Pickups:
Nearly all of our pickups are made in-house to ensure quality. In the old days, we hand-wound our pickups. Now, we use a CNC winding machine, which allows us to unfailingly meet our tight tolerances and specifications. Each pickup has its own specs, and the winder allows us to consistently and accurately produce pickups despite varying tensions and materials in our many pickup models. Once the pickups are wound, they are ready to be attached to the lead wire. The lead wire connects the pickups to the electronics wiring, making all the knobs and switches functional. We use a cutting machine to cut the wire to the correct length for our various pickups. Once cut and soldered to the pickup, the wire is taped, and the pickup is tested for magnetic polarity and resistance. Next, the pickups receive their pole pieces (aka "slugs"
, and if they are humbuckers, they will receive screws as well. The pickup is now ready to be attached to the brass base. We use a spacer to provide room for the magnet to sit under the pickup and to screw the pickup in place. Once the pickup is attached to the base, in can be wax potted. Just like the number of winds, the wax can also affect the sound of a pickup, so we use several methods and several different kinds of wax to give each pickup its individual sound. Potting also keeps the pickup from becoming microphonic and producing feedback. Once completed, the pickups are labeled and placed in a cabinet for the assemblers.
. Die Indizienlage spricht eindeutig gegen die Behauptung des "nahmhaften Gitarrenbauers". (Was nicht bedeuten MUSS, dass er Quark erzählt hat)
