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Perfect Vintage set means just that
Genuine Vintage Strat* pickups sound and feel great … except for the bridge being too sharp and spikey and impossible to balance volume-wise with the neck and middle . Ohhh and then of course there is the dreaded hum …. aaand that horrible string warble …. accompanied by the clutter of strings crashing into frets and ohhh yeah, that terrible overbearing G-3rd string. Fender* pickups were never perfected, Leo found something that worked OK for the 1950’s and it was cheap and easy to manufacture, so, he and his successors stuck with it until 1996 when Fender* got serious about ridding their pickups of 60Hz mains hum. The difficulty Fender* face is that Chris Kinman owns the most, and the best high-value patents for hum cancelling and tone enhancing technology. Our Impersonator E56 (enhanced 56) pickup is crisp, snappy, pristine, the real deal if authentic 50’s Strat sound with brilliant highs is what you want … minus the mains HUM …. as well as the nasty string warble and also the clutter of buzzing strings-into-fret crash thanks to our special lo strength Alnico magnets. The sounds are airy and with the top end glassiness that vintage enthusiasts crave and has a great instrumental twang all the way down to the open E-6th string.Perfect Vintage Set
From
$460
Spicy Texas tone at it's best
Texas Jalapeño v3 (pronounced Halopeno)- sizzling sweet highs, lotsa spicy presence and aggression when you want it. Thinking up a name for our latest creation we were torn between Anaheim Chilli and Texas Jalapeno, both are great names. Anaheim is the birthplace of Leo Fender and chilli describes the sound and spicy performance of this pickup very well. But Texas is BIG and Jalapeño chili is hot enough for a great taste sensation but not so hot as to obliterate the taste of the food. Yup, that's why we went for Texas Jalapeño.Texas Jalapeno Extra
HIGH OUTPUT
From
$160
Kick-in-the-Arse (a new kind of 'H' in HSS)
Do you love a humbucker or P-90 sound in the bridge position but hate the idea of modifying your precious Stratocaster? Well, here is your love/hate solution!!! Our impressive Kick-in-the-Arse that looks like a regular Strat pickup. No need to drastically modify anything ,,, just chuck it in and get screaming P-90 / Humbucker sounds from your Strat. Yes, your guitar will deliver a real kick in the arse and you'll walk the line between heaven and hell. News flash Apr-2021: Now with our new Synergy baseplate that allows switching off Hum Cancelling as well as switching to 'Synergy' mode.Kick in the Arse
VERY HIGH OUTPUT
From
$190
A versatile Icon, from Marvin to Malmsteen
Impersonator MV (Modern Vintage - formerly known as Impersonator 54 v5) with Kinman's Gen-2 technology Customer Stuart says ..."These Kinman Impersonator 54 pickups sound very similar to the Bare Knuckle 63 Veneer 64's – but better. There’s more clarity, and there’s more top-end. Honestly, the Kinmans are making my other Strats sound dark – and they’ve got true single coil pickups in them. Noiseless pickups aren’t supposed to have better top-end than true single coil pickups, but these do". (read the Report Cards for more from Stuart)Impersonator MV
STRONG VINTAGE OUTPUT
From
$160
The Scoop with Kinman's Gen-2 technology
Frequently seen Forum comment “Noiseless Strat pickups sound different to genuine single coils” Until recently that did have an element of truth in it, but not anymore. News flash Apr-2021: Now with our new Synergy baseplate that allows switching off Hum Cancelling as well as switching to 'Synergy' mode. Here is The Scoop, it uses our remarkable Gen-2 technology to give you the same sound as a mid 70's Fender pickup which is an astounding achievement for a noiseless Strat pickup. Recommended for clean to distortion Strat* sounds. Richie Blackmore and John Mayer sounds too.The Scoop
LOW OUTPUT
From
$130
Spicy Texas tone at it's best
Texas Jalapeño v3 (pronounced Halopeno)- sizzling sweet highs, lotsa spicy presence and aggression when you want it. Thinking up a name for our latest creation we were torn between Anaheim Chilli and Texas Jalapeno, both are great names. Anaheim is the birthplace of Leo Fender and chilli describes the sound and spicy performance of this pickup very well. But Texas is BIG and Jalapeño chili is hot enough for a great taste sensation but not so hot as to obliterate the taste of the food. Yup, that's why we went for Texas Jalapeño.Texas Jalapeno
STRONG VINTAGE OUTPUT
From
$160
Beautiful Crystaline Highs & Twangy Lows
Frequently seen Forum comment “Noiseless Strat pickups don't have Stratocaster highs and snap” Until recently that did have an element of truth in it, but not anymore. News flash Apr-2021: Now with our new Synergy baseplate that allows switching off Hum Cancelling as well as switching to 'Synergy' mode. This new Impersonator E69 is the latest addition to our impressive line-up of non-aged-sound Generation-2 Zero-Hum Strat pickups and fills the gap between the low output Scoop and the moderately loud Impersonator E56. Recommended for ALL clean to distortion Strat* sounds. Nails SRV's Little WingImpersonator E69
LOW OUTPUT
From
$140
Iconic Zero-Hum scooped BELL sounds from 1956
Impersonator E56 with Kinman's Gen-2 technology. We changed the name from A56 to E56 (E for enhanced) which better describes this pickup (7-Aug-18). Frequently seen Forum comment “Noiseless Strat pickups don’t have Fender highs, snap and crispness” Until the advent of our Gen-2 models that did have an element of truth in it, but not anymore, Kinman Gen-2 pickups are the real deal. Click below and listen to see if it's true ..... see if this Kinman sounds like a 1950's Fender pickup when it was new.Impersonator E56
VINTAGE OUTPUT
From
$160
