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Converge-3 (great Humbucker plus Zero-Hum Fender sonic dimensions)

Our Converge-3 v3 produces the authentic sounds of these three iconic guitars - all with Zero-Hum.

Realistic Fender split single coil sound plus a P-90 or very nice Humbucker sound
at the same volume level in one pickup, and Zero-Hum from all.

The Kinman 'Converge 3' is our Magnum Opus of humbuckers.  It's our Pièce de résistance, a masterpiece; the most memorable accomplishment of one's career or lifetime, o-u-r Magnum Opus ..... and look Mum, no battery.

Main Points: Boss Chris has been at it again (he never rests), improving the Converge-3.  Now it's a variable humbucker where four different Zero-Hum sounds converge and all have similar loudness.  The caricature sound of a great P-90 or '59 Gibson humbucker as well as the split single coil sound of a Telecaster (bridge) and vintage Impersonator E56 (neck) ... all from one passive, switchable pickup and all sounds are organic (not sterile like active pickups).

The P-90 ~ Humbucker variations in humbucker mode happen on a small preset trim pot mounted on the Push\Push splitting control.  The sounds range continuously variable from the focused growl of a P-90 with stellar highs to the broader growl of a typical humbucker' with a very fat but clear low E string (not muddy) and slightly softened highs.

More info in the Technical section, below ....

* Strat and Stratocaster are a Trade Marks of Fender Musical Instrument Corp.  Kinman is not associated with Fender**

Technical & Application info:

The Split Single - Zero-Hum: the one producing the Fender sound has fixed rod magnets (like in the picture above). 

1.  Distinctively Fender twangy Telecaster split coil sound with snap and twang on the low wounds and Fender crystalline plain strings that are somehow more outstanding than genuine Fender pickups.  Zero-Hum
2.  The Stratocaster sound is remarkably similar to an actual Impersonator E56, you know, stellar highs, prevalent piano midtones and twang and great dynamic response.  Zero-Hum
3. Both singles on together produces the enviable c-luck often referred to as 'that' Tele sound.  Zero-Hum

The full humbucker sound - Zero-Hum:  in a word is remarkable and versatile.  Punchy low end with a bit more clarity than ordinary humbuckers.  The plain strings sing with a fatter more beefy sound than the split single but still have good presence.  The preset jangle control ranges the sound from fat n thick humbucker to bright and jangly P-90 single coil sound ... and anywhere in-between.  We set it to a happy medium so there is an obvious difference to the split single coil sound but you can easily experiment to find your own preference. 

Splitting Controls:  A DPDT Push/Push switch is included for the purpose of splitting the coils.  It has two purposes, first is the Push/Push switch that splits the coils and engages the 3rd coil which is a hum-sensor .... and secondly the rotary part can be specified as a Volume control or a Tone control which has our switchable Hi-Definition Tone cap as well as a normal .022uF cap.  A second option to split the coils is a mini-toggle switch which has the hardware bezel to mount in a 3/8 inch (9.5mm) hole for American pots.  The same switching functions happen with both types of switch.

Adjustment heights and Jangle control settings for the latest Converge-3 adjustments for Tele bridge and Strat neck version

String to pole Gap with both E strings fretted at the 14th, very good starting points are ....

Neck
Bass side 1.5mm magnet       1.2mm screw head 
Treble side  1.2mm magnet   1.2mm screw head 
Humbucker Jangle control:  Set to 12 o’clock gives a good humbucker sound that’s not too woofy.  More mellow to left and brighter to the right.

Bridge
1mm all round.
Humbucker Jangle Control set to fully Left ‘0’ P90 sound.  Fully Right ‘10’ a nice humbucker sound

This unique humbucker is necessarily supplied with our special combined Push/Push control that splits the coils and engages the hum cancelling device while the rotary part is either a Volume or Tone control for the pickup or it can easily be reconfigured to a Master Tone or Master Volume control for all pickups.  There is also available an optional Push/Push Phase Reversing control for the Peter Green sound.  This control can be configured as a Volume control or Tone control for this and/or another pickup or a Master control according to your requirements.

Direct replacement for conventional humbuckers such as Gibson, Duncan, EMG, Fishman etc.  However,  some PRS cavities may require a little bit of deepening, there may be others.  It is difficult to specify a cavity depth because it depends on the pitch angle of the neck in relation to the body.  Best defined as ... Minimum 30mm measured from the underside of the E-1st string (fretted at the 14th) to the cavity floor.  Perfect for project guitars where you can specify the cavity depth. 

Replaces standard size humbuckers in all guitars but it's not suitable for modern Gibson Les Pauls that have controls mounted on a circuit board unless you ditch the Gibson harness and replace it with a Kinman KHP-90 Goodbye Soldering Harness.  Gibson SG, ES-335 or other thin body guitars will require our optional mini-toggle switch because the splitting switch requires a minimum 35mm control cavity depth. 

Inclusions

• Includes Push/Push splitter switch with combined Tone control for the pickup.
• Optional Mini-Toggle switch for splitting the coils
• Mounting hardware - see Mounting hardware below

Dimensions

• 28mm deep(from top of D magnet to bottom of pickup)
• 7mm deeper than a standard humbucker
• Width 38.3mm x Length 70mm (standard humbucker size)

Cavity depth

• 30mm measured from the underside of the E-1st string (fretted at the 14th) to the cavity floor.

Options

• Phase Reversing Push/Push control that can be configured as a Tone or Volume control for this pickup or other pickup(s) or as a Master.

Hook-up wires

• Converge-3:  6 or 7 core shielded cable made in-house.  380mm / 15" long for neck pickups in Les Pauls and shorter lengths for Strats.  Ask for your own lengths.  Bare ends wires for easy connection to the splitting Push control.
• Other brands of guitars which have comprehensive shielding in the wiring tunnels and control cavities. can have 6 or 7 un-shielded different colored single wires.

Connection means available

• 6 wires connected to the Splitting control have ...
  • two 3 pin plugs that connect easily to the three screw-down connector blocks.  Requires adequate diameter wiring tunnels.
  • bare wires that will pass easily through small diameter wiring tunnels
• from the splitting control to the guitars wiring
  • bare wires for soldering to your existing harness
  • 2 pin plug for connecting to a Kinman harness

Pot & Capacitor values

• Best with 250k Ohm for Volume for both full humbucker and split single coil modes.  Many Gibson's have 350k which is fine.  500k volume pot causes excessive dynamic range which some amps won't handle well.  We include a resistor with each Converge-2 that renders a 500k pot to 250k.
• Tone pot can be 250k or 500k, not a lot of difference.
• Normal tone cap value of 0.022µF in 63 ~ 100 volt Polyester.  Smaller value lessens the severity of Treble cut, higher values increase it.

Control Cavity depth

• Minimum 38mm for the splitting and jangle control

Pick Cavity depth

• With our hum sensor attached the inclusive height is 4mm taller than a regular humbucker which is 22mm making total height 26mm.  Most pickup cavities are deeper than required so in reality the Converge-3 may very well install without deepening the cavity.

Output Polarity

• in-phase with all other Kinman pickups
• in-phase with Gibson and Copy humbuckers
• opposite phase to Fender
• Phase Reversing control available (Push/Push)

Pole spreads for perfect string-over-pole alignment

• 47.5mm  especially for neck position of all guitars that have bridge saddle spread of 54mm or less.
• 50mm bridge position in guitars with a bridge saddle spread of 54mm or less -and- neck position on Strats
• 53mm for bridge position ONLY in Stratocaster with 56.4mm vintage bridge.

Mounting hardware

• Mounting options:  We supply the Converge with 3 point  mounting adjustment so you can Tilt and Slant at will.  This is highly desirable to fine tune and balance the humbucker sound with the Fender / P-90 sounds.  The two 4-48 UNC bass side mounting screws are 8mm apart (you can drill two holes in the existing mounting ring or buy a suitable replacement mounting ring and drill that one).  However, the Converge-3 can be used with the conventional 2 screw mounts but we recommend 3 screw mount so you get the very best and adjustable balance of split single and full humbucker sounds.
• mounting screws and silicon rubber tube springs included.
• 3 x conventional mounting screws, standard American thread 3-48 UNC, Philips X drive.
• also available with other stock 3 screw mounting (you specify the distance between the two top screws).

Covers and colors

• Closed top hand buffed Nickel-Silver and Gold plated covers.  Our buffed Nickel-Silver covers have very little impact on sonic performance
• Highly recommended is our exclusive open-top '240' buffed Nickel-Silver, durable black and Gold plated covers.  A variety of colored Pearloid top plates as displayed in the Order Channel and in the What's New section.
• Buffed Nickel-Silver has a warm slightly yellowish tinge and is highly polished to a mirror finish.  Apply clear liquid guitar polish occasionally to preserve the shine if you do not want it to age rapidly.  Easy to relic.
• Premium lines such as Converge-2 and Magnum Opus Strat pickups are not available without Kinman Logo.
• Kinman humbuckers are engineered better without the less desirable inferior molded Butyrate plastic bobbins that all other humbuckers have.  Removing covers will not reveal conventional bobbins or improve the sound and we strongly advise against it because sweat and electrics are not a good mix.