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The Impersonator E56 has excellent sustain and dynamic th-wack.
 

Jimi's sound personified.  Recently we've been listening to Jimi and noticed his best pieces sound just like our Impersonator E56.

You want to sound like Jimi playing with great sensitivity on Little Wing and The Wind Cries Mary but you also want Zero-Hum, longer sustain and minimized fret buzz and no Strat-itis, well you've got it.  In his best performances Jimi had the most dynamic and explosive sounds, the notes rolled off his fret-board like musical fluid.  You are gonna get compliments on your sound too after you install these pickups.  Explosive dynamics and exceptional clarity, definition and projection.  They crunch nicely under heavy pick attack.  Heaps of Alnico tone character.  Great for pieces that demand sensitivity as well as good for extreme distortion.  Low output with the welcome advantage of Zero-Hum.  Very versatile.

It must be borne in mind that our pickups are versatile and under different amplification environments and in the hands of different artists can deliver a wide range of sounds and that's the reason you'll see the same models included in various different Artist sets.

Signal chain requirements for best tone and dynamic performance:   Like any pickup it's not a bad idea to use a low capacitance cable to get the incredible performance of these pickups and hear all the nuances you and your guitar can muster.  Learn why here Any old cable won't do.

Low magnetic string pull from our proprietary Alnico-K** magnets for longer sustain and less string crash, fret buzz and clatter.

Very versatile.  Best in any Kinman Goodbye-Soldering Harness.

News Apr-2021: Now with our new Synergy baseplate that allows switching off Hum Cancelling as well as switching to 'Synergy' mode for those that think hum is part of Fender sound.

Some people will call these noiseless Stratocaster pickups but Kinman prefers to describe them correctly as Zero-Hum Stratocaster 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

*Stratocaster and Strat* are a Trade Marks of Fender Musical Instrument Corp.  Kinman is not connected to Fender.

** Alnico-K is a unique proprietary rod magnet developed by Kinman in 1985.  It 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.

US Patent numbers 5,668,520   6,103,966

Covers - included

  • Standard Kinman cover without height extender bushings.
  • Available in White, Black, Aged White.
  • With and without Kinman logo.
  • Can be tinted with food stains such as Coffee and Tea.
  • Generic covers will not fit Kinman Strat pickups.  We sell replacement covers in three colors.

 

Connection means available

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

Dimensions

Pot & Capacitor values

  • Best with 250k Ohm (measured minimum) volume pot.  Less punch and more bright with 500k.
  • Tone pot is usually the same value as the volume but for a little more top end brightness can be 500k, 1meg or a No-Load.
  • Stock pots can actually measure as low as 175k.  Pots in our Goodbye-Soldering Harness are guaranteed to measure no less that 250k.
  • Normal tone cap value of 0.022uF, 63 ~ 100 volt Polyester.  Smaller uF value lessen the severity of Treble cut, higher values increase it.
  • The voltage rating of Caps is not important but 63 ~ 100 volt have thicker lead wires that result in a neater job.

Magnet spreads we normally ship (ensures magnets align with the strings in each position)

  • Narrow 49.5mm
  • Intermediate 51mm
  • Standard 52.5mm
  • Option to specify your magnet spreads of sets and singles in our 'After-Order Supplementary Questions' email we send you.

Magnet Staggers

  • Normal improved Stagger to suit 7" ~ 14 inch uniform radius fretboards including USA Custom Guitar Compound 7-1/4" ~ 9-1/2
  • Flat Stagger 14" ~ 20" for specific compound radius fretboards (Warmoth 10 ~ 16 inch and Post 2010 Fender Deluxe 9 ~ 14")
  • Option to choose your magnet stagger for sets and singles in our 'After-Payment Supplementary Questions' email we send you.

Hook-up cable

  • 2 conductor shielded is standard.  Cut generously longer than necessary for the 3 stock Strat positions.
  • Middle pickups when supplied with a K9 or TK4 harness have 3 conductor shielded.
  • 3 conductor by request with Order.
  • Custom lengths by request with Order.

Output Polarity: 

  • in-phase with Gibson and Copy humbuckers
  • in-phase with all other Kinman pickups
  • opposite phase to Fender Strat

Mounting hardware included

  • Pan head mounting screws.
  • Silicon Rubber tube springs.

We highly recommend consulting the Install Guide in the Technical section 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 the Technical section so you get the best out of your Kinman pickups.

This set is comprised of 3 x Impersonator E56 pickups, click the link to listen to 3 demos.

 

 

Franciosco Javier Fernandez Gonzalez

Spain 07-Jan-2019

Hello, I have already the hendrix set. I must say, they are, by far, the best stratocaster PU I have ever tried. I have tried everything, fender, loallar, lindy, bare knuckle, etc. etc. I've been playing the guitar for over 25 years and my main guitar has always been a stratocaster. Congratulations for your great work and thanks for your Pu replacement. Regards, Franciosco Javier Fernandez Gonzalez (Spain)