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Kinman Jaguar pickup with it's new Kinman one-piece Claw and our new cover. |
Upgraded to the v2 14-April-2026
The SurfJag v2 has improved output and twang and is a significant improvement in it's own distinctive sound. And we think it is best ordered as a Magnum Opus pickup because a Surf pickup is likely to be used for strong upstrokes on the E-6th, think Dick Dales Misirlou, and that's where the Magnum Opus reign supreme because ordinary single coils in the neck position just don't have the same capability to avoid excessive unpleasant shattering of the sound under rapid n heavy upstrokes on the low E-6th string. It is also one of the most alive and juicy pickup we make, it's so alive and juicy it outshines most non-noiseless single coils. Archetype Non-Aged Fender type sound delivers exceptional dynamic range and explosive thwack attack, excellent Twang and transparent piano mid tones and harmonic ring, outstanding sweet glassy highs.
This Zero-Hum Jaguar* pickup for Surf is like our non-aged-sound Impersonator Fat 50 Strat* pickup but because Jags have a shorter scale length the sound will be deeper, more throaty. Think Dick Dale's dynamic surf classic Misirlou and you'll have a good idea of how this pickup sounds.
Our Surf-Jag Extra-Jag serves very well as a compatible bridge pickups which customers say is perfect for the bridge position because it soothes the sharpness and ice-pick and it balances better with the neck Surf-Jag v2 tonally and loudness-wise. Position 2 produces a pronounced c-luck sound, like 'that' Tele sound when both are on together. Available in the Mixed Sets order form.
Magnum Opus sets now available in the Mixed Sets order form. The Magnum Opus versions are especially valuable for Jaguars because the low string tension of Jags more easily cause Torn Cone Syndrome (TCS) and like our Magnums for Stratocaster, incorporate our TCS Inhibiting technology and have a bit extra oomph and presence. There is no doubt these are the finest Jaguar pickups available.
Kinman pickups for Jaguar are direct replacements and no modification to the guitar or pickguard openings is required.
Some people will call these noiseless Jaguar pickups but Kinman prefers to describe them correctly as Zero-Hum Jaguar 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
** Alnico-K is a unique proprietary 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, Strat, Jaguar and Jag 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 describe our products.
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 Jaguar pickups with Alnico rod magnets. Kinman is the only one and that makes it the coolest Jaguar pickup available.
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Pickup adjustment As with all Kinman Gen-2 pickups these are very sensitive to height adjustment. A good starting point, so the neck and bridge pickups balance, is with the two E strings fretted at the 15th fret, adjusted as follows ...
Connection means that are available
Hook-up wires
Output Polarity:
Pot & Capacitor values
Magnet spreads (E-1st ~ E-6th)
Magnet Staggers
Mounting hardware included
Covers
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. We also highly recommend consulting the Adjust & Set-up page also in the Technical section so you get the best out of your Kinman pickups.
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