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hifibassman
Junior
Username: hifibassman

Post Number: 14
Registered: 12-2002
Posted on Friday, June 27, 2003 - 8:16 am:   Edit Post

I was looking at a series bass for sale out on ebay and in the description i saw "monolithic ceramic magnets". What is a monolithic ceramic magnet and what does that do for the sound of these basses? Is this a regular ferrite ceramic magnet or something special?

(Message edited by hifibassman on June 27, 2003)
mica
Moderator
Username: mica

Post Number: 1028
Registered: 6-2000
Posted on Friday, June 27, 2003 - 5:08 pm:   Edit Post

Monolithic just means one-piece, so it doesn't matter how many strings or where the strings are located as long as they are within the magnetic field.

The ferrite clay contains iron oxide (the ferrite component). I'm not sure if that's the same thing as a "regular ferrite ceramic magnet." They are regular to me, we've always used the same ones.

The clay comes from Kentucky. The red color of many clays comes from the iron oxide.
hifibassman
Junior
Username: hifibassman

Post Number: 15
Registered: 12-2002
Posted on Friday, June 27, 2003 - 7:56 pm:   Edit Post

thanks Mica-

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