Quote Originally Posted by wingsdad
This is about how Seymour Duncan summarizes the difference in Alnico mags...which create a 'softer' magnetic field than Ceramic mags:

Alnico 2 is slightly weaker than 5 and tends to have a smoother, warmer, rounder tone with softer attack. Alnico 5 has a brighter, more dynamic tone with a tighter bottom end than 2.
Thanks, WD. That helps. It also seems consistent with what I hear out of the two guitars.