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Base Price : $175 USD |
AVn-48b Gen-2 ..... terrific Tele* bridge with attitude
AVn-48b (Gen-2 bridge pickup)Brad Paisley has a lot of love for our Gen-1 AVn-48b, it's his favorite pickup. And now there is this even better new Gen-2 model. The sound of the Gen-2 is even more authentic early Tele, focused with rich tonal complexity and one teriffic twang factor and a lotta air, bell and presence (the strings feel lighter, bouncier and faster to play). And, like the original Broadcaster it has a moderately aggressive attitude. This pickup has got punch and clout without hum. The plain strings are strong and loud and have a bitey harmonic bloom when played as single notes. And the low wounds have a lot of piano mid-tones and a great snappy twang factor. But the twang can turn easily to growl by bumping the volume up. The overall sound is clearer and more dynamic than the previous Gen-1. It beaks into crunch easily without any distortion gismos and cleans up nice when rolled back. It's taller upper coil is wrapped with period-correct Ivory colored cotton twine just like the original. Zero-Hum and wax potted for Zero microphonic screech. However, be aware that magnetic steel bridges compromise the hum cancelling ability of our Tele bridge pickups. The solution is a non-magnetic Stainless Steel bridge made by Glendale Guitars in Texas. They make 4 different kinds of Tele bridge with various Cut-Aways designed for comfort. Highly recommended. https://glendaleguitars.com/stainless-steel/ This pickup has Kinman's propriety Alnico-K low strength magnets, like all our Fender type pickups, so string pull is minimized, sustain is longer and there is less rattle and buzz from the strings crashing into the frets. Balanced 3rd string loudness.
Best in a Kinman TK3 or TK4 Goodbye-Soldering Harness. Technical & Application info:
Number of parts in this pickup: 28 Patent numbers 6,103,966 & 8,791,351 ** Alnico-K is a unique proprietary Alnico rod magnet developed by Kinman in 1985. It is Alnico-5 but has 40% less string pull than Alnico-5 so sustain is longer and there is much less clatter from string crash and no Strat-itis string warble. * Fender and Telecaster and Tele are registered Trade Marks of Fender Musical Instrument Corp, Inc. Kinman is not associated with FMIC but they kindly permit us to refer to their Trade Marks to reference our products.
The AVn-48b requires no modification to the pickup cavity in your guitar. Like old fashioned Tele bridge pickups the 3 mounting screws provide grounding to the bridge & strings. Adjustment requirements Please refer to >Technical >Adjust & Setup Connection means available
Hook-up cables
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Pot & Capacitor values
Magnet spread
Magnet Staggers
Mounting hardware included
Covers
We highly recommend consulting the Install Guide in Tech Info even if you think you know it all. Kinmans' require specialized knowledge and sometimes there is updated info. There is also a handy wiring diagram available. We also highly recommend consulting the Adjust & Set-up page in Tech Info so you get the best out of your Kinman pickups. |
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