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 Post subject: Magnaflux pickups
PostPosted: Thu Aug 05, 2004 8:06 pm 
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I've read the great info and pics on Electraman's site about Super Magnaflux pickups:
http://www.herons.ca/electra/sup_mag.html
My question is: do all Electras have these? They're mentioned in the Westone catalogs and it makes it sound like this is what is on just about everything (ok, i know a few didn't have them, like the rail pickups on the Monark). How can you tell the difference between these and any other kind of pickups on Electra guitars?

reason I ask is I'll probably be replacing missing pickups on my Electra projects with pickups from other Electra guitars, but want to make sure I'm not replacing a Super magnaflux with something else less good.

thanks,
paul


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PostPosted: Thu Aug 05, 2004 10:02 pm 
the super magnaflux was the top of the line pup and seems to be only on MPCs (outlaw, x300s, leslie west, ultima, and x800s.) i don't know of any non-MPCs with super magnafluxes. i believe they're usually zebra style but not always.
the pups in my phoenix x-150 definitely aren't super magnas. they measure around 7-8k ohms and aren't nearly as hot as super magnas.
super magnafluxes are nice pups. i had em in my outlaw and they had so much rich tone and sustain (thanks also in part of 95 lbs of mahogany). really hot but obviously NOT in a metal sort of way. hot w/out suffering in tone. luverly.


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