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Inside the hybrid-core pickup architecture

Elena KovacsMar 12, 2024
Hybrid core disassembled
Disassembled prototype with hybrid ferrite core.

We built Sirius Sound Guitar Pickups to solve a persistent problem: noise floors that spike when you lean into expressive playing. Conventional single coils force us to choose between bandwidth and hum rejection; stacked coils dampen the shimmer we love.

Our prototype uses a hybrid core with graphene shielding and actively tuned eddy current paths. Here are the three breakthroughs:

  1. Phase-stable flux control: we modelled the pickup as a coupled RF circuit and tuned the resonance via modular bobbins.
  2. Adaptive load shaping: onboard micro load lets you sweep Q factors without recabling.
  3. Ultra-low-noise windings: rewinding with silver-plated copper and cryo-treatment improved conductivity by 6%.

Measurement stack

We run swept sine, THD, and noise profiling via our in-house rig. The chart below shows the THD delta compared to a control single coil.

THD comparison chart
THD measurements: hybrid-core vs. traditional single coil

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YouTube Video:

Example: YouTube video embed (Rick Astley)

Note: To add your own media files:

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  • Reference them like: <BlogVideo src="/video/your-file.mp4" /> or <audio controls src="/audio/your-file.mp3" />

User Feedback Survey

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  1. Create a survey in your Formbricks account
  2. Get the survey ID
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