Gck
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Post by Gck on May 11, 2014 11:36:00 GMT
NEW PICKUP SET'S ON THE KINMAN WEBSITE.
NEW IMPERSONATOR 54 V3 SET - ZERO HUM
NEW IMPERSONATOR FAT50 SET - ZERO HUM
NEW SCOOP SET - ZERO HUM
NEW SURF STOMPER SET - ZERO HUM
NEW BELLTONE SET - ZERO HOM
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Post by pluckit65 on May 11, 2014 16:32:26 GMT
Hi Guys Just gave these new pickups a listen on youtube. They sound really nice. At £240 a set, I think I may buy a dozen sets and, hand them out to my friends.  Regards Roger |
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Post by asimmd on May 11, 2014 16:52:20 GMT
I think they are overpriced but having said that,I do have a set
of Kinman HM Pickups.
I bought them off the well known auction site for £80 and they are ok,I must say I wouldn't have
paid full price for them.
Alan
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Post by pluckit65 on May 11, 2014 17:24:34 GMT
I think it is all a matter of what suits the individual, when it comes to pickups. I have an American 1990 Telecaster and, a Squier Classic Vibe 50s one. I actually prefer the Squier pickups. Also, my Squier Classic Vibe 50s Strat pickups are great, whereas the ones on my Mexico Hank Marvin Signature sound a tad muddy in comparison.
Regards
Roger
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Post by Deleted on May 11, 2014 19:03:17 GMT
why buy something that Impersonates For £239 when you can buy the real thing for £80  |
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Post by DaveC on May 11, 2014 21:49:05 GMT
The point of Kinman pickups is that they are noiseless and hum free. They contain a large number of hand assembled components and are shipped, in small numbers, all the way from Oz. That's why they cost so much. The fact that they also sound pretty good is a bonus.
If you only want a good single-coil sound then you'd be daft to pay more than the cost of a set of Ironstones although personally I think that Kinmans are worth every penny.
DaveC
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Post by Deleted on May 11, 2014 22:02:01 GMT
The point of Kinman pickups is that they are noiseless. The fact that they also sound pretty good is a bonus. DaveC i know they are noiseless, but that don't warrant being almost 3 times the price, fender noiseless are only £100 or so, besides the pickup hum on the original single coils. are no where near as bad as they used to be with all the modern filtering that's now available. dave d |
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Post by allclaphands on May 12, 2014 8:11:06 GMT
author=" pluckit65" I think it is all a matter of what suits the individual, when it comes to pickups. I have an American 1990 Telecaster and, a Squier Classic Vibe 50s one. I actually prefer the Squier pickups. Also, my Squier Classic Vibe 50s Strat pickups are great, whereas the ones on my Mexico Hank Marvin Signature sound a tad muddy in comparison. Regards Roger Could not agree more Roger I find the same with my Squier CV 50's compared to my Mexican made Strat. but in saying they both hold up very well with 10-46 strings fitted.The Kinmans do sound good but does it justify the cost of them compared to Ironstone Golds Pete |
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Post by pluckit65 on May 12, 2014 9:50:17 GMT
Hi Pete
I love my Squier CV 5's strat. The only thing I would change is, to have the neck pickup wired into the tone control, just to cut the brightness down a wee bit. Otherwise, it is my main guitar. If you want to spend loads of money on replacing pickups that are perfectly able to give you the sounds you want, so be it but, I would have to think long and hard before paying the price of the Kinmans.
Regards
Roger
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Post by shadowkarl on May 12, 2014 10:22:38 GMT
Hi all
... and I would always go for the Slider`s 59 pickups from Australia, as Phil Kelly and Justin etc. has them in use...
regards
shadowkarl
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Post by shadowkarl on May 13, 2014 11:31:54 GMT
Hi Steve
actually nothing is wrong with fender made pickups. It is just the range and speed of change and often their marketing (you get only a certain type with a NOS 56 e.g.) AND if they would make them the same way they did (as Slider with the old green Beldur wire specs e.g.)today.
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