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tell me about Super Ferrite pickups...need info...
- Thread starter raul
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Pics from the new batch of exposed blade SF and our 10k wind in ceramic P bass. We still have some SF and 4 sets of the 10k wind ready to ship. Pics show the SF with factory style shielding and correct ohm reads. This batch turned out really nice. DM if you would like a set . If anyone needs a matching J pickup to convert a P/J to SF we will need a few days after purchase to build the J.
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we do a lot of pop-punk of the 90s-00s.. Blink 182, Green Day, Eve 6. Not really my cup of tea, but I figure it's a very 90s pop/punk thing to have classic post/punk stickers on your instrument
(which is definitely more my thing). Also Fugazi is just one of the best rock bands of the 90sbtw we are called Hot Like Wasabi, in Denver as well. Come say hey at a show!
I will!we do a lot of pop-punk of the 90s-00s.. Blink 182, Green Day, Eve 6. Not really my cup of tea, but I figure it's a very 90s pop/punk thing to have classic post/punk stickers on your instrument
btw we are called Hot Like Wasabi, in Denver as well. Come say hey at a show!
I'm in a similar band, Sloppy Copy, here in southeastern NC. Still trying to get my bandmates to cover Fugazi...we do a lot of pop-punk of the 90s-00s.. Blink 182, Green Day, Eve 6. Not really my cup of tea, but I figure it's a very 90s pop/punk thing to have classic post/punk stickers on your instrument
btw we are called Hot Like Wasabi, in Denver as well. Come say hey at a show!
I’d like to issue @Matt Kustom an apology,
I had ordered a some super ferrite's from Matt some time ago for a peavey grind 5/ b quad 5 hybrid mutt
They were good soundingn pickups- so his quality was there..
But I had an issue with them being super microphonic.. He told me this was the way they were from factory (privately) and after this point I said something in the public group stating this and bashed him publicly without a moment to think clearly and carefully.
I also disbanded the chat and didn't respond back to him, nor did I give him a chance to correct it and rectify it.. And that's on me as as I thought and assumed he wouldn't
But I was wrong.. I messaged him on a whim for my new Kiesel and decided to ask him, he messaged promptly and though I was a thorn, still treated me with great service despite what happened in the past. As well as saying it I still had them he would re-work them/ tweak them
I should have given him a chance, and I should I have been better as a customer
I had ordered a some super ferrite's from Matt some time ago for a peavey grind 5/ b quad 5 hybrid mutt
They were good soundingn pickups- so his quality was there..
But I had an issue with them being super microphonic.. He told me this was the way they were from factory (privately) and after this point I said something in the public group stating this and bashed him publicly without a moment to think clearly and carefully.
I also disbanded the chat and didn't respond back to him, nor did I give him a chance to correct it and rectify it.. And that's on me as as I thought and assumed he wouldn't
But I was wrong.. I messaged him on a whim for my new Kiesel and decided to ask him, he messaged promptly and though I was a thorn, still treated me with great service despite what happened in the past. As well as saying it I still had them he would re-work them/ tweak them
I should have given him a chance, and I should I have been better as a customer
Kudos to you. Apologies can be difficult, and public ones more so.
Although my dealings with Matt were more routine, I can also attest to his excellent work and customer service.
Thank you @PeaveyPlayer for issuing a apology.
Very appreciated.
I have worked hard to keep everyone happy over the 10 years I have been designing , manufacturing parts and winding pickups.
No one has had to wait long periods to get their pickups and no one has ever been ignored or dismissed or disrespected.
I have always worked threw any issues with the customer till they are fully satisfied.
To date the problems over 10 years and hundreds of pickups are 3 pickups that were microphonic. 1 set of SF p Bass was DOA .
1 Super Neo was microphonic and was handled by customers Luthier by dipping in paraffin. They were cool about it and it was very appreciated.
1 custom Humbucker that was requested without wax. New pickup was sent out next day
1 set was sent to Peavey Player.
The SF P was replaced immediately along with a complimentary set of Neodymium P for any inconvenience.
Due to 2 pickups having microphonic issues SF pickups are no longer unwaxed. SF pickups now get a light bath in paraffin for about 5 minutes just to fill any gaps that could create a issue.
I appreciate what @XsoGol has started here on talk bass and the business that has been received because of it.
Something that can hurt a pickup business is a Shadow of Doubt. This is why I requested a public apology from Peavy Player. I do not want anyone to think I'm not 100%.
Peavy Player is welcome to inquire and order pickups.
This custom pickup shop was started due to the shinanigans of pickup assemblers. To offer pickups that are actually custom , to offer high quality materials , to not make paying customers wait forever, and to not rip any one off like SDG pickups. Getting ripped off for a Neodymium P/j set myself was the last straw and many thousands of dollars has been spent along with countless hours building a custom shop from nothing.
I hope this has relieved and doubt that might have been created by the public statements made.
If anyone has any questions or concerns you can always DM
Matt Kustom.
Well done Gents.
I'm still itching to try a set of Matt's SF, but I'm unsure which bass it's going to be for. Order will be post the Christmas / NY holiday period because I'm currently negotiating for a guitar and that's going to take the spare cash.
I'm still itching to try a set of Matt's SF, but I'm unsure which bass it's going to be for. Order will be post the Christmas / NY holiday period because I'm currently negotiating for a guitar and that's going to take the spare cash.
I'm going to post this in three threads so apologies for the overlap. Is anyone willing to lend a T40 pickup to a 3D print artist for final measurements while reproducing pickup covers and rings for T40 pickups? I found an artist willing to do it based on @Matt Kustom 's awesome T40 pickup schematics but the artist said that the final product will be even better if he has the original on hand to get final caliper measurements and a physical idea of how the pickup is constructed. No harm will come to your pickup as I have already provided mine to Matt to deconstruct and make the schematic. Let me/us know. Thanks!
I just purchased a used Foundation with the SF pickups. I noticed that the bridge pickup was raised much higher than the neck PU but didn't think too much of it. Just now I was soloing the two pickups and the volume on the bridge pickup is significantly quieter than the neck, even at full volume. If I turn the tone down it is inaudible. Also the resistance reading on the bridge pickup is only 1.92k vs 5.12k at the neck. Is this a wiring thing or do I have a bum pickup? Any suggestions on how to address this?
The pickups (whether it is a neck or bridge pickup) should always be around 5k…correct @Matt Kustom?
They're made with Unobtainium, Mojodynium, and Mississippi mud.
Seriously...I have no idea what they're made of but I love their sound.
Great post!They're made with Unobtainium, Mojodynium, and Mississippi mud.
Seriously...I have no idea what they're made of but I love their sound.
When I wind them I try to hit the magic 5.2k. but depending on temperature and other things like different meters anywhere between 5k and 5.5k would be in the realm of acceptable
That's unfortunate. It's also a bummer, as Super Ferrites are a block of epoxy and not easily repaired.
Curious... And please excuse me if I'm overstepping on your troubleshooting.
Did you measure the resistance from:
-The unsoldered pickup leads? This is the most accurate reading.
-The pickup leads still soldered in? Mostly accurate-might be sort of influenced by the rest of the circuit.
-The output jack? The pots and such in the circuit can influence the reading. A wonky pot can send the resistance awry.
The reason I ask is when I got my 84 Foundation (back in 2012), the bridge pickup volume pot went bad within a couple months of getting the bass. It mostly did the usual thing: was scratchy, didn't clean up with Deoxit, had an erratic taper and made the bridge pickup have less output. Replaced it with a newly released CTS push/pull pot. That got it working properly and gained the option of series/parallel operation of the pickups. Win-win!
It's rare I see a pickup read that low, usually a bad/weak coil reads really high, like 100K ohms and up. However, I'm not a pickup maker, just a guy that has had a few pickups go bad. One was a Super Ferrite that was reading really high resistance, like 150K. I think it eventually became a guinea pig for Matt Kustom via XsoGol..?
If it's the worst case scenario and the pickup is bad... at least there is Matt Kustom making awesome replacements.
There are also used Super Ferrites floating about on ebay and Reverb. Most important thing is to get a replacement that has the same magnetic polarity so you can maintain the hum cancelling with the replacement pickup. If one is purchased willy nilly, it's a 50/50 chance you get the RW/RP pickup to your neck pickup.
@bigtone23, yes, your busted SF you sent me became the catalyst for all of the SF-style pickups @Matt Kustom is expertly building…and thank you!
My readings are taken at the pot lugs inside the control cavity. I’m planning on unsoldering the pickups and getting more into it this weekend. I also noticed that the neck pu has black lead to ground and the bridge pu has the red lead going to ground. Hopefully it’s just a case of messed up wiring, but I’ll post back with what I find.
