Extra Vintage Pickups

I've just fitted a PAF Astound [bridge] and an Extra Vintage Astound [neck] in a Hagstron Swede. Very impressive. Crystal clear, lovely full bodied bell tones and an unexpected stregnth in the overall sound of these pickups. The stock pickups were weak and souless... the artist I work for will love the difference, it's like a different guitar, because it is.

I am extremely pleased with the two Extra Vintage pickups on my Guild Benedetto X-700 which has been hobbled by the Seymour Duncan A6 pickups. Replacing the pickups with Kinman’s was like going from a small table radio to a high end tube stereo with world class speakers. Please let Chris know he nailed it. Having these pickups installed is such an easy fix. The guitar is gorgeous and plays beautifully, and now finally the guitar will sound the way it is capable of and meant to sound like. I think what the crazy genius of Chris Kinman has achieved, and what characterizes Chris' designs is a beautiful mid-range transparency as well as definition and bell like tone throughout. It has not gone unnoticed.

Dear Chris. I am so glad I bought your pickups. My experience with Kinman humbuckers in my Gibsons is simply amazing. I love the sound and the total absence of noise the Extra Vintage Suite produces. When I play in live performances or during recording sessions I always feel comfortable since I am certain of their performance. These Pick ups are without question the best ever. I am really proud to endorse your products. (international jazz guitarist – composer. Awarded "Best Guitar Player" Umbria Jazz Festival. Nominated Best Guitarist in Italian jazz magazine Guitar List. Nomination for Artist of the year in D-Mag)

Installed the Kinman Extra Vintage suite into my Les Paul Standard. The sound is so clear and string balance is just perfect. Even on split coil, they sound great (very little hum). Previously once the AC30 started to clip, the sound lost definition. Now I can get the growl without losing notes. Thanks Chris. These are just brilliant. Regards, Phil Sharp

I have gigged with my first set of Kinman pickups (Extra Vintage / AVn 59 / AVn-59) and a K9-H No-Soldering Harness in an HSS Strat. These are, without any shadow of a doubt, the finest pickups I've played in a Strat. Not the finest noiseless - the finest period. Now I have the dilemma of determining what to order next. You'll be hearing from me soon. Thank you very much,

I'd also like to say that these pick ups (Extra Vintage neck/ PAF+ bridge) are not just good, they're ****ing amazing.....the three dimensionality and dynamics are incredible. It did take me a wee while to get them dialled in but they are superb I must say, light years beyond any humbucker I have heard thus far.

"Gigged with my new Kinman '62s and Extra Vintage bridge humbucker last night. I love the sound of these pickups. The humbucker in the K9 harness gives me everything from rock to full-on twang. There is a secret weapon in the humbucker, which is an incredible sounding single coil in split mode. I've had Kinman pickups in my guitar since 1999, and the new ones are amazing and incredible to play. Best night playing guitar in months!" Kind regards, Simon Baker

Hi, As a start, thanks for some fantastic pickups! I ordered the Extra Vintage Humbucker and combined it with a AVn-69 for the neck position. I have been making my own guitars for some 10years and the one on the attached photo is an all mahogny guitar with your pickups installed. It sounds like a dream and sings for ever!!!!!!!!!!! I have showed it to some good music friends here in Gothenburg and even compared it with Custom Shop Gibsons, Fenders and Suhrs in one of our local music stores. They don't come close to the sound, clearity or sustain!!!! So for my next project, a Telecaster type of guitar, I will go for the Extra Vintage Humbucker again but I would like to combine it with a neck Telecaster pickup. Kind Regards, Mats

Hi Chris and the gang. Thanks heaps for the pickups. Brilliant! I thought my last set of low output pickups sounded great, and these sound even better and are lower output! All the detail is in the sound, the pick attack, the position of the pots, the amp settings, even the effects cut through better! The thing really growls with the gain up and tracks without being mushy. Super dynamic and ultra clear. It has the clarity of the a single coil, but in a humbucker. I love it. I had Ray install the pickups in Brisbane and he split them too, and the single coil sounds are so sweet! My experience has always sucked when I did this previously. Top job Chris. These are a very special. I have regularly swapped out the pickups in my guitars, and these are the best I've ever come across. This is a superb thing you have created here. Thanks again.

I want to tell you how blown away I am by the Extra Vintage humbuckers that I had fitted to my Overwater; to be honest, I expected the result to be fairly subtle, instead it has completely opened up the sound of the guitar – it actually has a twang now, as any electric guitar should! I did suspect for many years that the original Bill Lawrence humbuckers it was originally fitted with were letting it down. Best Regards, Simon Stock

Hi, after spending many years searching for the perfect pickup I believe I’ve found it in the extra vintage humbucker! I’m so impressed with this pickup, its clarity, response, range and dynamics are just fantastic. I want that sound and feel on my other guitars as well. I play archtop guitars and the new Kinman installed no problems replacing the old vintage Gibson humbucker.