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Tele Bridge in Strat - Magnum Opus
Finally, a Strat bridge pickup with the true sound of a Telecaster bridge pickup. It's so good we make it under our premium "Magnum Opus" label. Consider one of these for your project parts guitar for an eye catching, intriguing new look and ear catching bigger bolder bridge pickup sound. You can always revert to original Strat pickup but we are pretty sure, after experiencing our 55mm one, you won't want to. This thing sounds incredible ... guaranteed to put a huge grin on your face.
And here it is, the PERFECT Strat bridge pickup ....notice the perfect string-over-magnet alignments. Available in all our Zero-Hum Tele bridge models ..
We are calling it "The 55", not because of any year. No, it's the 55mm magnet spread of a Tele bridge pickup, as distinct from the 52.5mm Strat model, not only aligns far better with the strings, it also improves the sound in quite a noticeable way. Once you experience it you won't want to go back to 52.5mm. The difference is so startling that we now make a Custom 55mm model with 2 mounting screws that are conducive to Strat pickguards. We have been contemplating this for years and we have finally taken the plunge. Why? For several good reasons.
That's the great news, now we have to explain the small modification that is required. Tele bridge pickups are slightly bigger than Strats so the opening in the pickguard must be enlarged. If you are a handyman you can file it to size with a round and a flat file and use sandpaper to smooth the edges. Or, you can have a replacement pickguard made with a standard Tele bridge opening.
Routing and design templates and CNC files are available in the Technical section below. Technical & Application info:
Introduced 24-Nov-2022 Patents 5,668,520 / 6,103,986 / 8,791,351 Covers
Connection means available
Dimensions Pot & Capacitor values
Magnet spread
Mounting hardware included
Mounting screw spread
Magnet Staggers
Hook-up cable
Output Polarity:
We highly recommend consulting the Install Guide in the Technical section 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 the Technical section so you get the best out of your Kinman pickups. ** 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 Stratocaster and Strat 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.
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