SBUK While scores of guitarists got started on these plywood powerhouses, most would move on to something more reliable as their playing progressed. Matthew Bellamy of Muse used the "Motherbucker" In his first few custom guitars. the lp studio has the vintage 12 pole humbuck at the bridge, and that's a keeper, too. I have the Tele bridge pickup and it's OK, but not great. I have another Tele with an SD AlNiCo II pickup that I prefer over the Kent Armstrong. This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies. Kent Armstrong has long been the best jazz pickup designer in the industry. Thanks to their popularity, finding vintage, original lipstick pickups is next to impossible. While some might call it a brittle sound, others love the faster response and better note definition. Middle position, your stock Epi neck pup, 3. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. You are using an out of date browser. #Bedroom Level# Tube Amp, Is it possible. Perhaps Ryan Burke of the 60-cycle Hum Podcast described it best, saying, they basically sound the way they look: Despite their penchant for clean sounds, theyre also a ton of fun with a cranked amp exuding a snarly breakup and a loose low end. More than likely, the pickups are worth way more than the rest of the guitar anyway. Very warm sound. Archtop pickups are halfway down. That neck pup on its' own with a little treble rolled off on the tone control would give you a warm mellow full sound, especially if you pick at the bottom of the neck. They are some of the cleanest pickups I have played. This means that every time you visit this website you will need to enable or disable cookies again. i dont know anything about those models mentioned, but just a word of props for Kent Armstrong, he is a super nice guy and makes a quality product. before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. Note: This instrument has been modified from it's original condition. Only really good for heavy metal sounds, although if linked to an on/off switch can be good to switch from passive to active for screaming solos. The problem with P90s is that they are more than often too hot. Is this Mark Whitfield's new D'Angelico??? Epoxy casting inside the cover allows for added coil to give a sweet mini-humbucker tone. Was not knocked out by the tele set I had. I know for a while you could still get domestic KA pickups built custom direct by him and/or his sons - not sure if that is possible still today or if it is all via WD Music. also with respect, I could not agree less. Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page. Never worry about fitting a pickup under the strings again! This instrument is listed as being in 'very good' condition in accordance with Reverb's definition of the term. no, i don't like those one bit. But then Danelectros are no longer the only place youll find lipsticks. has body but the upper frequency contour is really interesting. Also, the bridge model had slightly increased output to better balance with the neck position pickup. I'm really shocked at reading this thread as I have bought 2 guitars that have had KA pups (mini hum and hums) and in both cases these guitars were totally liberated by replacing themI replaced the KA mini humbucker with a Duncan SM-3 mini and the humbuckers with a Duncan JB and a Bare knuckle Stormy Monday. the upgrade turned both guitars from potential ebay items into favourites.go figure!? They are very dull and lifeless None of that typical P-90 sound. Kent Armstrong Vintage Series 6 Shooter Fender has even offered several lipstick-equipped Strats right from the factory floor. S. Thank you for the awesome information in this thread to those who have posted. (and Szab (or Szabo) and not Sczabo or Szarb for God's sake). This is fairly hot for a jazz guitar. I have to admit I have only seen and heard the import stuff from Kent Armstrong. Especially the humbuckers and P90 humbucker retrofit and P90s Im very easy to satisfy; just give me a '58 Les Paul, a '52 Fender Tele w/ Bigsby, a '63 Gibson ES-335, a '62 Marshall JTM45, a '59 Fender Bassman, and a dozen or so assorted vintage Fender blackfaces and tweeds to play through and Ill be just fine. He was jamming on it while I was in the store which is what caught my attention. 1995-2022 Harmony Central, Inc. All rights reserved. If you go here' date='. This page was generated at 01:08 AM. No lie, folks, he also built the Televersary. Between the warmth and adjustability, you just can't beat this pickup. I used them exclusively in my tele strat builds for a long time, and those are all nice pups, too. Compare to Super Block United Kingdom. The new owner loves the sound of the KA too. Rickstar123 Here's a link to a great semi-technical explanation: http://www.guitartechcraig.com/techpckp/pickups.htm. WebEmail: sales@kentarmstrong.com Phone: (239) 543-3625 Fax: (239) 543-5874 WD Music Products, Inc. 17570 N. Tamiami Trail Suite 1 North Fort Myers, FL 33903 Judging by their use on low-end guitars I assume they're cheaper to make. Well by looking at the list of players that he's made pickups for, he should be **** good. I contacted Kent Armstrong himself about the pickup thinking maybe I'd just have him make me new one and here was his Specifically the tele bridge and the neck mini humbucker pickups. And Danelectro continues to build the reissue Danelectros around the lipstick pickup platform. been to his house and talked to him many times. That assembly was then wrapped in cellophane tape, vacuum wax potted, and inserted straight into the trademark lipstick tube coversactual lipstick tubes! Sam: How was the pickup swap in your ElRey? Post up some sound files, I'd love to hear them. For that sort of tone you want the alnico 2 magnets. The PAF is OK but the Distortion kicks but. http://www.wdmusic.co.uk/product/PAF_Style_Chrome_Cover_HPAC-1, http://www.wdmusic.co.uk/product/Rocker_Alnico_Humbucker_Chrome_Cover_HRC-1A. Also, dont forget to dig into the rest of the Seymour Duncan blog. Some others seemed to like them though. the only ones I didn't like were the stacked humbuck hot output.. way too dark for my taste. do The variability might have worked in your favor. What I did not know was the extent of the Kent Armstrong catalog. I have the Tele bridge pickup and it's OK, but not great. One look at them, and its easy to see why they quickly took the name lipstick pickups. I played a mates Bare-Knuckle p.ups the other day and they sounded AWESOME. In fact, you were doing that on the vid and it was good. Legendary Tones - 2000 Fender American Standard Strat I'm actually thinking of up grading. They have a nice full tone not thin and bright like most pickups in this output range. I've got them in two guitars of my own. Dan and Kent planned to reproduce the pickups that Dan and Bill Lawrence made for the famed see-through acrylic "Dan Armstrong" guitar, sold by Ampeg. These custom-made covers allow them to be manufactured in many different sizes and fit the most popular pickup routes like Strat pickups. You must log in or register to reply here. A Smooth Sam pickup will breathe depth and articulation back into your favorite archtop guitar and make you fall in love all over again. i wanted to have it rewired so it worked like a normal les paul but i could use the middle pickup on a push pull but i got told it would cost quite alot to do it. They are here to help. Maybe I got a bad set but they were the muddiest most life-less pickups I have ever tried. Kent Armstrong Pickups has body but the upper frequency contour is really interesting. I've got a set in an el-cheapo Flying V I have. Kent Armstrong Privacy Policy | I had that configuration on an Epi LP and it worked great. The, not so good, PUs may be great to other folks. You can find out more about which cookies we are using or switch them off in settings. Maybe a medium output but with nice growl. Using the middle pup with either gives you something inbetween which I didn't like much. Check out any vintage Zep live footage, and youll see what we mean. 04-16-2008, 05:17 PM Well by looking at the list of players that he's made pickups for, he should be **** good. Are all of his current pickups made over seas? Super Block United States. custom pickups into a 1994 Gibson Les Paul Standard. Various humbucker models including PAF style and higher output ceramic humbuckers, standard Tele & Strat pickups, lipstick tubes, high gain metal pickups, Jazz, P90's, Firebird, LP Deluxe you name it. It was definitely an improvement over the stock pickup, which itself was not a bad pickup. But the in-between setting runs both pickups in series wiring. I haven't needed to use him for years but his rewinds were superb. And not only did these metal tubes give his pickups a unique look, but the metal cover helps shield the electronics and mellowed the otherwise ice-picky sound of his design. I've been browsing the wdmusic site and have found a few products with identical descriptions, one is for a ceramic version the other an alnico version, both are the same price and tech specs except for the magnets. I also suggest that you choose your priority for heat level. You could probably find a wiring diagram on the net, and it's a 15 minute job for someone who's good with a soldering iron. I tried the humbucker sized P90s. I can't remember what the model on it was, but I do remember trying to find it and it was discontinued. WD Music's Kent Armstrong Humbuckers- Are these any I have mentioned in previous posts that my tech had claimed that the stock P90 pups in my '56 Gold Top Les Paul and Zephyr Blues Deluxe (see my sig.) I'll hafta get some of Telenators PT-90's. These modern designs are much more reliable and standardized than vintage lipsticks while retaining most quirks that make old ones special. That's the only first hand experience I have with Kent Armstrong pickups. I've been using Kent's m214 - m215 pair of humbuckers as well as the wpu10 - wpu11 for over 14 years now in nearly every custom that I have built because they blow away Seymour Duncan's Mayhem set and you can't beat the price nearly half as much. I put a set of noisless Kent Armstrong P90's in a PRS SE Soapbar 2 - I also wired them Series or Parallel. I believe he still does hand winds to order in the states. Specifically the tele bridge and the neck mini humbucker pickups. Anyone have any experience with them? I had a KA Hot 60s Tele Neck pup in a proje You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked. It's just magnets and wire at the end of the day. I've had a number of Kent Armstrong pickups over the years, and been pleased with them all. Wasn't so keen on the bridge which is hot @ 15k. Kent then went on to make his own pickups using the name 'Rainbow Pickups' and once his name was more established, he changed it to Kent Armstrong Pickups. You may have to register Well, this time he has outdone himself. Then you can dial the middle one to zero. It is only available as a side-mount (pickguard mount) due to varying neck sizes from manufacturer to manufacturer. Alnico magnets are the traditional 50s/60s Gibson/Fender standards and generally have a warmer fuller tone than ceramic. I got the cheap ones (I was only 18 at the time) and was very pleased. he is quite the crackuphe was full of quips and one liners - it was an entertaining conversation. 62.133.128.109
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