TECHNICAL SUPPORT
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This section contains all the instructions you need to install your new Kinman Pickups.
Different instructions for different guitar body types are available at the sections panel at the left.
All the files accessed by these links are PDF files with drawings and photos. You will need to have at least Adobe Acrobat 4 installed on your computer to view these documents.
GENERAL
Humbucker Wiring Colour Codes
SOLDERING
Soldering Install Guide for Solid Body Guitars
HARNESS
Harness Install Guide for Humbucker in a Stratocaster Harness
Harness Install Guide for Humbuckers in a Gibson-style KHP-90 Harness
SOLDERING
Soldering Guide for P-90 Hx Soapbar & Dog-ear Covers in a Solid Body Guitar with an existing wiring harness
MOUNTING PLATE
Mounting Plate Install Guide for a non-magnetic P-90 mounting plate
HARNESS
Harness Install Guide for P-90 Hx into a guitar with Fender-style Goodbye Soldering Harness (Strat K5 / K7 / K9 or Tele TK3 / TK4 / TK9)
ARCH-TOP F-HOLE GUITAR
Install Guide for P-90 Hx into Dog-ear covers on an Arch-Top F-Hole Guitar
SOLDERING
Soldering Tips
Soldering Guide for existing wiring and controls-
Use in conjunction with Regular Stratocaster Wirogram (below)
Regular Stratocaster
HARNESS
3X Regular Passive Stratocaster Pickups:
Replacing with Kinman Pickups in a Goodbye Soldering Harness
Goodbye Soldering Harness K5 for Stratocasters – Revision 1
Goodbye Soldering Harness K7 for Stratocasters – Revision 18
Goodbye Soldering Harness K9 Rev 2 & 3 (Earlier versions until June 2008)
Goodbye Soldering Harness K9 Rev 4 (Version made circa May/June 2008)
Goodbye Soldering Harness K9 Rev 9 & K9-H (Latest version made July 2008 and later)
Goodbye Soldering Harness K9 Gen 2 Rev 1 & K9-H (Latest version made January 2018 and later)
3x Active EMG Pickups:
Replacing with Kinman Pickups in a Goodbye Soldering Harness for Stratocasters – Revision 4
3x Fender Noiseless Stratocaster Pickups with S1 Switching System:
Replacing with Kinman 3-wire Pickups using the S1 Switch
Replacing with kinman 2-wire Pickups using the S1 Switch
2x Fender Noiseless Stratocaster Pickups with HSS S1 Switching System:
Replacing with Kinman 2-wire pickups using the S1 Switch
2x Fender Regular Singlecoils with a splitting bridge Humbucker:
Replacing with Kinman Stratocaster Pickups in a Bridge Humbucker
(Goodbye Soldering Harness Revision 2)
Setting the torque of pots in a Kinman Strat harness
SWITCHING FUNCTION CHARTS:
K7 Strat pickup selection chart. Depicts selection of the 7+ sounds made possible by my special K7 Mix pot.
K9 Strat pickup selection chart. Depicts 9+ sounds made possible by my special K9 system.
NO PICKGUARD INSTALL:
Mounting pickups without pickguard, direct to wood.
CHANGING COVERS:
Safetly remove and replace covers on Kinman Strat pickups
SOLDERING
Soldering Tips
Soldering Guide for existing wiring and controls-
Use in conjunction with Regular Telecaster Wirogram (below)
Wirogram: regular Tele with 2 pickups and Kinman 3 conductor neck pickup
(versions made after June 2008, use in conjunction with Install Guide above)
Wirogram: regular Tele with 2 pickups and Kinman 2 conductor neck pickup
(earlier versions made up to June 2008, use in conjunction with Install Guide above)
Wirogram: 2 x regular Tele pickups: Replacing with Kinman pickups in a Fender Tele S1 system. (2 conductor cable)
Wirogram: 2 x regular Tele pickups: Replacing with Kinman pickups in a Fender Tele S1 system. (3 conductor cable)
Wirogram: 2 x regular Baja Tele pickups: Replacing with Kinman pickups in a Fender Baja Tele S1 system. (3 conductor cable)
Wirogram Nashville Telecaster with 3 Conductor hook-up cable on Neck Pickup
Wirogram Nashville Telecaster with 2 Conductor hook-up cable on Neck Pickup
No Pickguard install:
Mounting pickups without pickguard, direct to wood.
HARNESS
2 x Regular Telecaster Pickups with a Gen-2 Goodbye Soldering Harness TK3 & TK4
version after Dec-2017
2 x Regular Telecaster Pickups with a Goodbye Soldering Harness TK4
version up until July 2008
2 x Regular Telecaster Pickups with a Goodbye Soldering Harness TK3 & TK4 Rev 4
version after July 2008
2 x Regular Telecaster Pickups with a Goodbye Soldering Harness TK3 & TK4 Gen-2
version after 8-May-2018
3 x Nashville Telecaster (3 pickups) with 3 Kinman pickups in a Goodbye Soldering Harness TK9 Rev-5
Adaptor kits for connecting existing pickup to Kinman Harness:
Switching function charts:
TK4 Tele pickup selection chart. Depicts 4 sounds made possible by my special TK4 switching.
TK9 Tele pickup selection chart. Depicts 9+ sounds made possible by my special TK9 system.
Setting the torque of pots in a Kinman Tele harness
Install Guide for Jazzmaster.
Series switching mod for Jazzmasters
Soldering tips
Install guide for Soldering Jaguar in solid body guitars.
Soldering tips
Install guide for Soldering Mustang in solid body guitars.
Install guide for Soldering Bass in solid body guitars.
Adaptor kit for connecting 3 wire (Humbucker) to Kinman Harness:
Adaptor kit for connecting 2 wire pickups to Kinman Harness:
DIY shielding and general info
Shielding the Tele neck cover to prevent buzzing when touched.
(using your switch and pots etc)
Stratocaster: Mixing 2 single coils with a bridge humbucker. Uses a 500K/250K dual gang volume pot from Allparts.
Stratocaster: Mixing 2 single coils with a neck humbucker. Uses a 500K/250K dual gang volume pot from Allparts.
Telecaster 4 position switch: 3 conductor neck pickup cable (after July 08) or 2 conductor neck pickup cable (until July 08)
Mustang: extra functionality wirogram
Phase Reversing Switch connections: 2C wirogram & 3C wirogram
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