It took us a long time, but I’m finally happy to announce that we are now manufacturing a fresh batch of XR Spectras. The XR Spectras are now available for pre-order, with an estimated 2-4 weeks lead-time. The current version is still v2, but I am changing the naming from inch to mm, and so …
https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1zBXlicaqDD4ef4eHy2kbLra59SKLW-zpThis batch took a long time to finish. Logistics were a mess, plagued by delays. Apart from that, I have to admit that we had to contend with production issues. V2 was a big departure from v1, and we had to revisit our production process. But as the saying goes, better late than never. It’s …
Previously, I posted some pictures of the modular XR-Spectra coil. Two of those coils are held in place by a base printed circuit board (PCB) at the bottom. The two coils are connected, series opposing, for a humbucking configuration. The outputs are sent to a 4-pin, 2mm header connector at the bottom, with pins for …
The Lo-Z XR-Spectra coil: 1000 Turns 250Ω DCR (for 3.3″ version) 76mH AWG38 self-bonding magnet wire 2mm Type 430 ferritic stainless steel rail 1mm printed circuit board bobbin with copper-pour shield. We use AWG38 self-bonding magnet wire (also known as bondable magnet wire). It has a thin layer of thermoplastic polyurethane adhesive, activated using 140~160°C …
Thor is driving our product development. I am now considering adding a few CV Potentiometer variants. What’s that, you say? The Nexus and Nu system, including the Infinity system in Thor, utilizes control voltages (CV) instead of direct control of the audio as most, if not all, guitars do. CV is converted to MIDI control …
This is the best full frequency range pickup! The XR Spectra v2 is now available for pre-order, with an estimated 4-6 weeks lead-time. See below for pricing info. For inquiries and orders, please send us a message using our online contact form. Overview The XR Spectra pickups are low-impedance pickups with a uniform frequency response from …
January 2022… I was looking back at the roadmap I presented in 2018. We’ve come a long way since then. Some plans were adhered to, some not. The Modula pickup did not make the cut. Instead, we had a complete redesign, and continued on with XR-Spectra: following the lineage of the original XR pickup as …
Finally, we’re shipping the first batch of XR-Spectras. The second batch is pending production, as we wait for new circuit boards to arrive. Don’t miss out on the OEM pricing. The second batch will still have the original OEM pricing as listed, following this link. For further details, have a look at the XR-Spectra User’s …
This global shortage of semiconductors is hurting us! I was hoping it will end soon, but it’s getting worse. Now, we have supply problems with ALL semiconductors in our products, and I have to redesign around the problem with alternative chips, whenever possible. Or, find alternative sources. We hit a snag last month with the …
We make simple things extra spacial. Here’s the completely redesigned Tone Block. Follow the XR-Spectra reference manual for more information (check out the Tone Block section). Available with the active XR Spectra configuration, the optional Tone Block is a small passive second-order (two-pole) resonant RLC filter with variable frequency and Q (resonance). It is specifically …
