I don't doubt that. But what it does do is stop them from being a good and effective internet-based business. Which is fine, if that's not a market segment they rely on. But it kinda defeats the point of having a website.
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Has anyone seen/tried these j pups? Thoughts?
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That's a fair sentiment. But from my own perspective, having looked at the websites of many other pickup makers, it isn't nearly as intuitive or informative as other pickup manufacturers' websites. Presumably, that's their competition.
The website, any website for any company such as that, is a window into the soul of a company, so to speak. It's not as important for companies that have a presence in other media (TV, radio, print), or that have a large customer base, because information on that company or their products is readily available elsewhere.
I have, in the past, made some just-for-the-hell-of-it pickup purchases. At the price point, I was thinking about buying a set. The website persuaded me not to. I speak only for myself, but that is one sale they lost because of their website. Maybe they've made that calculation that investing in a website isn't worth it to them, and losing the odd sale because of it is a trade-off they're willing to make. I suspect it's more likely that the website is an afterthought, or maybe they got a family member or friend to do for cheap. Or something.
I'm not interested in criticizing anybody just for the sake of criticizing them. I hope they make a good product, and I wish them success if they do. And perhaps I'll reconsider buying some of their pickups sometime.
Linked on the previous page, but worth noting again for the demo of the F1/F2/E1/E2 pickups AND A DISCOUNT CODE! So 10% off your $80 J set, $90 P/J (I confirmed price with Epic Custom, the video is wrong, it's $90) set or off the cost of singles too.
It seems they are competing with the SD Quarter Pounders if you are looking for reference...
It seems they are competing with the SD Quarter Pounders if you are looking for reference...
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Except the F1 is a mid range pickup rather than scooped like a SD quarter pounder. I just bought the F2 which is more like the SD SPD-1. I took a punt because a hundred dollars for homemade boutique pickups is a very good price here in Australia, and if I don't like them then I can still get the SD SPD-1 for not that much more.
Yeah Ruiqi Chen quoted me a deal also, think I might try some pick up on my Delux Jazz
Here what he sent me :
That's not a bad combination you currently have. The Fender P pickup is a little more thumpy and vintage than the F1. F1 is slightly higher output with more mids. I'm not as big of a fan of the Fender Noiseless Jazz pickups. In my experience, they sound a little thin due to the ceramic bar magnet being pretty far away from the strings.
Let me know if you'd like to try an F1/E1 combo though. If you don't like it, just send it back for a full refund minus shipping. If you're interested, I can get a trial set out to you by early January.
-Reech
Here what he sent me :
That's not a bad combination you currently have. The Fender P pickup is a little more thumpy and vintage than the F1. F1 is slightly higher output with more mids. I'm not as big of a fan of the Fender Noiseless Jazz pickups. In my experience, they sound a little thin due to the ceramic bar magnet being pretty far away from the strings.
Let me know if you'd like to try an F1/E1 combo though. If you don't like it, just send it back for a full refund minus shipping. If you're interested, I can get a trial set out to you by early January.
-Reech
Seems to me the segment is guitar owners seeking aftermarket pickups. Small segment compared to people looking for most other typical consumer goods. If the website pops up on a search, I doubt a clunky website will deter those interested in the unsual looking product.
WOW, that is someone trying to build a customer base! The F1/E1 set is what I'm eyeing as well...
Plus word of mouth/positive reviews from independent, reliable sources (like known quantities on TB) will trump a bad website any day...
I just ordered an F1 set for one of my Precision Basses. I also emailed the maker about a five string P option. I am not in love with the stock pickup on my Precision fiver, and don’t want to drop $200 Plus on custom SDs or others.
I’ll post back when I get them installed and when I hear back about the five string possibilities.
By the way, the website was clean, easy to use, and had a straightforward ecommerce purchase/check out. It took just a couple minutes to make my selection, set up an account, and check out. That includes a seamless transition to and from PayPal. The guy is an engineer and pickup maker, and maybe not a graphic designer, and that’s fine with me!
I’ll post back when I get them installed and when I hear back about the five string possibilities.
By the way, the website was clean, easy to use, and had a straightforward ecommerce purchase/check out. It took just a couple minutes to make my selection, set up an account, and check out. That includes a seamless transition to and from PayPal. The guy is an engineer and pickup maker, and maybe not a graphic designer, and that’s fine with me!
I also heard back from the proprietor/maker, Reech, and he said that they are setting up tooling to make a five-string Precision pickup as well. He said the price point would likely be around $65. If I dig the F1 in my four string, I’ll probably make the swap in my five as well.
He is using good product, I used to sell magnet wire to Fender way back in the 90s he is using some fine gauge mag wire, looking forward to trying them out very soon, if they work out I am going to buy a Jazz bass next to upgrade.
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Ok picking up my Jazz Deluxe with the E1 F1 pickups- the guy that put them in and set them up said, wow these put out- we could not go past half volume on your bass without overdriving our amp.
Hummm I wil hook it up to my lil Rumble 100 and see what happens, I am guessing these pickups may work better with a Passive Bass than an Active Bass, I been wanting to either up grade the pre-amp or put in a switch for a Active or Passive mode like most of my other bass's have.
FYI they were running it on a 300 watt Tube amp
Hummm I wil hook it up to my lil Rumble 100 and see what happens, I am guessing these pickups may work better with a Passive Bass than an Active Bass, I been wanting to either up grade the pre-amp or put in a switch for a Active or Passive mode like most of my other bass's have.
FYI they were running it on a 300 watt Tube amp
I bought the F2 and it sounds great. Very even sound with LaBella 760FL strings. Not too bright. Some thump. Sounds sort of like an EMG PAX pickup. Much better than the fender stock pickup, much more headroom and far more coils of copper.
I having my Fender Jazz looked at by another Repair shop - After Ruiqi wrote
"Yeah the pickups are designed to output enough to work passively. What you could do is with that switch idea you have, toss a resister in series on the active switching path. The resistor won’t affect the resonance frequency of the pickups appreciably, but will block some of the output" (basically a hardwired volume limiter).
Ruiqi Chen
Well what Ruiqi is saying these dang pick-ups are sensitive, guessing they work dang well in passive bass's - see what happens with my tech.
"Yeah the pickups are designed to output enough to work passively. What you could do is with that switch idea you have, toss a resister in series on the active switching path. The resistor won’t affect the resonance frequency of the pickups appreciably, but will block some of the output" (basically a hardwired volume limiter).
Ruiqi Chen
Well what Ruiqi is saying these dang pick-ups are sensitive, guessing they work dang well in passive bass's - see what happens with my tech.
I picked up a set of the black gold p-bass pickup to put in a bass I use for my punk band. I liked the sound of the F1 in the video but wanted more highs. Now I just have to wait.
Theses pick up's are better suited for passive bass's - They seem too hot with preamped - tried them out on my Fender Jazz PJ set up and were blowing out past half volume, I use them on a bass project down the road.
I have not been able to use them on a passive bass yet, ended up just buying SD qtr pounders.
I have not been able to use them on a passive bass yet, ended up just buying SD qtr pounders.
