AC4N-NK

ALNICO IV CLASSICS Humbucker Nickel AC4

Name: ALNICO IV CLASSICS Humbucker Nickel AC4
Brand: Tonerider®
SKU: AC4N-NK
Price: 76.0 USD
Availability: OutOfStock
Rating: 5.0 (1 reviews)

Regular price: US$76.00
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Position Neck Bridge

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Key Features:

The Tonerider AC4 is a matched humbucker set that is pick sensitive, rich in harmonics and with a tight bass.

Neck 7.5k / Bridge 8.3k, Alnico 4

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Description

The Tonerider AC4 is a matched humbucker set that is pick sensitive, rich in harmonics and with a tight bass.

Neck 7.5k / Bridge 8.3k, Alnico 4

OUR TAKE ON THE EVER POPULAR PAF TONE

The Tonerider AC4 is a matched humbucker set that is pick sensitive, rich in harmonics and with a tight bass.

This set began life as a rumour: We’d heard for years that some boutique makers were sourcing Alnico 4, and player response was great. After working with our first magnet supplier, we came up with an Alnico 4 mix, that seemed to help tame the muddy bass that some guitar Gibson-scale guitars exhibit, especially on the neck pickup. Cranking the gain we found that the pickup saturates quick and starts to “sing” harmonically, with a vocal, flutey quality – the mark of a great PAF!

Wiring & Spacing

Wiring: All AC4’s come with four conductor wiring as standard for maximum flexibility.

Spacing: This 50mm spacing suits Les Paul and SG guitars well.

Baseplate: All Tonerider humbuckers are built with medium-length 9mm baseplate legs for easy installation in a wide variety of instruments. Baseplates are all Nickel-Silver with the Tonerider logo stamp.

	Alnico IV Classics Neck	Alnico IV Classic Bridge
Model	AC4N	AC4B
Magnet	Alnico IV Bar	Alnico IV Bar
DCR	7.5k	8.3k
Inductance	4.2H	5.1H
Hookup Wire	4-Conductor	4-Conductor
Baseplate	Nickel Silver	Nickel Silver
Year Introduced	2006	2006

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For other countries - See International Dealers.
If your country is not listed, and there is no dealer near you, please get in touch with us.

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United States

Standard Orders

Ship from Michigan, USA

Please note that due to the way in-state taxes are collected, we cannot ship website orders within Michigan state. If you are based in Michigan, please get in touch with one of our dealers. Apologies for any inconvenience caused.

Custom Shop Orders

(Pro-Wired™ Loaded Pickguards and Custom Loaded Control Plates)

Ship Direct from Christchurch, New Zealand

All ObsidianWire™ Loaded pickguards and customised control plates are made to order and ship direct from our location in Christchurch, New Zealand. We have an expected build time of 1-3 business days, and will let you know if we expect any delays.

Rest of World

Ship Direct from Christchurch, New Zealand

We ship all orders outside of the United States, from our workshop in Christchurch, New Zealand.

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Import taxes and tariffs are a challenge for many businesses and customers.
To make this easier for you, we cover these on your behalf where possible, however as there are a few exceptions, please check your location on the list below:

U.S.A

There are NO additional taxes, tariffs or duties.

E.U Countries

There are NO additional taxes, tariffs or duties.

Australia

It is our understanding that any order below $1000AUD does not incur import duties.

United Kingdom

High-value orders, such as custom loaded pickguards, will ship via DHL, with VAT/Duties paid.

We do not currently have the ability to pay VAT on smaller economy parcels. This means that orders shipped via NZ Post/Royal Mail may incur duties at your end.

New Zealand

G.S.T is collected at checkout, no other taxes or duties are charged.

All other locations

To all other locations, there may be duties charged by your local customs agency.

We recommend checking with your country's customs agency what taxes/duties may be incurred by shipments from New Zealand, prior to ordering.

If you are concerned, consider ordering from dealer near you: International Dealers

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My Ears Really Like These

Hey there folks.
I wanted to give a quick review on this pickup based on my last 30 days of usage. I put these in my 1996 Les Paul Studio.
The original pickups were 490R and a 498T. Don't get me wrong, the stock pickups are good but I always found them to be too dark for my liking.
I put these in along with the JP pots found on this website and to my ears they are amazing.
These pickups are clear but have a warmth to them. They are not dark and dank, but they don't have a super bright chime. I think these are really a great middle ground for magnets and tone.
I have always found many Les Paul pickups to be too muddy for my liking. Not all, but many seem to be.
I tend to gravitate towards a brighter sound (not necessarily a lot of treble, but rather clarity) so I can shape the tone with different effects and pedals. I am not a pedal junkie by any means, but I know the tones and sounds I like.
I really like the dynamics of these pickups at differing volume levels rolled back from the guitar and they take OD and dirt pedals really well.
These pickups seem to have a more even frequency curve and cut the lows and highs. At least to my ears anyway. There is still plenty of sustain to be had here, and it didn't take away from the characteristics from my guitar. The pickups seemed to balance the tone a bit.
So far, I really like them and they have helped keep me coming back to this guitar to play. I have enjoyed getting to learn the dynamics and controls.
I hope this helps in some way. The cool thing about playing the guitar is that it's a life long pursuit. So it's cool to experiment a bit.

Solid replacement knobs

Sturdy and stay in place. Worth mentioning that all knobs (according to Obsidian) are designed to sit flush along the tops, rather than along the bottoms.

Excellent harness

Ordering was a breeze, shipping timely and I installed it easy…quality is great and sound choices are awesome…

Guitar Model: Epiphone Les Paul Standard Pro

Install Time: 11 - 20 minutes

Build Quality:

Very bad

Functionality:

Same as stock

Greater range of sounds

Terrible

Love it

Recently bought an Epi Les Paul Standard pro thats about 10 yrs old. It had scratchy worn pots and a goofy switch. Id used Obsidian before on a Tele build and was so impressed i decided to get one to fix this really nice epi. Super simple to install,works like a charm. Couldnt be happier with it.

Install Time: 30 - 60 minutes

Excellent with a few points for refinement.

Great product. Easy to install. The one issue I had, which I recommend Obsidian Wire to note (they may have and I missed it), is that the control plate is slightly too large on an American Professional II telecaster. Luckily, the old one was around and it took me a few minutes to swap components over.

An additional point is I just found the installation graphic instructions to be a little unclear in terms of orientation which resulted in me installing everything in the reverse order. Self-critiquing mistake. So it would be great if the instruction diagram were just a little clearer for us dummies.

ALNICO IV CLASSICS Humbucker Nickel AC4