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HANK MARVIN STRATOCASTER INSTALL
We highly recommend consulting the Install Guide in the Technical section even if you think you know it all. in-phase with Gibson and Copy humbuckers.Middle pickups when supplied with a K9 or TK4 harness have 3 conductor shielded.Cut generously longer than necessary for the 3 stock Strat positions. Option to choose your magnet stagger for sets and singles in our ' After-Payment Supplementary Questions' email we send you.Flat Stagger 14" ~ 20" for specific compound radius fretboards (Warmoth 10 ~ 16 inch and Post 2010 Fender Deluxe 9 ~ 14").Normal improved Stagger to suit 7" ~ 14 inch uniform radius fretboards including USA Custom Guitar Compound 7-1/4" ~ 9-1/2.Option to specify your magnet spreads of sets and singles in our ' After-Order Supplementary Questions' email we send you.Magnet spreads we normally ship (ensures magnets align with the strings in each position) The voltage rating of Caps is not important but 63 ~ 100 volt have thicker lead wires that result in a neater job.Smaller uF value lessen the severity of Treble cut, higher values increase it. Normal tone cap value of 0.022 uF, 63 ~ 100 volt Polyester.Pots in our Goodbye-Soldering Harness are guaranteed to measure no less that 250k. Stock pots can actually measure as low as 175k.Tone pot is usually the same value as the volume but for a little more top end brightness can be 500k, 1meg or a No-Load.Best with 250k Ohm (measured minimum) volume pot.Kinman connectors for plugging into any Kinman Goodbye-Soldering Harness.That's because there are 2 types of noise, Hum which is 100% cancelled in the pickup and Buzz which can be minimized only by shielding the wiring cavities (refer to >Technical >Perfect Guitar > Shielding for newer guitars) Some people will call these noiseless Stratocaster pickups but Kinman prefers to describe them correctly as Zero-Hum Stratocaster pickups. Works well in any Kinman Goodbye-Soldering Harness. It is highly desirable to use a low capacitance cable to get the incredible performance of this pickup.īalanced G string loudness, no Ice-pick, low string pull and no Strat-itis.Īlnico-K** rod magnets exert less magnetic string pull for longer sustain and less string crash and fret buzz. Signal chain requirements : Any old cable won't do.
Listen to the YouTube and you'll soon hear why. Hank prefers this set for his modern sound over Fender's CS54. This set produces a nice meaty twang and outstanding highs with an overall excellent presence factor. NEWS 18-July-2017: Hank stepped up to our non-aged-sound Impersonator MV which are great for his modern sound. The Impersonator MV is an upgraded Impersonator 54 which was Hanks previous model and it's still a fine sounding pickup.
(read the Report Card for more from Stuart) Noiseless pickups aren’t supposed to have better top-end than true single coil pickups but these do. Honestly, the Kinmans are making my other Strats sound dark – and they’ve got true single coil pickups in them. There’s more clarity, and there’s more top-end. These Kinman Impersonator 54 pickups sound very similar to the Bare Knuckle 63 Veneer 64's – but better. Critically acclaimed by Hank himself and his inner circle and receiving rave reviews on Shadows appreciation sites.Ģ) Hank Marvin Modern Vintage set (on this page) composed of 3 x Impersonator MV (modern vintage ) with Kinman's patented Gen-2 technology.Ĭustomer Stuart says. News flash Apr-2021: Now with our new Synergy baseplate that allows switching off Hum Cancelling as well as switching to ' Synergy' mode for those that think hum is part of Fender sound.ġ) NEW ! Hank Marvin's absolutely authentic 60's Shadows Magnum Opus '59 set (Gen-3) Tap the link. Not long after Ben started working here he said “How about I bring in one of Dad’s guitars in? Would that be OK?”. So, how did we end with one of Hank’s ‘58 Strats on display? H'es also a wonderful guitarist, and LOVES helping people get started on their musical journey and chatting to the many local musicians who frequent us. Recently, I'm happy to say that we've added Hank's son, Ben Marvin to the Concept Team, and he’s a natural. That would turn out to be first many return visits and, not unlike lots of our customers, the relationship developed quickly developed into a lasting friendship. His first visit to Concept Music was in March 2001 when he came in and very casually wandered around before buying a copy of Acoustic Guitar Magazine and leaving. Hank Marvin is one of the most affable, funny & generous musicians I have ever met. Concept's In-Store Instrument Servicing and Repairs.