DM> Barf.  Ceramic magnet pickups generally have high output and
 DM> not-so-great tone.  IMHO, it's much better to take 
 DM> a good sounding lower
 DM> output pickup and add gain at the amp or an external source.
Well I am going to get the studio model now and it has the alnico magnet 
pickups. However I notice that most of the high end Les Pauls have the 
ceramic magnet pickups. Why would that be? 
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