AlterSonusAudioResearch: NEO-TEX, MULTI-CONFIGURABLE CUSTOM LOADED SSS NEODYMIUM STRAT PICKGUARD

ENGLISH

Custom handmade loaded pickguard with MINT GREEN plate and CREAM covers and knobs.

Model: ASAR Neo-Tex Loaded Pickguard

CONTROLS:

- VOLUME (A500K pot), equipped with full range treble bleed (the sound really keeps the same timbre at each volume level);

- FIRST TONE KNOB (500 KA push-pull pot, with 15 nF / 100V MKP capacitor). Acts on the neck and middle pickup;

- SECOND TONE KNOB (500 KA 24 mm diameter, with 15 nF / 100V MKP capacitor). Acts on the bridge pickup;

- push-pull switch at the first tone konb. Pulling up the knob, excludes the central pickup connecting, at the same time, the pickup to the neck in parallel with the one to the bridge, regardless of the position of the five-way switch lever;

ALL PICKUPS ARE EQUIPPED WITH NEODYMIUM MAGNETS.

Pickups continuous series resistances (Rs): NECK SINGLE COIL 5.8 Kohm; MIDDLE SINGLE COIL 6 Kohm; MIDDLE SINGLE COIL 5.8 Kohm; BRIDGE SINGLE COIL 6.3 kohm.

Pickup coils have been hand wound using AWG 42 (0.063 mm) enamelled copper wire. Then they were waxed in a bath of paraffin and beeswax blend, to make them reliable and avoid any risk of squeal.

These Strat single coil pickups have the coils completely shielded by an aluminum foil coating, for an effective reduction of the picked up noises. PUs are supplied with professional coaxial (shielded) cables. The rear of the pickguard plate is also shielded with an aluminum sheet covering the whole surface. The pickguard has been tested.

This pickguard is dedicated to owners of Strat guitars that love sounds similar to those of Texas Special, compared to which are added the prerogatives of neodymium magnets and the additional possibility to play with the neck pickup in parallel with the bridge one, as normally i'is only possible with a Telecaster type model.

The tonal characteristics of these pickups recall those of the famous "noiseless" Strat single coil structure with samarium-cobalt magnets, with respect to which, however, they boast superior dynamics.

This pickguard, in fact, although it can boast superior features even thanks to its very low noise (due to the complete and very accurate shielding of all its parts), mounts pickups with traditionally wound coils, therefore without dummy coils which, while allowing the cancellation of the hum, it is known that they reduce the dynamics of the pickups even when they are equipped with rare earth magnets (neodymium or samarium-cobalt).

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ITALIANO

BATTIPENNA STRAT SSS MULTICONFIGURABILE AL NEODIMIO CON TREBLE BLEED EVOLUTA

Modello: ASAR Neo-Tex Loaded Pickguard

Placca VERDE MENTA, con covers e manopole color CREMA.

CONTROLLI:

- VOLUME (A500K), dotato di full range treble bleed (il suono mantiene realmente lo stesso timbro ad ogni livello del volume);

- PRIMO TONO (500KA push-pull, con condensatore da 15 nF/100V MKP). Agisce sui pickup al manico e centrale;

- SECONDO TONO (500KA diametro 24 mm, con condensatore da 15 nF/100V MKP). Agisce solo sul puickup al ponte;

- Selettore pickup a cinque vie;

- Switch push-pull alla prima manopola del tono. Tirando la manopola verso l’alto esclude il pickup centrale connettendo, contemporaneamente, il pickup al manico in parallelo con quello al ponte, indipendentemente dalla posizione in cui si trova la levetta del selettore 5-way.

Resistenze in continua dei pickup (Rs): MANICO 5,8 Kohm; CENTRALE 5,8 Kohm; PONTE 6,3 Kohm.

Le bobine dei pickup sono state avvolte manualmente impiegando filo smaltato di tipo AWG 42 (diametro 0,063 mm). Quindi sono stati sottoposti a bagno in miscela di paraffina e cera d’api, per renderli affidabili ed evitare il rischio di innescare fischi.

I tre Strat SC hanno le bobine completamente schermate da un rivestimento in foglio di alluminio, per una efficace riduzione dei disturbi captati. I pickup sono forniti di cavetti coassiali (schermati) professionali. Anche il retro del battipenna è schermato con un foglio di alluminio che ne ricopre tutta la superficie. Il battipenna è stato collaudato

Il progetto dei pickup è simile a quello dei Texas Special, ma incentrato sui magneti al neodimio, invece che sul classico AlNiCo. Il cablaggio offre anche la possibilità di suonare con il pickup al manico in parallelo con quello al ponte, come normalmente è possibile solo con un modello tipo Telecaster. Le caratteristiche timbriche di questi pickup ricordano molto quelle dei blasonati Strat single coil a struttura “noiseless” aventi magneti al samario-cobalto, ma senza le limitazioni dinamiche tipicamente dovute alle loro bobine fantasma (dummy coils).

Il battipenna è in vendita su e ebay e su reverb.com