Kinman - Broadcaster Neck Pickup

Technical & Application info:

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: 38
Number of parts in normal pickup: 10
Number of parts in other brand noiseless: 23

US Patents 7,022,909 & 8,791,351

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Adjustment requirements

• Please refer to >Technical >Adjust & Setup

Cavity depths required

• Suitable for vintage spec models which have pickup cavity depth of 16mm (5/8').

Connection means available

• Bare wires for soldering.
• Kinman connectors for plugging into any Kinman Goodbye-Soldering Harness.

Hook-up wires

• Cut generously longer than necessary for Telecasters.
• Custom lengths by request with Order.
• Bridge pickups have 2 or optional 3 conductor shielded or single wires.  The 3 mounting screws provide a ground link to the bridge/strings.
• Neck pickup has 3 conductor shielded cable (suitable for series connection of 4 pos switch -and- phase reversible -and- compatible with Fender's S1 harness).

Output Polarity

• Both pickups are Phase reversible when specified with 3 single hook-up wires so can adapt to any companion pickups.

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 range uniform radius fretboards.
• Flat Stagger for specific compound radius fretboards (Warmoth 10 ~ 16 inch & Post 2010 Fender Deluxe 9 ~ 14').
• Option to change the magnet stagger of sets and singles in our 'After-Ordering Supplementary Questions' email we send you.

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.
• 5 Silicon Rubber tube springs.

Covers

• Tele bridge pickups don't have covers, the top coil is bound with white twine and wax potted for protection.
• NEW Tele neck pickup hand buffed 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.