AVn-62 is the neck and middle pickups in the Blues set, the bridge pickup is the SCn. One customer rated the Blues set as the outstanding best after he tried Fender Hot Noiseless, DiMarzio Virtual Solo/Virtual Vintage '54 Pro/Virtual Vintage Heavy Blues 2, Woodstock Plus.
You can expect aged sound with Zero-Hum, longer sustain, minimized fret buzz and warm, sweet bluesy tone. It's also good for modern rhythm lines.
You might like the warm vintage sound because it has more midrange coloration and no scoop, but the highs are still brilliant. It's slightly louder than a stock Strat* single coil, and has a fatter, warmer tone than regular non-noiseless pickups. You'll love the boxing glove attack and low-note growl factor. No nasty, jagged ice-pick-in-the-ear annoyance that makes your ears hurt while the bass has an understated classic vintage warmth without the scoop of new non-aged Strat pickups. It has a lively and responsive feel and has the aggression of spanky new pickups. It doesn't matter if your playing style is slow and soulful, fast and furious, bluesy, rock or virtuoso the AVn-62 will put a grin on your face.
News flash Apr-2021: Now with our new Synergy baseplate that allows switching off Hum Cancelling as well as switching to 'Synergy' mode.
Signal chain requirements: Any old cable won't do. It is essential to use a low capacitance cable to get the incredible performance of this pickup.
Works well in any Kinman Goodbye-Soldering Harness.
Some people will call these noiseless Stratocaster pickups but Kinman prefers to describe them correctly as Zero-Hum Stratocaster 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
*Stratocaster and Strat are a Trade Marks of Fender Musical Instrument Corp. Kinman is not connected to Fender.
** Alnico-K is a unique proprietary rod magnet developed by Kinman in 1985. It 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.
Under the hood of the AVn-62 Mk-I
Laser engraved specification nomenclature
US Patents 5,668,520 6,103,986
Covers - included
Connection means available
Dimensions
Pot & Capacitor values
Magnet spreads we normally ship (ensures magnets align with the strings in each position)
Magnet Staggers
Hook-up cable
Output Polarity:
Mounting hardware included
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.
Kinman Blues Set Pickups - 2004 Std. Strat
Blues set with Vintage Fuzz
