Do metal pickup rings affect tone?

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Do metal pickup rings affect tone?

Post by ChrisDesign » Sun Sep 26, 2021 11:09 am

I’ve got my eye on a set of metal pickup rings for my humbuckers. Will this influence the tone in my jazzmaster?
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Re: Do metal pickup rings affect tone?

Post by HarlowTheFish » Sun Sep 26, 2021 11:18 am

I doubt it. Even most (modern) covers, which are non-magnetic, have basically no tonal difference.

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Re: Do metal pickup rings affect tone?

Post by Larry Mal » Sun Sep 26, 2021 11:30 am

I didn't find to to be so on my Les Paul.
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Re: Do metal pickup rings affect tone?

Post by JVG » Sun Sep 26, 2021 2:13 pm

If the rings are made from a magnetic material it makes sense they would have some effect, although whether it’s perceptable is a different matter.

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Re: Do metal pickup rings affect tone?

Post by Embenny » Sun Sep 26, 2021 4:45 pm

It's one of those things where technically there would be some eddy currents that "could" affect a tiny bit of high end, but I'd be shocked if it was perceptible or even measurable at the level of the amplified guitar signal.
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