im looking to a bluesy peter greeny kind of tone. Since I wrote that post I did some trawling and found some good references, also got on the humbucker page at GFS and copy/paste all the specs on the ones I'll get next windfall. The variability might have worked in your favor. So while many ended up collecting dust in basements, others found themselves on the worlds biggest stages and recording timeless rock n roll. His current product line is produced to his specs overseas for the "mass" market and as such seems to carry a big "bang for the buck" combined with low cost. 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. but ebay prices will beat them.. handy for descriptions though. Playing them clean in a tube amp.best tone I've ever heard. This means that every time you visit this website you will need to enable or disable cookies again. 67 AB165 BF Bassman "restoration" complete. I currently have one of their mini-humbuckers in the neck of my Tele. 62.133.128.109 EMGs or something else but they were so good I've kept them. Ceramic tend to have a "thinner" sound, but powerful ceramics give good metal tones when over-driven. You can post now and register later. I've had several pups in my sheri. WebKent Armstrong is one of the foremost electric instrument pickup designers in the music industry. I had a 12 polepiece nickel covered Kent Armstrong in the neck position of a double humbucker Tele for a while, and it was a very sweet sounding humbucker. They are some of the cleanest pickups I have played. If this is your first visit, be sure to 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. Talk with your fellow tone freaks on the web's liveliest (and friendliest!) archtops) and has always had a real good product. I dropped by my local guitar shop today and the tech had just installed KENT ARMSTRONG (?) I'm not sure how their other pickups are. Very nice guy. 500k pots are good with P90's if the pickup resonance is in a good range. Epoxy casting inside the cover allows for added coil to give a sweet mini-humbucker tone. Virtually no one knows about the high end products. These pickups still deliver the same tone but are much more reliable and easier to manufacture. The copper wire coil is now wound around a custom-sized plastic bobbin that features an Alnico bar magnet right down the center. Most people consider Kent's jazz Pickups to be the best in the world and who are we to argue? Bridge position a hotter KA like : http://www.wdmusic.co.uk/product/Rocker_Alnico_Humbucker_Chrome_Cover_HRC-1A. You cannot paste images directly. You may have to register I use it with the series parallel switch and with 13.5k output, it works well in passive mode. they have the full range and a brief description of each one. Is there any better bang for the buck in a new guitar than this. Any users out there? I just purchased an El Rey4 and I find the original pickup kind of listless. Always loved his drumming, but how about on guitar too, and singing.,https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6IBeJMtpzY The problem with P90s is that they are more than often too hot. There was a Kent Armstrong humbucker of some sort in the bridge position of my US Masters when I got it. i was looking at the seymour duncan ones but i think there a bit expensive because ill need 3 of them. Seymour Duncan Strat Sized Lipstick Pickup, Seymour Duncan Danelectro Lipstick Pickup, Seymour W. Duncan Biography: The Man Behind It All, Mark Holcomb Scarlet & Scourge Signature Humbuckers, The Wes Hauch Jupiter Rails Humbucker Pickup Set, The Present and Future of Lipstick Pickups. he is quite the crackuphe was full of quips and one liners - it was an entertaining conversation. Based on what I read on this forum there seems to be a lot of variability in the stock Casino P-90's. While some might call it a brittle sound, others love the faster response and better note definition. The Kent Armstrong's were about 8K Ohms (as they should be). They sounded decent. So what are they? Kent Armstrong sells his pickups exclusively through WDmusic. Sam Sherry, Thanks for your response. The action you just performed triggered the security solution. Here's a link to a great semi-technical explanation: http://www.guitartechcraig.com/techpckp/pickups.htm. But the in-between setting runs both pickups in series wiring. Unfortunately for many years these sorely needed pickups - made by Dan Armstrong & Son never materalized.". More than likely, the pickups are worth way more than the rest of the guitar anyway. If you go here' date='. In fact, you were doing that on the vid and it was good. select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below. 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.) What I did not know was the extent of the Kent Armstrong catalog. Kent is a great guy. The Kent Armstrong Humbucker on the Eastman AR371ce measured about 8.7K Ohms at the output jack. VPB Hot Rod Series Hot Twins Split Pickup For Fender Precision Bass Has anyone checked Peter Bernstein Zeidler? Sunny Coalville. Don't know for sure. WebThe Rocker cleans up nicely and is warm, even in an alder/maple set up. Specifically designed for use with traditional arch-top electrics. I'd go for that configuration again if I had a 3 humbucker guitar. The downside was that you could get close to a Strat sound, and you could get close to a humbucker sound, but you couldn't nail either one. Your previous content has been restored. before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. He was jamming on it while I was in the store which is what caught my attention. It felt wrong and so I told him that I wasn't interested." Inside the pickup, the improvements continue. This pickup is only 3/8 thick but sacrifices nothing in terms of the full rich sound that players have come to expect from him. And Strat Players like SRV retrofitted lipsticks into their Fenders years ago. The magic is in your fingers. I changed out the stock p.ups because they were pretty crappy (apparently they have improved a lot over the years). Super Block United States. I have one of his "hot-rails" type tele bridge pickups in my thinline and that is an amazing sounding pickup, not to mention the nicest made pickup of this type that I have seen from ANYONE (it even has a chrome plated grounding plate on the base), and that is one of his "mass-produced" pickups. The lipstick pickup construction not only achieved Daniels goal of being easy and cheap to make, but it also delivered a unique tone. Some others seemed to like them though. I have no experience of his full size humbuckers but have always thought his fender singles were real good and a lot of people speak very highly of his P90s. ive seen a few for sale and was hoping u could tell me a bit about their sounds and what Middle position, your stock Epi neck pup, 3. By Maybe a medium output but with nice growl. Amazing humility saying built and repaired pickups for 50 years when he is the guy personally hand making the pickups for the amazing Ken Smith basses. also with respect, I could not agree less. good low end with plenty of midrange cut-through and hi sparkle 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. You must log in or register to reply here. For the past 25ish years he was THE top pickup rewind guy in the UK and only recently relocated back to the states (his pickup rewind business here continues to operate in his absence). Great pickups for jazz and classic rock tones, these pickups are the real deal. I really like my Ibanez AM205-AV Prestige. S, Copyright 2022 - Jazz Guitar Online - All rights reserved - Privacy Policy. 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. I mixed and matched and put his 54 neck and 57 middle with a 62 in the bridge to slightly increase output and fatten up tone. But he is the ideal example of repetitiveness, and also extreme rythmic monotonity, which is interesting to Good info, I kinda want to check out a newer one from the custom shop. By contrast, the Armstrong (VT-made) PAF 12-pole humbucker has a much fatter, more electric sound. These are the Kent Armstrong pickups in my Soloist: The bridge pickup has a bright fendery tone, for a humbucker it. Up until now, I have had no other verification of this claim, until he directed me to the WD Music website (as milospilo has provided the link above). Kiesel Guitars: Allan Holdsworth Signature. I had that configuration on an Epi LP and it worked great. All are welcome, from seasoned pros to absolute beginners. TDPRI, short for Telecaster Discussion Page Reissue, is the leading online community and marketplace for Telecaster guitars. This explains why I wasnt as concerned with the Epiphones tone. Cookie information is stored in your browser and performs functions such as recognising you when you return to our website and helping our team to understand which sections of the website you find most interesting and useful. That is not a knock on Eastman, they Along with Dire Straits Mark Knopfler, Page also found his Dano perfect for electrified blues slide. WebKent Armstrong Hand Made Johnny Smith floating Pickup. Thanks again. They make many, many pickups. Was put on a customers guitar and modified to fit a D'Aquisto see offset bracket in picture. I got the hot-rodded PAFs and they have held up quite well. I haven't needed to use him for years but his rewinds were superb. My main problem is I live in a unit so I can never play anything out loud, I'm looking to re-locate asap. thanks for your help. Today theyre specifically designed for the pickups. They include his 61 Strat, 57 Strat, 66 Tele, Gretsch P90's, 59 Esquire and 78 Musicmaster pickups. So those VT hand-wound, 12 pole HB'show much does something like that run? I put Kent Armstrongs in my much-reviled epiphone LP about a year ago and found them to be a good pickup and much improved over the stockers (obviously). A good friend of mine (Roy) had a guitar built for him, to his own personal design and specification, by his good friend the one and only Sid Poole (who made the most finely built electric guitars on the planet before his recent death - even Paul Reed Smith himself is agreed on this, and even here we all accept the quality of PRS constructions and finishes). Pickups like our Lipstick Tube Strat pickup drop comfortably into most Fender-style pickup routes. I can cast beige ones but adding the colour decreases my working time. For reference, lets take a look at our (retired) Danelectro Lipstick Tube pickup. I've had a number of Kent Armstrong pickups over the years, and been pleased with them all. The cheaper type are made in the far-east while the more expensive ones are USA made. And.they sounded way different too. and start thinking about it and then my bank account will suffer. 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. I heard the hot rod vintage is better than a JB? The neck pickup produces a surprisingly authentic jazz tone with, the tone rolled down, with it rolled up it's a a warm nice tone with. It will still fit and fasten to any other archtop that is replacing a floater. SnoMan97December 17, 2008 in Electric Guitars. anyhow, i've had 2 or 3 of those on guitars i've owned and they are thin and overly bright. Santa Barbara, California. This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies. I did not. I've never had any experience of KA humbuckers but the single coil pickups that japasul is considering are great and for the price of KA's I don't think that you can go too far wrong. 04-16-2008, 05:17 PM Well by looking at the list of players that he's made pickups for, he should be **** good. It may not display this or other websites correctly. WebFor Sale First Edition 2003 Ibanez JTK1 JetKing w/ Kent Armstrong PAF Humbuckers in Transparent Black Red Sunburst Finish. 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. been to his house and talked to him many times. Copyright 2021 Gibson Brands, Inc. All rights reserved. Then you can dial the middle one to zero. You are using an out of date browser. The cheaper type are made in the far-east while the more expensive ones are USA made. Neck postion, this KA pup : http://www.wdmusic.co.uk/product/PAF_Style_Chrome_Cover_HPAC-1, 2. these prices are pretty reasonable i think. Most people consider Kent's jazz Pickups to be the best in the world and who are we to argue? I don't think they're anywhere near the Rolphs but I can't be arsed to swap them between guitars to do a real comparo. In the same price range I prefer GFS pups. Sep 26, 2012 #9 Stephent28 Supporting Member Feb 1, 2005 C470, CO Danos usually feature a 3-way toggle switch. I think it could do the whole fusion thing, but I have not really ran it like that. Danelectros had a unique sound that no other guitar could capture. the pickups in my bree/blue fretless are kent armstrong hand-wounds very nice. 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. Some are excellent, some not so great, but of course that's a matter of taste. On 28/02/2021 at 14:34, Tvrtastic said: Kent Armstrong has posted a little clip about his life. Well, this time he has outdone himself. A no brainer is if price is an issue and you're only playing jazz on this ax, you only need to replace the neck pickup. Announcing the all new jazz pickup line! Alan Mearns - incredible Bach arrangements / playing. 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 The tone is bright and detailed with a single coil type twang that also provides great crunch on It would be hard to describe in words just how bad they were. Learning Jazz Improvisation - "Imitate, Assimilate, Innovate". I was talking with my luthier the other day abound building an archtop and he was also saying he could put a BK Stormy Monday as a floating pickup even being a regular-sized humbucker. Haven't got them yet. The later made-in China pickups are not nearly as well put together as the old ones. humbuck size p90s.. and the vintage 12 pole humbuck. Sold through big-box retailers like Sears Roebuck, they offered budding players decent amps at bargain prices. But part of that is the guitar. This pickup is only 3/8 thick but sacrifices nothing in terms of Was not knocked out by the tele set I had. If this is your first visit, be sure to 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.
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