P.A.F. Lite
Un-balanced coils but not un-balanced hum = Zero-Hum. All unbalanced coils in humbuckers produce some hum, but not Kinman's.
The P.A.F Lite is designed to tidy up the woffy bass and the sweeten and balance the treble side. We also aimed for a better loudness balance with either the P.A.F Plus or P.A.F Astound in the bridge position. To achieve this we changed a few things and introduced some new thinking. The result is a nicely balanced and sweet sounding humbucker that still has expressive dynamic range and can kick arse when given the volume.
The P.A.F Lite works better in the neck position than conventional humbuckers and is excellent for the bridge position too if you want less dirty growl than a regular humbucker. The Lite version in the neck has a big, clean bass sound and the sweetest plain strings you've ever heard. With an overall gentile attitude we think it's the prettiest sounding humbucker you've ever heard and the ultimate humbucker for Jazz, balads, Indie, country right through to soft rock.
Kinman humbuckers with advanced magnetic circuit technology will take you where no other humbucker can take you …. on a journey into expressive sonic dimensions and tonal Nirvana.
If you want split single coil please consider the 2n1 Gen-2 which produces a great Fender sound.
Our Humbuckers cancel hum better than any other humbucker but there is another type of noise called 'buzz which can only be minimized by shielding the wiring cavities (refer to >Technical >Perfect Guitar >Shielding for newer guitars)
Patent number 8,791,351 B2
Kinman Humbuckers can be ordered with the optional 2 wire and 5 wire Gibson Quick Connect circuit board connectors shown below. Check inside the control cavity. More connection options below.
Number of parts in this pickup: 46
Number of parts in normal pickup: 24
The Baseplate is laser engraved with all Identity info and unique Serial number.
Direct replacement for conventional humbuckers such as Gibson, Duncan etc. Some guitars (a few Ibanez, some Fender Strat and one or two others) have pickups with excessively rounded corners. If a pickguard is fitted (for example Fender Strat Deluxe) a small modification to the pickguard opening to accommodate a Kinman humbucker is well worth the effort since Kinman's sound so much better.
Split single coil is the Secondary coil, the one without adjustable screw poles or the one that's closest to the opposite pickup.
Hook-up cable
Connection means available
Number of parts in this pickup: 46
Output Polarity:
Pot & Capacitor values
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