Broadcaster Set - Zero-Hum Guitar Pickups

Broadcaster Set ..... terrific Tele* sound with attitude

Broadcaster set with our all new Gen-2 technology

This set is comprised of AVn-48b bridge & AVn-48n Gen-2 neck (details in the Single Pickup section).

Our ever popular Broadcaster set just got even better. Do you want more meat and focused tone with lots of dynamics, drive and attitude as well as pristine but sweet Fender highs?

Brad Paisleys favorite pickups ..... and you will feel confidently in charge of your guitar sounds too.

This set has authentic single coil high end cut and the low mids growl more than the twangy 60's Custom set. The excellent dynamic range will delight Tele players who want powerful punch. The middle position of the selector switch produces an intense cluck that some players have said is "to die for".

These all NEW Gen-2 pickups are very different to the original 1st generation predecessor. The taller coil, longer magnets and Kinman's patented magnetic focusing device produces non-aged sound which is much more alive and open. The sound is punchier with increased dynamic range for more fluid touch sensitivity (strings feel more relaxed).

Zero-Hum and wax potted for Zero microphonic screech. However, be aware that magnetic steel bridges compromise the hum cancelling ability of our Tele bridge pickups. The solution is a non-magnetic Stainless Steel bridge made by Glendale Guitars in Texas. They make 4 different kinds of Tele bridge with various Cut-Aways designed for comfort. Highly recommended. https://glendaleguitars.com/stainless-steel/

These pickups have Kinman's propriety Alnico low strength magnets, like all our Fender type pickups, so string pull is minimized, sustain is longer and there is less rattle and buzz from the strings crashing into the frets from excessive magnet pull.

We recommend you view the next Tab to the right and study the Technical section for important stuff you should know about the new pickups.

Best in a Kinman TK3 or TK4 Goodbye-Soldering Harness .

View from the bottom.

Some people will call these noiseless Telecaster pickups but Kinman prefers to describe them correctly as Zero-Hum Telecaster 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

Number of parts in this pickup: 172
Number of parts in normal pickup: 10
Number of parts in other brand noiseless: 23

US Patents 7,022,909 & 8,791,351

Adjustment requirements

Please refer to >Technical >Adjust & Setup

Cavity depths required

Suitable for vintage spec models which have pickup cavity depth of 16mm (5/8").

Connection means available

Bare wires for soldering.
Kinman connectors for plugging into any Kinman Goodbye-Soldering Harness.

Pot & Capacitor values

Great Tele sound with 250k volume pot. A 500k volume pot makes the twang sharper. Both are good.
Tone pot is usually the same value as the volume but for a little more top end brightness can be 1meg or a No-Load.
Stock pots can actually measure as low as 170k and 350k. Pots in our Goodbye-Soldering Harness are guaranteed to measure no less that 250k and 500k respectively.
Normal tone cap value of 0.022uF in 63 ~ 100 volt Polyester. Smaller value reduces the severity of Treble cut, larger values increase it.

Magnet spreads

Bridge 55mm (standard) slanted mount resolves to 53.5mm
Neck 50mm (standard)

Magnet Staggers

Normal improved Stagger to suit 7 ~ 14 inch range uniform radius fretboards.
Flat Stagger for specific compound radius fretboards (Warmoth 10 ~ 16 inch & Post 2010 Fender Deluxe 9 ~ 14").
Option to specify the magnet stagger of sets and singles in our 'After-Ordering Supplementary Questions' email we send you.

Hook-up cables

Cut generously longer than necessary for Telecasters.
Custom lengths by request with Order.
Bridge pickups have 2 or 3 conductor shielded. The 3 mounting screws provide a ground link to the bridge/strings.
Neck pickup has 3 conductor shielded cable (suitable for series connection of 4 pos switch -and- phase reversible -and- compatible with Fender's S1 harness).

Dimensions

Click for dimensions page

Output Polarity

Phase reversible so can adapt to any companion pickups

Mounting hardware included

3 Pan head mounting screws 6-32 UNC x 18mm for bridge
2 Pan head mounting screws 4-40 UNC x 18mm.
5 Silicon Rubber tube springs.

Covers

Tele bridge pickups don't have covers, the top coil is bound with white twine and wax potted for protection.
NEW Tele neck pickup has hand buffed natural Nickel-Silver cover (great for relicing) for extended durability and zero impact on sonic performance. Matching mounting screws.
Arched top to accommodate staggered magnets for perfect string volume balance.
With or without Kinman logo.

We highly recommend consulting the Install Guide in Tech Info 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 Tech Info 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 Telecaster and Tele 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.

Brett Kingman demos the Gen-3 Broadcaster set

For comparison this is the original Gen-1 Broadcaster set

Brett Kingman's YouTube demo of the Broadcaster set, one of our most popular products.

Michael Rindfuss

Hi, my name is Michael, from Germany. I have now your Kinmann Telecaster Set in my Amercian Standard Tele. I sounds so great now. After trying moore than 150 Pickups accross all my guitars I didn't expect that a pickup alone could make such a difference.

John Carroll

I've recently put the Broadcasters through the paces, both live and in the studio, and, I must say, they have more than exceeded my expectations. Both p'ups are strong! I love the sweet mids in the bridge, and the neck p'up has the perfect amount of bell-tone mixed with a nice top end. Every position on the 4-way solderless control panel is nice. I even used the "in-series" position on a song for an album yesterday. Such versatility! And NO hum!!! I'll be back for more, I promise. I have a Gibson LP Special that could use some good P-90s. I'll be hittin' you up soon. Regards, John Carroll

Andrew Gibson

My bother built me a tele with Kinman broadcasters and it changed my world!

Zane Carney

Hi Chris! I bought some Tele and Strat pickups from you back in '05 when I was touring with Jesse McCartney. Anywho, I'm working on Spider-Man Turn Off The Dark on Broadway and I was able to get a Telecaster sent to the theater from Fender so the show could have a permanent guitar. Bono and Edge wrote the music so tone is really specific for the show and I wrote all of my parts using my Tele with your pickups! Thanks so much for all you've done - my Tele is ALL over Carney's music and in most things I do...I've switched out pickups a few times to try different things but I always come back to my Blue JD Tele with your pickups :-)

Jeff Robb

Mr. Kinman, I have had several other brands of pickups and you are the first I have ever felt the need to personally say thank you. THANK YOU!! I must apologize as I did not purchase my pickups directly from you but found a used set. I will say this, having played them, I would not hesitate to pay full price for your pickups. I originally purchased the Tele Broadcasters for a G&L ASAT Classic and fell in love with the tone. The guitar itself had too many issues so I purchased an American Deluxe tele and put your pickups before ever playing it! I was so impressed, that I bought a set of your strat Blues for my American Deluxe V-neck. I thought Fender did a good job on the SCNs as I A/B'd them to a strat with Custom 54's in it and they were very close. After putting in the Blues set, I realize I didn't know what I had been missing, they are over the top! They have a great tasty bite and snarl, not to mention the clarity. Now both my guitars sing! Thank you so much!!

Phil Antonucci

OK, I finally got my Broadcaster pickups. After my rig was set up, I slung the Tele over my shoulder, turned on my Boogie, played a few notes and chords, and crapped in my pants. Suddenly I'm convinced you are from another planet. The guitar was breathing, it just wanted me to help it along, hold on and let it do it's thing. Now if you don't know, this is my third set of Kinmanâ€™s. The 69's, the 56's and now these Broadcasters. I want ask you what you eat or drink, are you on a special diet? Do you have Asian women catering to your every need? OK, I'm finished. There was a reason I stumbled upon your web site two years a go. Oh I know, so I could have guitars that sound ridiculously REAL. Well, I finally figured out what I liked about the Fralins that I took off, the name! Great name. LINDY FRALIN..........but that's it. No offense to the big guy, but he missed the boat, unless you like guitars that hurt your teeth. There are some guitarists out there that do. Boy, it's a good thing you don't live in New York, I'd be over your house every morning with coffee and donuts. I figured it was the guitar that didn't have the capability of sounding really good, but was so wrong. I realize now, any Strat or Tele can be made to sound unbelievable with a set of Kinman Pick ups. Thank You,Phil Antonucci, Your largest fan

When I got my Tele Chris was still inventing his Tele pickups and I lived with the noise till this past Christmas when I decided to order a set of his Broadcasters. As a rule, I don't like 'hot' pickups, but my Thinline sounded so thin and brittle that I figured the extra punch wouldn't hurt. I am knocked out every time I plug in. They sound nothing like those Fender vintage noiseless p-ups. If that's what your average noiseless pickups sound like, I've saved myself a lot of time & money. A buddy I play with swears by his DiMarzio virtual vintage IIs, but he features modern hi gain amps and I'm still stuck on my old blackfaces and Voxes. Tried Bardens once and realized then that while I love Danny's playing, that tone is not for me. Up here you just can't get most of the exotic pickups that everyone's raving about elsewhere and you know what? I don't care. These AVn-48s are staying in my Tele. This Telecaster is now the best sounding electric guitar I own. BTW, youâ€™re right about the strings. they do last longer. I guess I could have employed all those ambiguous superlative adjectives so many use when trying to describe "tone", but Kinman pickups speak volumes for themselves. eastsidedave commenting on The Fender Forum [http://www.thefenderforum.com/] April 2005

Subject: What happened when I fitted my Kinman broadcaster pickups.................... You canâ€™t polish a turd????? I recently ordered a set of Kinman Broadcaster pickups. After trying just about every single boutique manufacturer I thought 'what the hell'. I collect Telecasters and they are pretty much all I play. I have got some good gear but the one Guitar that had always got the better of me was a 1973 telecaster standard. I tried and tried to get a decent sound out of it (just about every pickup known to man) but all to no avail. We have a saying in Bradford (YORKSHIRE-UK)-"You can't polish a turd". This basically means that what is inherently bad can't be made good- no matter what you do to it. This 1973 Telecaster was basically the turd that could not be polished- Untill I gave it a set of Kinman broadcaster pups. After fitting them everything changed. I literally played for 7 hours solid. The sound from the neck pickup is now staggering. I have never been a strat player because I just cant afford the sort of money you need for a good one (I am talking pre CBS). New strats sound (to my ears, anyway) like soul-less nonsense- a total waste of money, anyway, to the point. In the neck position my 1973 telecaster sounds like a superb strat. SRV, Hendrix - the sound you search for- there it was- On a Telecaster! I cannot recommend this particular pickup enough (AVN 48n). Well done Chris- You have triumphed where all others have failed by proving that you can in fact, polish a turd!

Craig

Hi Chris, just a short note to let you know that I installed your Broadcasters in Muddy. Absolutely beautiful sound and I couldn't be happier. I have another tele which has a set of Dimarzio Twang Kings installed. Comparing the two guitars amplified (through a stock standard Fender HR Deluxe) is a revelation. One word comes to mind with your Broadcasters - BALLS. Pure grunt and muscle and deadly silent. When I become a bit more financial the Twang Kings (as sweet sounding as they are) will be ripped out and substituted with a set of your 60's Custom. Many thanks for your time and my best wishes for the future. Cheers, Craig. PS: I also love your Woodstock Plus p/u's

Adam

Mr. K, I just want to drop a note to you concerning your pups and customer service. The pups sound fantastic!!!!! Weather it was through my Blues Jr. or my 2-Rock these things just sing. Articulate, sweet, and warm at all 3 switch positions. Even my sound guy said that they sit better in the mix, and have a much sweeter tone clean or dirty. (My sound man!) And they are absolutely QUIET! You have a new convert to the Kinman Church of Tone! Many Thanks

Brian Hulse

My Broadcasters are installed in a '94 Tele that is supposed to be some kind of Japanese Custom Shop 50th Anniversary model. The tone on your pickups is quite a bit more "brassy" than the stock Fender. I played the guitar for about a month with no pickguard so I could make height adjustments now hereâ€™s the things that I notice most: 1. These pickups do not squeal. I have a Mesa Mark III that I play through most of the time (LOTS of gain) and all I get is tube rush through the speaker while I'm not playing. VERY quiet. 2. The pickups are both very articulate and pure-sounding. When you play a chord, you hear the individual notes blending together - not a mush of notes - almost like a piano chord. Strings are very even in output, no dominant strings. 3. Now the Tele doesn't have the "Ice Pick Treble" syndrome. The stock pickups went way beyond "Tele twang"....almost like a characture of what you are really looking for with this guitar. Now, the guitar is more manageable and easier to control. You might wish for just a smidge more bite in the upper midrange, but I was able to get where I wanted to go with a couple of tweaks to the Mesa's Mid and Treble controls. No sweat. Overall, I'm a happy camper. It was worth the investment and things are good.

Leonard Berman

Had your Broadcaster Pickups installed. The tone is so good I can't put the guitar down. These pickups replaced Anderson pickups that came with the guitar. I consider this purchase a major upgrade to an already wonderful guitar. Thank you!!

Dan

Hello Kinman, I have your Broadcaster set, words cannot describe the tone of this guitar now. It is seriously like playing a new tele. I did not think the improvement would be so wonderfully drastic. The tone I get with your 48s is so much fatter and thicker - the best way I can describe it is before it was a little slap-tone and now it's seriously a punch in the face! I even feel like the guitar body is resonating with satisfaction - I can hear every nuance of my playing and it's fantastic. When I hit overdrive/distortion, it totally takes you to another world - so much punch and clarity and it just oozes with tone. Your re-creation of the broadcaster tone has so much relevance for a modern rock guitar player - so much so that your pickups are essential to that tone. Very versatile - thank you so much for working so hard and dedicating so much passion into your work - it definitely shows through craft and sonics!!! Thanks again for all your help and these amazing pickups!

Neil Wise

Hi to all the Kinman staff. What can I say! After hearing so much about Kinman pickups on-line and reading the Total Guitar review, I ordered a set of Broadcaster pickups and was pleasantly surprised with the service and speedy delivery. It was with some trepidation that I pulled my beloved Telecaster to bits and attacked it with a soldering iron, there being no â€œguitar techsâ€ here to speak of, and again I was pleasantly surprised with the clear and concise instructions and the quality of the Broadcasters. Anyway, about two hours later I plugged her in and was just blown away by the difference the pickups made! Warm, full bodiedâ€¦â€¦..kinda like my wifeâ€¦â€¦.and NO hum!!! I cannot give these a big enough rap because where the Telecaster had been brittle and icy at times particularly on the bridge pickup, the Broadcaster gave even my clumsy playing a completely new dimension. Even my mate with a PRS humbucker setup was impressed with the difference! I canâ€™t thank you enough for producing such a quality piece of gear and I urge any Tele owners out there who are looking to upgrade to do themselves a big favour and check out Kinman pickups. Warmest Regards, Neil Wise

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