Just received and install my new Mayer set (The Scoop) from your company. Never play in the electrics of any guitar but everything was explain clearly and after an hour it was done correctly...and the sound is what i was expecting and probaly better than that. Rich, clear and articulate, easy to manage with Volume control but nead to learn to play with tone control that are great but very sonically different from the original one.

Thanks for all Pierre Lalancette Joliette, Québec, Canada

Hi Chris,

It's Ralph Muller from The Guitar Centre. I've been extolling the virtues of your Strat type single coils for years as i've been using them in my Kinman Blueprint & my Fender Ltd Ed. Custom Shop Strat.

I bought your TK-9 three pickup Tele harness and a set of Broadcasters with a Strat middle for my new Fender Telecaster.

I have to report that i am blown away by the sound! So different from my Strats with Blues sets. There's a myriad of useful sounds from the TK9 harness. My description of these pickups is "sprong & spank".

Thanks. Ralph

I am not a techy or been adventurous enough to mess around with wiring, i just pick up a guitar and play and i have been doing that ever since i can remember, so i am a complete novice. When it comes to anything technical I have been known to become weak at the knees. I set about putting the pick ups on following your diagrams very carefully, from removing the

strings and the pick guard and fitting the new ones took me 1.50 hours and thats setting up and restringing and plugging in to play.

Your system is so easy to install it's unbelievable, if i can do it anybody can. What a difference in sound.

Kindest Regards Rod (UK)

Hello, I want to tell you how taken aback I am with the quality and construction of these harnesses with the pickups and controls. Cory

from Guitar Player Magazine

it was only recently that I installed a complete set of Stratocaster electronics entirely myself. And would you believe I did the whole job in under an hour? Pretty quick for a rookie, huh? Truth be told, the task was made a lot easier because it involved a trio of ultra-quiet Kinman Woodstock pickups as well as the Australian pickup maker’s helpful NoSoldering Harness upon which all necessary components—pickups, pots, knobs, 5-way selector, output jack, fastening nuts, and lock washers—are pre-wired and configured to mount directly onto a Strat pickguard. Installation was simple.

Guitar Player magazine. Jude Gold, reviewing Kinman pickups.

Hi Chris,

I'm writing you to say I'm very happy with my new pickups. They arrived on time and I was able to install them with the no solder kit with no problems thanks to your instructions. The pickups sound fantastic. My lows are clear and the highs not too harsh. I'm playing through an amp built by a friend that is much like a tweed deluxe with an alnico speaker and these pickups bring out the best in this guitar and amp. I'm digging the additional tone combinations and the cap on the volume pot to retain highs. Thanks for a great product, John [Saint Paul, Minnesota].

Hello Kinmans!

Just wanted to let you know, my pickups arrived right on time and installation was a breeze (the NoSoldering harness is a nice option). Even with the most basic setup, the sound is far superior to the stock pups (you already knew that). Obviously, I'm still experimenting with the setup - the possibilities seem endless.

Cheers from the USA,
Michael

I received my order today. Mk II neck and middle with an HX 85 in the bridge along with the K9 no solder wire harness. I downloaded the install instructions online and went right at it. Pretty straight forward install for a first timer like me. Had to reread a couple of the instructions and check the graphics for reference, but in the end, all went well. Restring, tune, plug in and HOLY%$*# !!! My strat sounds amaZING. I will be going over all the K9 options ASAP, but I just couldn't put the guitar down. Thank You for a great product. Mike Ferreira

Chris, I purchased your woodstock pickups with the non-solder harness during the holidays. I haven't put my strat down since Christmas!!! They exceeded my expectations. Thank you, thank you, thank you!! Gerard DeMatteo USA

Mr. Kinman,

I just wanted to let you know that I have installed my new Blues Set with the K9 harness. The sound is exactly what I was looking for -- no noise, great tone, and the K9 transparently adds a layer of versatility to my Strat that I didn't think was possible.

Thanks for your product, Bryan Neumann USA

Chris,

Now that I've had a few months to work with your pickups and push them on gigs, I have to tell you that the experience gets better and better. It's terrific to not have the hum on the Stratocaster but the sound I'm getting from the K9 setup (I have an HX-85 bridge pickup) is thrilling. I don't even use a distortion pedal now, just a 22 watt Fender Deluxe pushed to 8. The rest is all sweet output from the pickups. I'm getting nice comments on the sound and surprised responses when I point out that there is no effects processing going on.

Thanks for your patience and guidance. Mike

Dear Chris Kinman I usually don’t write a company about their product or their service but I just had to write you. What sold me on your pickups were the amount of information on your web site, the K9 pickup harness and the sound files of your Woodstock Strat Pickups. Now I know there are so many variables to getting a sound out of a guitar, I’d only hoped to get something close to your sound files,

Well I did get what I’d hoped for and more. I did a couple of hail Mary’s and sent my money. I have never used my neck pickups in any of my guitars or rolled off the treble or volume, it always seemed to get muddy when I did that. With this guitar and your pickups I do all that and more and what comes out of this guitar is a sweet crystal clear sound, your pickups have added a whole new pallet of sound for me and there is absolutely no 60 cycle hum.

There was no detailed picture of your k9 harness on your web site, what I got was the tightest and cleanest looking electrical setup I have ever seen, It’s almost a shame to cover it with a pick guard. Install was fast and painless, you can be assured I will be ordering another set for a Strat type 12 string I plan on making.

Thank you for you fine product and good service.

Sincerely Dave Brumitt - Oregon USA

Hello Chris,

just wanted to let you know that I have recieved your pickups and installed them, with fantastic results.

DHL knocked on my door the 26th, but I was at work... They left a note in the door saying they would return the 30th - today. 45 min after they dropped them off, I had installed them. I cannot express in words the difference in sound from the stock MIM pickups. It was like I had been deaf all my life and suddendly been given the ability to hear.

The master tone control is amazing - I hardly ever used the stock one. Now I'm finding the whole taper usable. The new pup combinations are great too.

I'm very happy with my purchase, and will recommend your excellent products and service to everyone.

I will purchase some more of your products in the future.

Keep up the good work, cheers from Sweden, Callan Sortelius