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Base Price : $189 USD |
'580' ..... the Concert Grand Piano of the pickup world
580 AlnicoNEWS Flash 18-August-2022: We now supply our new 'Universal' soapbar covers in genuine Gibson Cream, Warm White, Old Ivory and Black, click the option when ordering. A must for Gibson guitars! The 580 has the juiciest sound of all Kinman pickups, it's the Master Grand Piano of the pickup world. Outstanding sonic characteristics: Expression through EXTREME Dynamics is the 3rd Dimension and this pickup has it in spades. The sound is Extreme Fender, like no Strat could ever sound like; it has that typical Fendery clang and has amazing prominent piano mid-tones in the low wound strings plus it has P90-like whack attack plus a huge warm lush and sensual bottom end and brilliant highs that have a nice sweet harmonic bloom. Mounted in an all Mahogany guitar the overall sound is a true cross of Fender (with beyond excellent note separation) -and- a P-90 (with it's airy extreme dynamic range, touch sensitivity and it's lush, sensual feel)
Matching Bridge Version: The 580 Extra is the new matching bridge pickup, it sounds a little heavier than the 580 neck model and it balances perfectly volume-wise with the normal 580 in the neck position and both-on-together gives a surprising huge 'c-luck' with extreme dynamic range. Yup, a pair of these will definitely put you in Sonic Nirvana, you really should try these wonderful pickups. Suitable for Soap-bar covers (included) and for use under existing Dog-Ear covers. See "Covers" below in the Technical section. Recommended especially for neck position of Les Pauls* and any guitar with P-90's when a bright, dynamically expressive, clean tidy sound is required -and/or- the bridge position for country or instrumental & Surf Twang. Signal chain requirements: Any old cable won't do. AS with any other pickup it is highly recommended to use a low capacitance cable to get the incredible performance of this pickup. The 580 is a Zero-Hum soapbar pickup. Some people will call these 'noiseless' 480 pickups but Kinman prefers to describe them correctly as 'Zero-Hum' 480 pickups. That's because there are 2 types of noise, Hum which is cancelled in the pickup.... and Buzz which can only be minimized by shielding the wiring cavities Refer to >Technical >Perfect Guitar >Shielding for newer guitars Introduced July-2015
* Les Paul is a Trade Mark of Gibson, Inc. Kinman is not associated with Gibson,Inc. Technical & Application info:
Pickup adjustment As with all Kinman Gen-2 pickups they are very sensitive to height adjustment. A good starting point so the basic SurfMasters (tapped coil) balance is with the two E strings fretted at the 15th fret, adjust as follows ... and after listening further adjust to your personal taste.
Installation When replacing an original Gibson 480 two new screw holes must be drilled in the floor of the cavity because our 580 has the mounting screws of a P-90. Cavity for original Gibson 480 is suitable, no modification required. We use fixed Alnico-K** rod magnets, not individually adjustable Alnico-5 blocks as the 480 has. But, consider including our optional non-magnetic mounting plate kit, it makes install fast n easy because you don't have to drill holes in the precise position for the pickups mounting screws. Do NOT use original Gibson mounting plates, being magnetic will dramatically compromise the hum cancelling ability of the P-90 Hx.
Epiphones Kinman’s will bring your Epiphone to life because they achieve the maximum sonic potential of the guitar, and are easier to install than practically all other brands too because of our Easy Install Kit for f-hole guitars. Comprehensive, easy to do step-by-step instructions provided. Refer to the Overview Tab >Epiphone f-hole talk. More in Pole Spreads, next item .... Connections
Output Polarity:
Pot & Capacitor values
Cavity depth
Pole spreads
Covers
Hook-up cable
Mounting hardware
The upgrade v3 Hum sensor was launched May-2021 |
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