Alnico Bar Magnets

[Scott S.]

Can a alnico bar magnet of the correct dimension (and with radiused ends) be used for a Strat/Tele type pickup instead of the 6 polepieces?

There would be much more of the coil in close proximity to the magnet, that would certainly have some kind of effect (not sure what).

[salvarsan]

Can a alnico bar magnet of the correct dimension (and with radiused ends) be used for a Strat/Tele type pickup instead of the 6 polepieces?

Sure.

If you underwind it, it's called a "lipstick"
pickup without the lipstick cover.

If you like the Danelectro sound (and I do), they sound great.
Ibanez put lipsticks in their Talman TC630 guitars.

-drh