ASAR PICKUPS (ENGLISH VERSION): July 2024

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Precision-Style Passive Pickup For Four-String Electric Bass. It was wound by guiding the wire by hand, of the AWG 44 type (0.050 mm in diameter) and equipped with neodymium magnets, which ensures impressive detail and superior definition especially on the low frequencies, always dry and in focus. The high frequencies, for their part, are extended and transparent. The articulation and naturalness of neodymium over the entire frequency range (both with bass and electric guitar) and the generous output level guaranteed by the use of these rare earth magnets, make it the winning alternative also to active pickups.

The generously wound coils, together with also proportionally sized magnetic groups, characterize this pickup for output levels unknown to most passive single-coil bass pickups, without sacrificing a balanced sound over the entire frequency range of the instrument. Frequency range which, thanks to the use of neodymium magnets, is however wider than those guaranteed by both passive and active pickups, equipped with traditional type magnets.

In addition to the adoption of neodymium magnets, the attention during the development phase was concentrated on the geometric characteristics of the magnets and pole pieces, as well as on the type of wire enamelled and relative quantity to be wound on each single coil, to obtain a sound characterized not only by a balanced naturalness, warm and difficult to compare (therefore without unwanted colors), but also by a dynamics, a richness of harmonics and an unknown touch response to pickups equipped with traditional magnets.

The richness of harmonics of the sound produced by this pickup is also due to the winding of the coils, obtained by guiding the wire by hand.

Note: The silver bars that are seen attached to the bottom of the two halves of the pickup (see attached photos) are not the magnets themselves, but simple aluminum covers. The magnets are located under the cover, immersed in resin.

The neck pickup has an overall series resistance (Rs) of 21.3 Kohm (10.65 + 10.65 Kohm). The two halves are made in Reverse Wound Reverse Polarity mode with respect to each other, in order to get the hum-bucking effect.

The waxing was carried out in a paraffin and beeswax bath (3/1 w/w).

The pickups have been tested. Included in the package are the screws and springs needed to install the pickups and a wiring instruction sheet plus some tips for getting the best sound results.

SOLD VIA REVERB (SHOP: ASAR Boutique Amplification & Pickups).

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