KINMAN Kick in the Arse ' NORMAL' - Humbucker (in a single coil size) Pickup
KINMAN Kick in the Arse ' NORMAL' - Humbucker (in a single coil size) Pickup
Do you love a humbucker sound in the bridge position but hate the idea of modifying your precious Stratocaster?
Well, here is your love/hate solution!!! Our impressive Kick-in-the-Arse humbucker built into a Gen-3 Strat pickup. No need to drastically modify anything ,,, just chuck it in and get screaming humbucker sounds from your Strat. Your Strat will deliver a real kick in the arse and you'll walk the line between heaven and hell.
Sonic performance:
Normal version sounds like a P-90 and is intended for bridge position but also rips in the neck position: All the natural dirty growl, searing fluid highs, loudness and tone you expect from a quality P-90 and then some. There are customers who prefer a 250k volume pot to tame it's wild side a little bit but we think it's best with a 500k volume pot that maximizes it's dynamic punch and searing highs. Also try 350K.
Also available (Please see our other listing) the new Kick in the arse - Heavy is a new bridge variation for smoother heavily distorted Heavy Metal. In response to suggestions from customers to further distance it from single coil sound we've tamed the pick-click of the ferocious highs and softened the piano mid-tones of the low wound strings giving it a more conventional humbucker sound. The Heavy has the same 2.8 Q factor as a regular bucker. To go one step even further use a 250k volume pot instead of 500k that we recommend.
With maple necks naturally the normal variant sounds more like a P-90 crossed with a humbucker and that's what our PAF Plus sounds like anyway. Customers say it's a very good thing.
Does a set of 3 make sense? You betcha it does, the position 2 and 4 sounds are unique and so usable, they still growl when the wounds are struck but with more mellow, chimey plain string sound. The middle is far from redundant, it's got as much charisma as the bridge and neck. A set of 3 might just be the best humbucker sound you've ever heard.
Is it good for clean sounds? the Kick sounds very nice in clean mode. But after all it has the power and sound of a Kinman PAF Plus humbucker and it's a gutsy pickup and consequently will push the amp into distortion far easier when adjusted close to the strings than, say any other Strat pickup will. Like any humbucker, the amp volume must be kept low to maintain a clean sound. Also adjusting the pickup away from the strings somewhat lowers the output and intensity of attack making it more conducive to clean sounds for soft n pretty passages in Jazz, Indie, balads and the like.
Also Available in Black or Aged White cover options, With or without logo and Left hand versions upon request