Friends,
Info update on the Gibson single coil SG type pickups. My mistake previous.
I had installed the large neo bars and got beautiful sound but very uneven response. Concluded length was the problem by concentrating field around the ends (2 inch neodymium bar shorter than inferior stock magnet).
Problem is not length but the pole axis. The weak Gibson bars are polarized thru width and the KJ Magnetics bar polarized thru thickness. Gibson SG single coils have two weak, width-polarized magnets flush against a center inert bar that routes the individual string screws. (put the axe back together before taking pictures, would have helped)
Hotwire enhancement would likely best be achieved by cutting the string screws beneath the bar and placing a KJ bar over the inert bar, leaving the stock magnets in place. Easiest and still great enhancement is to use the small thin bar referenced earlier, two for each pickup:
Part# BX041-N50 (1 x 1/4 x 1/16 bar)
www.kjmagnetics.com
Open the pickup case and just let these magnets suck onto the underside exposed length of the adjustable pickup screws, one magnet for 3 screws. Orientation is right angle to the stock magnets. Response is even, gain and tonal quality improved.
John K