Sixties Custom Set - Zero-Hum Guitar Pickups

60's Custom set .... nice rich Tele Twang

The look on Tim Tricky's face says it all.
Photo courtesy of Instragram.

60's Custom set with all new Gen-2 pickups

This set is comprised of AVn-60b & AVn-60n both Gen-2 singles (details in the Single Pickup section).

..... played and enjoyed by aussie Troy Cassar-Daley who said "I was half expecting a plastic noiseless sound but I am more than delighted with these Kinman's"

These AVn-60 Gen-2 series pickups actually surpass the single coils in the 1960's white-edgebound Custom Tele. Both pickups in the 60's Custom set are bright and twangy, have excellent definition, dynamics and high end cut n sizzle. Great for chickin pickin country lead or any other style. That "Telecaster sound" ... the middle switch position, is remarkably pronounced.

There is intense piano mid-tone detail and lots of sharp but sweet twang with increased dynamic response (strings feel more relaxed and the springy sound just flows without effort) .... and has Zero-Hum and zero microphonic screech. Other features you will be delighted with is the balanced string levels and the minimization of string crash and rattle thanks to the low strength Alnico-K rod magnets, which, like all our Fender type pickups, string pull is minimized and sustain is longer.

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 response for more fluid touch sensitivity (strings feel more relaxed and the springy sound just flows without effort).

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/

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

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: 28
Number of parts in normal pickup: 10
Number of parts in other brand noiseless: 23

Patent numbers 6,103,966 & 8,791,351

** 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.

Bottom of bridge pickup.

Bottom of neck pickup.

Adjustment requirements

Please refer to >Technical >Adjust & Setup

Cavity depths required

All Teles including vintage spec models which have 16mm (5/8").

Connection means available

Bare wires for soldering.
Kinman connectors for plugging into any Kinman TK3 or TK4 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 uniform radius fretboards.
Flat Stagger for specific compound radius fretboards (Warmoth 10 ~ 16 inch and Post 2010 Fender Deluxe 9 ~ 14").
Option to change the magnet stagger of sets and singles in our 'After-Order 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 (OK for series connection of 4 pos switch -and- phase reversible -and- compatible with Fender's S1 harness).

Output Polarity:

Phase reversible so can adapt to any companion pickups

Dimensions

Click for dimensions page

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 for neck.
5 Silicon Rubber tube springs.

Covers

Tele bridge pickups don't have covers, the top coil is bound with period correct black twine and wax potted for protection.
NEW Tele neck pickup has had buffed or Natural Nickel-Silver (great for relicing) cover 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.

The demo previously shown on this page has been deleted and a more accurate one is coming soon.

Jordan Williamson

UNITED STATES | 13-Jun-2023

Hey guys! Thanks for sending all the awesome pickups. I've enjoyed trying them all and the kinman harness makes it so easy to swap them out! Gosh, the Avn-60b is just the most perfect Telecaster bridge pickup imaginable. Wow! I especially love that one ... so much I just ordered another one.

The P90-Bucker is still just awesome in the humbucker style. Really incredible. I look forward to shooting the 580 Alnico P-90 out soon too!

Thomas Gallagher

Chris, Your 60's tele pickups are worth their weight in pure gold. I have lived with them in my tele for the last 4 months. You own a well deserved hype in the USA. You own silent single coil theory. I have fender gliss due to your fervent genius. I am preaching, but my tele does all the talking. Love,

Dan Boone

USA

Hello, I want to let you know how the new Custom 60's PU set worked out. I installed the PU's in a parts Telecaster. The body and neck are from Warmouth and the electrics were from another Telecaster. I have to say I'm knocked out by the tone. I used the guitar recently in a coffee house setting through an ZT Acoustic Amp with a Wampler 70's Tweed Pedal and a RC Boost and blew everybody away. The combination of the Warmouth Neck and the Kinman Tele PU's allows for amazing control of expression. Great stuff.

Rob Buchan

Dear Chris, Plugged in my 60's tele pickups and WOW!!. This is the outstanding vintage tele sound I have spent years looking for. Absolutely brilliant tone, clarity and warm fat sound, everything you said they would do. These are GOLD. I've been playing on and off for over thirty years and now you have given me the sound that I dreamed about. Buchanan, Cropper, Burton it's all in there. Magnificent work, I just can't put the bloody guitar down, Kind regards,

John Ragan

I play in a popular Denver, Colorado blues band (the Jill Watkins Band - we are at www.jillwatkins.com) and I have been through all the pickup fads (and many of them were fine products). But I wanted to let you know that I stopped experimenting with Tele pickups after installing your 60s custom Tele pickups in my Fender Highway 1 Tele almost two years ago. They are silent in bar and club situations that would make other pickups howl with hum, and they have a throaty, clear and strongly defined tone that I can't do without. That guitar instantly became my number one instrument, and I have played it at countless gigs since then. I read your comments about how you always try to make your pickups better...if your current 60s Tele pickups are even better than these, then it's almost not fair! Thanks for making such a great product which has come through for me time after time in front of crowds of blues lovers.

Fred

UNITED STATES | 05-Dec-2019

To say the least, I am amazed. I installed a 60's Custom set of pick ups and now the guitar sounds fabulous (I should have known). I have Kinmans in my American Standard Strat and in my Custom Nashville Tele.

Kinmans are great. They MAKE THE SOUND!!!!!!

Keep up the great work.

Thanks! Fred

Troy Cassar-Daley

AUSTRALIA | 10-Oct-2017

I was half expecting a plastic noiseless sound but I am more than delighted with these Kinman's.

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Sixties Custom set Gen-2