Originally posted by Raskolnikov
It would have to be a pretty damn strong magnet to do it though, wouldn't it? [/B]

The pickup magnets aren't all that strong.

Also, the quest for 'that vintage sound' means ther are a lot of pickups put there with Alnico magnets, which don't hold their magnetism very well. I'm sure you've heard that 'the new ones don't sound the same', even when built to exactly the same specs as the old ones. One of the reasons is that the older magnets have lost some of their original strength.

Back to your question: I wouldn't want to use something like a rare-earth magnet. Those little buggers would pull the teeth out of "Jaw's" mouth!!