also love that bass vi bodied 4 string. I'm sure it sounds killer with your pickups.
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tell me about Super Ferrite pickups...need info...
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Yeah, this? (images from reverb)
Huge magnets. Carried over from the T40 pickups?
Lolz .
How many leftover boxes of ceramic magnets did peavey have in stock to pay for that crazy cover..... They must have really wanted to get away from the two coil pickup and metal covers.
Yeah, that is the T20/First Gen Fury Iceberg Super Ferrite--much more beneath the surface.
I have never had a bass with one, but I understand it has a bit more ooomph to it, perhaps to sound more 'split coil P-ish.' Extra magnets in there? It's angled in such a way to approximate the string reading of a split coil P pickup.
I have never had a bass with one, but I understand it has a bit more ooomph to it, perhaps to sound more 'split coil P-ish.' Extra magnets in there? It's angled in such a way to approximate the string reading of a split coil P pickup.
Haha!
Chip Todd has mentioned that the T60 pickup is a better sounding pickup for bass than the T40 one. However, the T60 pickup didn't have wide enough string spacing to work with a bass. He also mentioned that he would have redesigned the T40 pickup to sound more like the T60, but times changed and they moved on to the SFs and then the more standard designs, like the split coil P and J type pickups in later bases.
Just made a order with my magnet supplier. Ordered enough ceramic magnets for 50 SF Pbass or 25 sets split SF or Split SF J 4 string. She usually has my orders completed and shipped within 30 days. After the sound clips shoot out there has been a bit of interest in the SF-P and SF Split.
Small order of Ceramic magnets arrived. These can do any ceramic based P bass or split J. If anyone wants SF-P feel free to DM.
I got one of the first sets. They are great!
Hey Super Ferrite fans. Sadly I am letting go of this very cool custom bass that I've shared here. The sale has absolutely nothing to do with @Matt Kustom 's superb pickups, which are some of the best I've ever heard, and all to do with stuff I got going on. Here's the classified: https://www.talkbass.com/threads/
custom-bass-iv-4-string-34-bass-vi-body.1629485/
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I liked your post @Evanforbass not because I like that you are letting her go but because this...is a hot@ss bass that I know sounds fantastic. Someone needs to snap her up and keep her in the TB family.
I just stumbled across this thread and your website. Listening to the extensive soundclips page I definitely like the sound of the "Split Coil" on the SF Sound Clips page. Is this a Super Ferrite style pickup in a typical P-Bass configuration?
Also, could you confirm the dimensions of the repro SF pickups? I'm curious for a custom build I'm planning for next year.
@Matt Kustom makes super ferrite split coils in both the Peavey super ferrite single coil form factor (in-line split coil) and in a Precision bass pickup form factor. I'll let Matt take it from here...
Hello.
The Split SF is just that. Split in half. There is only enough split to fit the two coils wire. It is basically a P Bass but both coils ride the same magnets so the wiring is a bit different internally. The bobbins are a bit smaller than a SF P bass to fit in the new cover. Cover is a 3D printed copy of the original Peavey cover
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Ahh cool, so it's a split pickup under the same shell... linear humbucker with the same exterior appearance as a standard single coil SF?
Could you share the dimensions of the pickup shell?
Anyone wanting info on these pickups. These are full custom pickups built to fix the string signal fall off issue with the factory pickups. To remedy this issue with a Humbucker sized pickup route without modification to the bass White Humbucker covers were sourced and laser cut to accept the U.S. steel hand cut T shaped 1018 steel blades. Blades were cut , shaped , polished and nickel plated in house. Custom laser cut bobbins were made to fit the Humbucker route and wound with U.S. poly wire. 7 string guitar ceramic magnets were used to make sure the signal is as wide as possible. Pickups are shielded like factory Peavey. Lead wire is Mogami. I built these to see if I could fix the factory issue. They are very time consuming and probably will not make anymore as they would be expensive due to time of build. Making the T shaped blades by hand takes a long time to make them not look like they were cut by hand. Fitting and polishing takes a long time. Setting up the laser to cut the covers is tricky to get perfect. It was rewarding to know the issue of such a cool bass was remedied.
Shell dimensions are same as factory. They were designed in CAD using a factory cover
This 3D print cover is just a demo we use for mock up. It did not pass QC . The marks on this cover are not on what's for sale. The only change to the cover dimensionally are the gussets to the mounting tab to add strength
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