The guitar that's waiting for better pickups .......
This is the better pickup
24-August-2022: The special new design v2 models are now available, these are not rebadged Strat pickups.
Fender Mustangs respond very well to pickup upgrade because the original pickups are of student quality and do not let the guitar achieve it's full sonic potential. Not only that but the magnets (especially in Japanese models) do not align with the strings so the volume of some strings do not balance with other strings.
You can now enjoy radically improved sonic performance by fitting Kinman pickups that provide excellent string-over-magnet alignment for both pickups so you get perfect string volume balance. Japanese Mustangs have bridge saddle spread of 52mm while American Mustangs have 55mm saddle spread. Indicate which bridge you have in the ORDER CHANNEL.
Kinman Mustang pickups also have other special features for the Mustang that no other pickup can give you, eg grounded magnets to prevent noise when the magnets are touched, especially desirable for switched reverse phase (or series mode) provided by Mustang switching. Custom magnet spreads that align with the strings for excellent string loudness balance. 3 Conductor shielded hook-up cables.
We also show you how to rewire the two slide switches to perform more useful functions. The original switches provide either, or both pickups in phase and (honky) out of phase. Rewire with Kinman's custom Mustang wirogram and you can have Neck and Bridge in series that provides a volume boost and get a P90-like crunch as well as Neck and Bridge in parallel, or each pickup individually. All positions are noiseless (Zero-Hum). This Custom wirogram is in the Install Guide section.
Available in two models
Japanese (and perhaps American) Mustangs probably need the cavity floors at 16.5mm deep deepened to 20mm, the same as the other cavities. This allows plenty of height adjustment range.
Some people will call these noiseless Mustang pickups but Kinman prefers to describe them correctly as Zero-Hum Mustang 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
* Fender and Mustang 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.
Kinman reserves the right to change specifications from time to time as required for improvement or sourcing of component parts.
Kinman pickups for Mustangs are direct replacements and no modification to the guitar is required.
Number of parts in this pickup: 31
Number of parts in regular single coil: 11
Number of parts in other brand noiseless: There are no other noiseless Mustang pickups with Alnico rod magnets. Kinman is the only one and that makes it the coolest Mustang pickup available.
Connection means available
Hook-up wires
Output Polarity:
Special features:
Pot & Capacitor values
Magnet spread (E-1st ~ E-6th) for perfect string-over-magnet alignment.
Magnet stagger:
Pickup cavity:
Mounting hardware included
Covers - included
We highly recommend consulting the Install Guide in Tech Info even if you think you know it all.
We also highly recommend consulting the Adjust & Set-up page in Tech Info so you get the best out of your Kinman pickups.