the neck to great effect during solos, and the tighter, fizzier tones available from the bridge for rock rhythm work.
All AC2 pickups are fully wax potted to avoid microphonic feedback, and come with supplied with #3/48 screws, springs and an installation guide.
Available individually or as a set. Four conductor wiring as standard on all models.
Neck 7.5k / Bridge 8.3k / F-spaced Bridge 8.5k, Alnico 2
Tech Specs
| Alnico II Classic Neck | Alnico II Classic Bridge | |
|---|---|---|
| Model | AC2N | AC2B |
| Magnet | Alnico 2 Bar | Alnico 2 Bar |
| DCR | 7.5k | 8.3k (F-spaced 8.5k) |
| Inductance | 4.2H | 5.1H |
| Hookup Wire | 4-Conductor | 4-Conductor |
| Baseplate | Nickel Silver | Nickel Silver |
Dimensions
Wiring Diagrams
- 2 Humbuckers / 1 Vol / 1 Tone / 3-Way Toggle
- 2 Humbuckers / 1 Vol / 1 Tone / 3-Way Toggle / Push-Pull Coil Split (Vol)
- 2 Humbuckers / 1 Vol / 1 Tone / 3-Way Toggle / Push-Pull Coil Split (Tone)
- 2 Humbuckers / 2 Vol / 2 Tone / 3-Way Toggle
- 2 Humbuckers / 2 Vol / 2 Tone / 3-Way Toggle / Push-Pull Coil Split
- 1 Humbucker / 1 Vol
- 1 Humbucker / 1 Vol / 1 Tone
- 1 Humbucker / 1 Vol / 1 Tone / Push-Pull Coil Split (Volume)
- 2 Humbuckers / 2 Vol / 2 Tone / 3-Way Toggle (50’s Wiring)
- 2 Humbuckers / 1 Vol / 1 Tone / 5-Way Lever
Full Description
The Alnico 2 Classic is a superb humbucker set for guitars that need more warmth, fullness and sustain.
At higher gain settings, the Alnico II Classic really nails the fluid distortion sound of players like Slash, who use the smooth attack and longer sustain of the neck to great effect during solos, and the tighter, fizzier tones available from the bridge for rock rhythm work.
All AC2 pickups are fully wax potted to avoid microphonic feedback, and come with supplied with #3/48 screws, springs and an installation guide.
Available individually or as a set. Four conductor wiring as standard on all models.
Neck 7.5k / Bridge 8.3k / F-spaced Bridge 8.5k, Alnico 2
Tech Specs
| Alnico II Classic Neck | Alnico II Classic Bridge | |
|---|---|---|
| Model | AC2N | AC2B |
| Magnet | Alnico 2 Bar | Alnico 2 Bar |
| DCR | 7.5k | 8.3k (F-spaced 8.5k) |
| Inductance | 4.2H | 5.1H |
| Hookup Wire | 4-Conductor | 4-Conductor |
| Baseplate | Nickel Silver | Nickel Silver |
Dimensions
Installation & Wiring Diagrams
- 2 Humbuckers / 1 Vol / 1 Tone / 3-Way Toggle
- 2 Humbuckers / 1 Vol / 1 Tone / 3-Way Toggle / Push-Pull Coil Split (Vol)
- 2 Humbuckers / 1 Vol / 1 Tone / 3-Way Toggle / Push-Pull Coil Split (Tone)
- 2 Humbuckers / 2 Vol / 2 Tone / 3-Way Toggle
- 2 Humbuckers / 2 Vol / 2 Tone / 3-Way Toggle / Push-Pull Coil Split
- 1 Humbucker / 1 Vol
- 1 Humbucker / 1 Vol / 1 Tone
- 1 Humbucker / 1 Vol / 1 Tone / Push-Pull Coil Split (Volume)
- 2 Humbuckers / 2 Vol / 2 Tone / 3-Way Toggle (50’s Wiring)
- 2 Humbuckers / 1 Vol / 1 Tone / 5-Way Lever
Media
Customer Reviews
I wired these humbuckers, each in series mode as supplied, into a 50's style wiring harness. It was easy to find a good balance between the neck and bridge pickups just using the factory recommended heights. They are warm and full with surprising clarity and sustain through the clean channel of my small valve amp, however upping the gain gives them some grit. Both neck and bridge have great qualities to them, but they complement each other perfectly when used together. The clean sound would, I imagine, be very versatile across a range of styles. When overdriven through the distorted channel they remain warm, but crunchy with heaps of sustain and very little darkness. IMO they are perhaps most suited to classic blues and rock in this mode, although some of this may be the 50s wiring and they may be darker with different wiring setups. The quality of these pickups far exceeded my expectations for the money and I'm super happy with the results.
Eccezionali! Su entrambi i pick-up ho messo dei push pull per serie parallelo. Suono fantastico
I have paired this excellent quality Humbucker pickup with a couple of Fender FAT '60s single coils in my HSS Strat & found it is well balanced & sounds great .Can recommend !
This set is my 4th set of Ac2's, I am extremely lucky in that I have found THE pickup set for me. I love the tone and articulation, clear cleans and just the right amount of dirt makes these pickups a dream to play... I will only EVER use Tonerider Ac2's in ANY guitar that requires humbuckers ❤️ Love em 🤟😜
Make my Epiphone SG sound nicer.
